Proposed USPS postage increase in July 2023

[chief wahoo]

It's time to load up on forever stamps. Just learned today that the USPS has proposed an increase on July 9, 2023. A stamp will go from $0.63 to $0.66. Also, first class package costs will increase by 7.8%.

https://faq.usps.com/s/article/2023-Postage-Price-Changes

 

[christopher.galle]

I heard this a week ago. But not that it was proposed, that it was going to go up. And go up every 6 months.

 

[anglinomics]

I haven't adjusted to the January increase yet. Another increase already? My PO has been cracking down on pwe & flat mailing. Enforcing rules that I never knew about. I can see the PO's next step will be to force PWE's to 1st class packages.

 

[David K.]

It goes up every year.....one year it when down by .05 cent and about 4 month later....they increased it by .15 cent. Best regards, David

 

[quota]

Thank you for the info!

 

[zlw1]

California zip codes out by LA and San Jose have been kicking eBay's PWE to the curb and returning everything or making the people who buy the cheap cards $5 for padded mailed delivery by refusing to deliver them. I have actually stopped using it for the most part on Dodger/Padre cards to prevent a majority of the traffic there since it happened to me twice in 3 weeks late last year. I've not seen that PWE non-machinable ---> 1st class package rule enforced elsewhere... yet.

Keep in mind, keep those non machinable envelopes less than the restricted rules for 1st class package enforcement. I had simple card savers non-machined getting sent back which was actually ridiculous and a few other choice words. I called their post office since the eBay buyer threatened to leave a negative on my account for doing nothing other than following rules and they said, "It's not going to be tolerated, and everything will be considered packages"... Like? Why setup a policy with eBay to use their system and then have someone dictate locally that they aren't going to accept that... What a bunch of you know.

 

[chief wahoo]

California zip codes out by LA and San Jose have been kicking eBay's PWE to the curb and returning everything or making the people who buy the cheap cards $5 for padded mailed delivery by refusing to deliver them. I have actually stopped using it for the most part on Dodger/Padre cards to prevent a majority of the traffic there since it happened to me twice in 3 weeks late last year. I've not seen that PWE non-machinable ---> 1st class package rule enforced elsewhere... yet.

Keep in mind, keep those non machinable envelopes less than the restricted rules for 1st class package enforcement. I had simple card savers non-machined getting sent back which was actually ridiculous and a few other choice words. I called their post office since the eBay buyer threatened to leave a negative on my account for doing nothing other than following rules and they said, "It's not going to be tolerated, and everything will be considered packages"... Like? Why setup a policy with eBay to use their system and then have someone dictate locally that they aren't going to accept that... What a bunch of you know.

Interesting ... It does seem like handling of ESE's has been inconsistent depending on geographical location. I was shipping low end cards the old way -- regular pwe, without issues until one buyer said a card never arrived. So I started using ESEs. I've only sent 3 that way ... so far, so good.

 

[christopher.galle]

I've had four pwe returned to sender on Ebay and they refunded. In the past two weeks.

Separate news. I've had notification card was delivered and then 1-2 days later item made it into my mailbox.