USPS overage charge on priority mail???

[floraldaisy2]

Someone please tell me what I did wrong here. A 2 piece clothing set was shipped via priority mail, as selected on the listing. Later I find out that im being charged an additional $8.13 because the shipping on the label didn’t match the service used. Service on label: USPS priority mail package

Service used: USPS priority mail medium flat rate box

Firstly I thought priority mail is priority mail. When selecting a shipping service on ebay you don’t have the option to select “priority mail flat rate medium box” its just “priority mail.” I’m so confused someone please help. 

[pcmbuy]

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@12345jamesstamps wrote:

I don't get a discount on shipping.

I do buy USA stamps face value around 30-50% off from eBay USA sellers and use them for regular postage for something that needs tracking. It's not unusual for me to use 20+ stamps to put on a package and hand deliver it to a clerk. That's how I save on shipping.

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Ok I have to ask,

How do you know how many stamps you need on a package?

[buyselljack2016]

I was responding to the thread...not you personally

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OK, to avoid confusion.

FYI

To respond "in general" to a thread click down there at the bottom where it says............ "Start typing to reply to this topic"...................rather than clicking on "reply" in the post you just read.

[12345jamesstamps]

I bring my stamps in and give them to the clerks at the post office and say put as many on as possible.

If I buy face value stamps at like 40-50 of face value from eBay USA sellers...I guess I save some money.

Plus I have tracking that shows vs. ESE envelopes.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@floraldaisy2 wrote: .. they use mainly priority mail, with the free boxes. So, I thought that I could use those boxes on ebay as well if I selected priority shipping for items that did not fit in my polymailer. Lesson learned! Going to use amazon boxes or something else. 

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You can use Priority Mail boxes with eBay postage labels.  You just have to purchase the correct postage rate -- flat rate for the special flat rate boxes, and regular Priority for the other Priority Mail boxes and for plain boxes like re-used Amazon boxes.

[albertabrightalberta]

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@12345jamesstamps wrote:

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So what would be the cost of using this with an eBay shipping label?

And can a seller ship it by just dropping off?

I was also asked a question on what I use by the seller...so I should just sit it out?

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$15.19 for the same MFRB through ebay. 

It can be dropped off, scanned as accepted or you can have the QR code scanned at the p.o. and they print the label.