Starting Sunday, mailing your items via the U.S. Postal Service could cost you a little more.
On that day, new USPS rates for 15 services—including Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, First-Class Package Service and Express Mail International—take effect, USPS reports.
On average, sending packages via Express Mail will cost merchants 5.8 percent more than it does now, 6.3 percent more if they go with Priority Mail, 9 percent more when they choose Parcel Select and 3 percent more if they opt for First-Class Package Service. You can see all the price changes at USPS.com.
eBay notes on a post in its General Announcements that it has updated its Shipping Calculator and shipping labels with the new prices, and asks sellers to ensure their shipping costs also reflect the new fees.
Officials add that once the new USPS rates kick in, Parcel Post won’t be available for purchase through eBay Labels, though a replacement service will be provided in March.
“Active listings with Parcel Post will automatically be updated to the new comparable replacement service Parcel Select, which will be available in the selling flow and shipping calculator as of Jan. 27,” the marketplace states in its Shipping Center.
eBay also reports that once the new fees take effect, First-Class Mail International will become First Class Package International Service, which sellers will be able to buy via eBay Labels starting Sunday.
Rebecca Miller, an eBay seller of more than 13 years, says sellers probably won’t like the new USPS rates.
“No one likes to see an increase in fees of any kind,” she continues, adding that it cuts into profits.
