Usps flat rate increase!!!

**GeorgeB** · 01-29-2013, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by Curbside shopper

I will be sending alot more stuff out by FedEx I know that.

Only issue with Fedex is their packages for things are not that many.

With USPS, at least if they don't have a box for you, you can bring in your own.

I charge free shipping on my stuff, because ebay gets enough of the 9% final value fee for my auctions.

**jghilino** · 01-29-2013, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

Only issue with Fedex is their packages for things are not that many.

With USPS, at least if they don't have a box for you, you can bring in your own.

I charge free shipping on my stuff, because ebay gets enough of the 9% final value fee for my auctions.

You pay ebay fees on shipping whether its free or not, so in my eyes its best to offer free shipping on everything and bundle all the costs into the item. Anything that weighs more than 5 pounds and wont fit a flat rate box is gonna be cheaper to ship with ups or fedex, because of no more parcel post. I also get a 27% discount with fedex, all i get with usps is commercial base pricing which isnt much of a discount.

**GeorgeB** · 01-29-2013, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by jghilino

You pay ebay fees on shipping whether its free or not, so in my eyes its best to offer free shipping on everything and bundle all the costs into the item. Anything that weighs more than 5 pounds and wont fit a flat rate box is gonna be cheaper to ship with ups or fedex, because of no more parcel post. I also get a 27% discount with fedex, all i get with usps is commercial base pricing which isnt much of a discount.

I would switch to Fedex 100% but as I said, the boxes they offer are not very selective, and do you know if we can use our own box like you can with USPS?

27% discount is nice. Not sure what kind I have, or if I even get one lol