New USPS Shipping Prices - Posting a Preview if You Have Not Seen

Meatloaf · January 19, 2014 1:03PM

FYI. As of 26 Jan 2014...

First-Class Mail® Forever® Stamps will be $0.49 and...

Appears the biggest hike is in the small weight stuff...which sucks for those pushing cards around the USA.

Effectively, if you are shipping a single card in packaging less than 3 oz via ebay (printing postage online), you pay $1.93+10%(ebay fees)+3%(paypal fees)=$2.19 (rounded up). If shipping paypal invoice only (printing postage online), then you are looking at $1.93+3%(paypal fees)=$1.99 (rounded up). Note: this does not include the cost of procuring your packaging.

jeffcbay · January 19, 2014 2:16PM

Well that sucks... about 90% of my shipping is of the 3oz or under variety.

Meatloaf · January 19, 2014 10:09PM

<< Well that sucks... about 90% of my shipping is of the 3oz or under variety. >>

Same here!

greenmonster66 · January 19, 2014 10:30PM

Does suck, majority of my mailings are also under 3 oz. Oh well!

Meatloaf · January 19, 2014 11:09PM

<< Does suck, majority of my mailings are also under 3 oz. Oh well! >>

I think this is a prob for nearly all of us : (

jeffcbay · January 19, 2014 11:16PM

I charge $2.00 s/h for my cards (no additional charge for multiples). I'm sitting here trying to determine whether or not to raise it to $2.25. Sucks...

msassin · January 20, 2014 12:02AM

JHS5120 · January 20, 2014 12:36AM

Postage: $1.93
Bubble Mailers: $.08
Shipping Labels: $.08
Ink: Around $.10

Total: $2.19

I charge $3.00 for the first three cards and $.50 for each after up to $5.00 so I should be good. I'll probably raise my rates if it starts to reach the $2.50 per package.

pomobileclk · January 20, 2014 2:58AM

The chart above is for Commercial Based Pricing....the Retail price for parcels ( if you went to the PO) went from $2.07 to $2.32

jeffcbay · January 20, 2014 4:42AM

I only use online postage (through Paypal or USPS.com) so those prices above are what I get. I save a ton of money by NOT going to the actual post office.

cardbender · January 20, 2014 8:00AM

Example below is a $25 card sale on ebay with $3 charged for shipping:

$1.93 online postage for 3 oz or less.
.14 Mailer ( I use O size mailers) and buy 1000 at a time in bulk. Smaller mailers cost less.
.15 variable misc. costs includes (ink for laser printer, paper, tape for label), I tape my labels onto the mailer.
.30 flat off the top paypal fee on every transaction
.70 paypal takes 2.2 to 2.9% of final sales amount, so this amount is variable. Figuring here on a $25 card with $3 shipping at 2.5%.
.30 10% ebay take, they cut out of every shipping amount, assuming your charging $3 for shipping here.
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$3.22 total real cost for selling a $25 card with $3 shipping. This amount doesn't factor in the ebay final value fee either
which is 9-11% of the sale amount. On a $25 card at 11% .... you can also subtract $2.75 from your bottom line.

So when sellers are charging $3-4 for shipping one graded card, I don't think that the shipping amount is too high.... going forward. TextText

Meatloaf · January 20, 2014 9:58AM

<< Example below is a $25 card sale on ebay with $3 charged for shipping:

$1.93 online postage for 3 oz or less.
.14 Mailer ( I use O size mailers) and buy 1000 at a time in bulk. Smaller mailers cost less.
.15 variable misc. costs includes (ink for laser printer, paper, tape for label), I tape my labels onto the mailer.
.30 flat off the top paypal fee on every transaction
.70 paypal takes 2.2 to 2.9% of final sales amount, so this amount is variable. Figuring here on a $25 card with $3 shipping at 2.5%.
.30 10% ebay take, they cut out of every shipping amount, assuming your charging $3 for shipping here.
-----------------
$3.22 total real cost for selling a $25 card with $3 shipping. This amount doesn't factor in the ebay final value fee either
which is 9-11% of the sale amount. On a $25 card at 11% .... you can also subtract $2.75 from your bottom line.

So when sellers are charging $3-4 for shipping one graded card, I don't think that the shipping amount is too high.... going forward. TextText >>

well said

Meatloaf · January 20, 2014 9:59AM

<< I only use online postage (through Paypal or USPS.com) so those prices above are what I get. I save a ton of money by NOT going to the actual post office. >>

Same...99% of the time I print via paypal comm based s/h. No reason to waste extra dimes in line at the post office

jeffcbay · January 20, 2014 2:02PM

I use this handy dandy Fee Calculator whenever I'm trying to calculate what my final "profit" of an ebay sale will be. For example, if I'm flipping a card, I figure out how much I have to flip it for in order to make it a worth while flip.

Anyway, using cardbender's example with the $25 sale and $3 shipping charge, your ebay fees are $2.80, and your Paypal fees are $1.11, making your total fees $3.91. Add in your $0.29 for office supplies and you're at $4.20 off your initial $25.00 sale price.

mtcards · January 21, 2014 12:19AM

Consider that the small bubble mailers used to be considered large envelopes not more than 3 years ago and used to cost 64 cents and you see why an additional 15% or so increase again this year is starting to get ridiculous. I understand shipping a card across the country for $2.24 is a good deal, but when it used to cost 64 cents 3 years ago, it is not. Imagine if gas was 350% of what it was 3 years ago you would complain. And with this increase, there will be a boatload more of ebay complainers who say "You charged me xxx for shipping and you only paid xxx".

jeffcbay · January 21, 2014 12:33AM

That's why when I print my shipping label, I choose the option of not listing the amount of postage on the label. It only shows the ounces. I do that to try to avoid those complainers.

Ilovecards · January 21, 2014 4:16AM

I printed a label today for 3 oz and it was only 1.76

LarkinCollector · January 21, 2014 5:33AM

<< I printed a label today for 3 oz and it was only 1.76 >>

FYI. As of 26 Jan 2014...

mtcards · January 21, 2014 6:24AM

Just to clarify....there is a difference in the postage you buy through ebay and the actual postage you get at the post office. I use ebay shipping as much as possible and it is a little less but for those that use the PO to purchase their shipping it is the full value

fur72 · January 28, 2014 2:42AM

<< Just to clarify....there is a difference in the postage you buy through ebay and the actual postage you get at the post office. I use ebay shipping as much as possible and it is a little less but for those that use the PO to purchase their shipping it is the full value >>

Plus with ebay shipping you don't have to stand in line at the PO which is the absolute worst.

Most of my stuff is a few dollars per listing. This absolute kills any kind of profit as I need to raise shipping to at least $2.25 and with fees in the end I will only actually get about $1.20 to .80 profit.

coachnip13 · January 28, 2014 2:50AM

<< Most of my stuff is a few dollars per listing. This absolute kills any kind of profit as I need to raise shipping to at least $2.25 and with fees in the end I will only actually get about $1.20 to .80 profit. >>

The thing that eases my mind is that I have to remember that eBay gives me an opening to thousands upon thousands of potential customers, so the profit tradeoff isn't so bad. If I tried saving on shipping by setting up at the local flea market, I would soon be logging back onto eBay where I actually sell stuff.

New USPS Shipping Prices - Posting a Preview if You Have Not Seen

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