What happen to shipping

[specialtyhosexpress0]

Hi,

I am trying to figure out why shipping on eBay for flat rate boxes has gone up. Was there a shipping price increase I am unaware of? Does anyone use a different outlet than shipping through eBay? I've heard about Stamps.com does anyone have experience on this site and is it cheaper? If I can't find a better solution I will be forced to increase all my prices which I would rather not do. Most of my items have free shipping but that may change. If someone could give me some direction for an alternate route or tell me where to find the pricing information on shipping that would be great. Also, I thought eBay had discounted pricing from USPS where is that?

Thank you for your help,

[kare-bearb]

USPS' temporary seasonal price increase went into effect on Oct 3rd.

Link to the USPS postal rate schedule, effective 10-3:

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

Details of the actual changes:

October 3rd–December 26th USPS temporary rate increases

The temporary price increase varies depending on the service you choose, the weight of your package, and which zone you're shipping to. The increases are listed below. 

First Class Package Service

• $0.30 increase for all Weights and Zones

Priority Mail Cubic

• $0.25 increase for all Cubic Tiers, Zones 1-4
• $0.75 increase for all Cubic Tiers, Zones 5-9

Priority Mail Flat Rate and Priority Mail Express Flat Rate

• $0.75 increase for all Flat Rate Boxes and Envelopes

Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, and Parcel Select Ground

• $0.25 increase for 1-10 lb, Zones 1-4
• $0.75 increase for 1-10 lb, Zones 5-9
• $1.50 increase for 11-20 lb, Zones 1-4
• $3.00 increase for 11-20 lb, Zones 5-9
• $2.50 increase for 21-70 lb, Zones 1-4
• $5.00 increase for 21-70 lb, Zones 5-9

No other services are changing

No international services are increasing in price. 

Media Mail rates are also staying the same.