shadroch Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I brought a metal WW2 tank off an ad on Yahoo. The tank cost $179 and was advertised as being big enough for small kids to ride on. It was poorly made and 14 inches long. It was advertised by a California company but came from China and needed to be returned to China. Shipping was almost $120, so I ended up giving it away as a present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 1:11 PM, Tnexus said: Parcel post is going to be a lot more popular here soon. That actually went down in price. What really hurts is the cost of shipping a comic in a Gemini has gone up about 60 cents if shipping coast to coast. Hope they can oust Dejoy here soon. DeJoy is not a factor. It’s costly pensions and Union that hurt USPS financially. UPS and my union will negotiate soon before five year contract will be expired on July 31st. My Teamsters want UPS to meet all demands before the contract expires. Union wants to increase hourly rates to meet the cost of living and add more days off and sick days. The pension needs to be modified because it hasn’t updated since 1997 because of the inflation. Many retirees complain about insufficient pensions and had to come back to work but they won’t see their old hourly rate anymore and already lost their seniority. They quit. if one or two demands are not met, it will be a massive walkout since 1997 strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Size does matter…I knew it! Changes to USPS Nonstandard Package Fees Effective January 2023 January 17, 2023 by EasyPost TweetShare You may have already heard about the new fees that were implemented by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in April 2022 as well as the changes coming in January 2023. USPS shippers should understand these fees to help determine whether their shipping costs will be affected, so we’ve explained everything you need to know about them below. For the new January 22, 2023 USPS Commercial rates, please see our updated rate chart. What are nonstandard package fees? Effective April 3, 2022, the United States Postal Service® (USPS) implemented two fees: a Non-Standard Package Fee and a Non-Compliance Fee. Further changes are being made on January 22, 2023 to apply a different fee amount depending on the mail class. The following mail classes supported by EasyPost will be affected by these fees: Priority Mail Express® (PME) Priority Mail® (PM) Parcel Select® Ground (PSG) First-Class Package Service® (FCPS) *For more impacted mail classes currently not supported by EasyPost, please see the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) website. USPS Non-Standard Package Fee A non-standard package fee will be applied to your postage cost for packages that exceed certain lengths and volumes. The length is the box's longest side, and the volume is calculated in cubic feet (example provided). See below for the non-standard package fees: Length fee If the length of the package is greater than 22” up to 30”, there will be a $4 fee for PME, PM, PSG, and FCPS. If the length of the package is greater than 30”, there will be a $15 fee for PME and PM, and a $7 fee for PSG and FCPS. Cube fee If the volume is greater than 2 cubic feet*, there will be a $25 fee for PME and PM and a $15 fee for PSG and FCPS. *How to calculate cubic feet: length x width x height / 1728 (1 cu. ft) = total cubic feet Note that fees are additive. For example, if a package is greater than 22” in length AND greater than 2 cubic feet, both length and cube fees will be applied. Here are a few examples of fees incurred based on varying dimensions: The dimensions provided in shipment rate and buy requests are used to determine the fees which will be included in the shipment's total rate. USPS Non-Compliance Fee It’s important that shippers do not ignore these fees if applicable, because a non-compliance fee will be incurred on top of the non-standard package fees if dimensions are not provided or if dimensions provided are inaccurate. See below for the non-compliance fee: Dimension Non-Compliance Fee If dimensions are not provided or are inaccurate, a $1.50 fee will be levied on packages greater than 1 cubic foot or 22” in length for PME, PM, PSG, and FCPS. This fee plus any fees for non-standard package sizes will be assessed via the USPS Automated Package Verification (APV) system. masterlogan2000 and Dr. Balls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 So how much does a gemini mailer at 13 ounces cost to mail from 10023 (NYC) to 90210 (LA) nowadays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/25/2023 at 2:56 PM, the blob said: So how much does a gemini mailer at 13 ounces cost to mail from 10023 (NYC) to 90210 (LA) nowadays? https://postcalc.usps.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/25/2023 at 4:28 PM, GACollectibles said: https://postcalc.usps.com/ So $8.25 before any potential shjpping discount? Yuck. Only a couple of years ago I think it was $4-4.25? Media mail looks like it is worth the risk on a less expensive item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 With a discount it's clocking in at about $6.78 and I need to update my listings again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Maybe we should invest in a fleet of drones with package carrying abilities;) toro and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
