USPS Will Verify Postage Starting AUG 1

[b.comm]

USPS will charge sellers or their vendors for short postage. Packages will go to buyers as normal with no postage due. Sellers will also be reimbursed for paying too much postage.

http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2017/7/1500580999.html

[the_fancy_fox]

I am ok with it. I have never had a underpaid package, as if after packing when I reweight it the package weighs more than what I put, either I repack the package or bring it to the counter in the PO to get the additional postage added.

Now overpaid? I do it all the time. Especially on first class packages. I usually bump my packages to the next ounce, just to be sure. It will be nice to get that money back and I wont stress about it so much

[phcd1]

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@b.comm wrote:

USPS will charge sellers or their vendors for short postage. ...

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I would hope so.

Am I the only one that pays their postage in full?

[richard1rst]

Do your job right and there is no poblem.

[automotivepartsrecyclrs]

Walmart sells a scale for like $19.99.

USPS wants packages with a weight of say 10.1 ounces rounded up to 11.0 ounces.

[iamonourside]

 I almost always overstate the weight, choosing to buy postage for 8 ounces, even if the item weighs 3 to 7 ounces since eBay charges the same for First Class those weights, and  It is more effecient than weighing every single thing.  

I do not hold my breath that I would ever see benefit of any refund for overstating weight even if ebay were to receive the payment.

[partial*eclipse]

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@iamonourside wrote:

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 ... buy postage for 8 ounces, even if the item weighs 3 to 7 ounces since eBay charges the same for First Class those weights ... .

Current online postage for First Class packages is $2.61 up to 4 ounces, and $2.77 for 5 - 8 ounces.

https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm#_c104

[deep-garnet-red]

Doesn't affext me at all. i always double check the weight before purchasing a label.

[lja440]

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@automotivepartsrecyclrs wrote:

Walmart sells a scale for like $19.99.

USPS wants packages with a weight of say 10.1 ounces rounded up to 11.0 ounces.

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It's not rounding up all shipping company's rates are "Up to, but not over". So yes 10.1 ounce would be 11 ounces on a First Class package and 1# on all other classes of package services.

[lja440]

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@phcd1 wrote:

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@b.comm wrote:

USPS will charge sellers or their vendors for short postage. ...

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I would hope so.

Am I the only one that pays their postage in full?

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I do. But I will tell you that our office catches several packages a day without the correct postage. It's not only eBay packages either.

[orangehound]

With this new system, I imagine that these forums will now have regular threads about how the USPS is cheating and scamming sellers ... simply because the seller didn't properly account for the dimensional weight of their packages.

[readabouthorses]

Here is the thread from the Selling Board with some input from Ebay personnel.

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/USPS-Automated-Package-Verification-APV-Program/m-p/27220564#M1...

[lookwhatifound-4u]

I HIGHLY doubt they will ever credit us for overages BUT I AM sure that they will be charging us for when they erroneously believe that there is postage due.  On three separate occasions over the past year USPS CLAIMED that postage was due but they were incorrect.  I guess now they are just going to charge me when they are wrong... GREAT!  This is a terrible idea and all sellers will be paying extra for it at one time or another. Guarenteed.

[plumbingspecials]

I've never had a package come back as underpaid, but in our sister company, a few packages mistakenly went out 1 oz short and none of them made it past our own Post Office. They came right back to the warehouse for more postage due.

But beware... a couple of times, buyers messaged me and said that they were unable to receive their package for being short on postage, asking for reimbursement for postage due.. After investigating, I found out in each case that these buyers were all  looking to get some kind of extra compensation, because apparently my *free shipping* isn't good enough for them. I block those buyers right away, and if they do not let it go (which in most cases they do because their scam is unsuccessful), I report them for demanding something more than what the listing stated, and for extortion if they happen to mention leaving negative feedback.

Thank you for the link, b.comm

[plumbingspecials]

What?
You're the common denominator in your own problems.