The changes at the USPS are going to create a disaster for shippers this holiday as its defects have not only begun but it is getting worse. Packages are really slow, getting lost and more already. So much so that at least 19 states and the DC District have sued the USPS. Sellers please contact your WA reps and express your opinion. They do respond to contact from their voters. I am not sure that eBay will respond to the defects that will be generated by this policy(s) changes. This is on top of our previous heads up about Fed Ex delivery issues. The new rate increases have already taken place while delivery slow down has also been put into place. On top of all of this INR reports are up and increasing.
My solution for holiday delivery worries is to shut down my store the day after Thanksgiving for at least three weeks. Or at the very least I will end about 400 listings before the December debacle. I don't have any problems with my smalls.
You should try FedEx. I have had several packages coming to me that have been sitting in a FedEx plant just 15 miles from me for over 2 weeks. I wouldn't ship anything FedEx until they get their act together, that's for sure. And the Holidays aren't even close to beginning.
