grasswire
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Tue Jun-23-09 05:53 PM
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what the heck has happened to shipping costs?? |
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I've jumped back into selling on eBay. Today I mailed out my first package. I had charged the buyer $4 for postage. It rang up at almost $16 for postage and delivery confirmation!
Shipping costs have apparently exploded in the last several years. Did they jump when oil was high and never go down again?
GAH!!!
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Vinca
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Wed Jun-24-09 07:15 AM
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1. It's foolishly expensive now. I guess the fixed rate boxes are a good deal, |
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but they're too small to fit much into. Even cards cost more to mail. I had a regular stamp on my brother's musical birthday card but decided to have them weigh it to be sure and it was 3 times as much based on being a little bit larger than a regular letter.
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democraticinsurgent
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Wed Jun-24-09 08:26 AM
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2. The May postal hike was sneaky in some ways |
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Although the first class stamp went up by only 2 cents to 44 cents, the price of a small first class international package (a square, 5 oz package containing one 45 record) to most European countries went up from $4.80 to $5.64. Craziness and certainly not proportional in any way to the main increase.
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sandnsea
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Wed Jun-24-09 03:37 PM
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3. Been crazy for a year or two |
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And the amount the Ebay calculator comes up with is a joke. Very frustrating, especially when items are selling for next to nothing.
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grasswire
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Thu Jun-25-09 11:29 AM
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4. and something else weird |
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I'm selling a large book, very old scientific book. The sell form would not let me charge more than $4 for shipping it. What?????
I know damn well it's going to cost more to mail it. Why is the shipping cost limited now in some instances?
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