Just saw these two stories in the Supply Chain Dive newsletter. Huge increase possible for Ground Advantage Commercial rates as well as a new ‘divider’ for Dimensional Weights. I have to see if Stamps/Endicia/Dazzle is using the Commercial rates before I panic on what the ‘new improved’ costs are …

[image] Uncle_Leroy: I can’t wait for the day to be done with USPS. And who will be left to deal with - Amazon? and UPS? FEDEX is selling off parts of their company. The sold off the freight operation, and last week they sold off their fulfillment operation.

Is the rate shock actually going to happen on July 12 for Amazon and Ebay sellers? Rates changes on both Amazon and Ebay June 22. Are the current rates the negotiated rates?

Great question. I asked a ‘help desk’ question about it regarding not having received a notice from Stamps/Dazzle/Endicia about any rate changes and they were supposed to get me an answer within 48 hours and that was 4 DAYS ago. Must be a former Amazon employee…

[image] lake: [image] Uncle_Leroy: I can’t wait for the day to be done with USPS. And who will be left to deal with - Amazon? and UPS? FEDEX is selling off parts of their company. The sold off the freight operation, and last week they sold off their fulfillment operation. My apologies…

[image] Sundance: Hopefully Amazons HIGH Price rule doesn’t shut down a bunch of listings when sellers are forced to increase prices to offset the higher shipping costs It will and it’s a joke. I was looking for NeeDoh for my daughter. Some colors were showing “click for high price optio…

[image] Thelunatick: This shows you how arbitrary that rule is. All it really shows is that price isn’t the only factor, but we knew that. Speed of delivery and inventory available are also factors. This isn’t to say the BB is rational or sensible.

Did I miss or sleep through a change/clarification on this stuff? Today Pirate Ship sent this out in an email – :package: Ground Advantage rates for under 1 pound are increasing USPS is unifying ounce-based rates for Ground Advantage at the Commercial Pricing rate, making all shipments to non-con…

Rates change this Sunday 7/12/2026. Ground Advantage less than 1lb will be at one rate per zone. Commercial Weight Not Over (ounces) Zones Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 4 6.93 6.94 7.30 7.46 7.69 7.86 8.07 8.40 8.40 8 6.93 6.94 7.30 7…

As I posted on an Ebay topic here on SAS Ebay sellers got a reprieve. Must be due to negotiated rates [image] Ebay provides more information on USPS Rate Changes eBay USPS® Rate and Service Update Summary: The United States Postal Service announced updates to …

Other new tidbits from PirateShip email [📐] Rounding and dimensional weight (DIM weight) are changing USPS will now round up all fractional dimensions to the next whole inch, so it’s more important than ever to measure your packages as accurately as possible. USPS is also lowering its DIM weight …

Upcoming USPS Rate Shock on July 12th

News for Ecomm Sellers

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As I posted on an Ebay topic here on SAS

Ebay sellers got a reprieve. Must be due to negotiated rates