USPS small flat rate box pricing

[hajbo]

Good day all, the USPS website lists the shipping price for Priority Small Flat Rate Box as 8.25 commercial base, 9.45  at the Post Office and online.

I use ebay shipping labels and get commercial rates when using First Class Packages.

Which rate will I get for Priority Small Flat Rate Box when shipping thru ebay?

[mtgraves7984 · Accepted solution]

Which rate will I get for Priority Small Flat Rate Box when shipping thru ebay?

@hajbo 

If you use eBay for the label, you'll receive the Commercial rate... First Class or Priority.

[nobody*s_perfect]

eBay postage labels are priced at the standard online ("Commercial") rate, i.e., $8.25 for a small FRB.  Top Rated Sellers are given a further 3% discount when purchasing Priority Mail postage.

You can use eBay's shipping calculator tool to see and compare online ("eBay") and retail ("in store") rates:

http://www.ebay.com/shp/Calculator

[tools*]

Just don't file an insurance claim. eBay will tell you to contact the postal service, and the postal service will tell you to contact eBay.

[a_c_green]

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@tools* wrote:

Just don't file an insurance claim. eBay will tell you to contact the postal service, and the postal service will tell you to contact eBay.

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That wasn't my experience. USPS mailed me a check within a week of my filing a claim with them. (I was the seller/shipper.) You file the claim with USPS, not eBay.

(On the other hand, if you're a buyer and you receive a damaged item or your shipment goes missing, then yes, you file a dispute with eBay for either Not As Described, due to shipping damage, or Item Not Received.)

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@a_c_green wrote: ... . USPS mailed me a check within a week of my filing a claim with them. (I was the seller/shipper.) You file the claim with USPS, not eBay....

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That sounds like a great experience. But was that before or after you switched to Managed Payments?

[trevor_atm03]

Weighs too much for 1st class.  I'm just an individual selling years of accumulation.  Nothing commercial.  All I know is I engage shipping, after I received a notice I have been paid for an item.