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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : US Postage Rates UP !

 

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11 Jul 2022
10:29:14am

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This actually took me by surprise yesterday - Sunday July 10. The postage rates from the US Post Office went up. For some reason I must have missed any notice or discussion about this. The price of a First Class Forever stamp went up a mere 2 cents to 60 cents. Some of the other rates went up more. I need to re-think my shipping charges again. Between this and the increased PayPal fees we have seen -- I may need to make some adjustments. Add on top of that the new 1099 reportng requirement of only $600 for the year may be pushing me to make some harder decisions going forward. Even the rate of my post office box renewal is now up too. "Enough venting for a Monday morning ! " Steve
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11 Jul 2022
02:37:58pm
re: US Postage Rates UP !

I was checking some rates this morning for USPS flat rate boxes . When I used my phone for the search, Google search sent me to a USPS page that said a Priority Medium Flat Rate box was $10.35.

When I checked to confirm on my desktop this afternoon, I could not find the same page, but the page I did find listed the price as $16.10

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11 Jul 2022
03:52:01pm

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re: US Postage Rates UP !

I did not see any package increase mentioned except for media mail. Interesting that they are blaming inflation. An easy out if you ask me. Makes those 100 forever stamps for $29 mighty appealing. Been tempted to pick up a roll and do some experimenting. I use discount postage so my letters cost me only 35 cents. Its the package increases that are killing me. I suspect free shipping on ebay is going to be on the decline. Even CVS which used to ship my meds for free, sent an email saying they will no longer do that.

Steve I agree with you 100% about making decisions due to a) increased postage and fees and b) the economy has definitely put a hurt on people selling things that people don't really need. I've adjusted prices to reflect Uncle Sam sticking his nose into my business.......

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michael78651

12 Jul 2022
02:45:40pm
re: US Postage Rates UP !

Roy, those rates are not current.

Here is the link to the USPS Notice 123.

Notice 123 provides all the rates and fees charged for all services offered by the USPS

https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/notice12 ...

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Tom in Exton, PA

14 Jul 2022
07:42:42am
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I didn't see the increase either and mailed out a bunch of eBay orders Monday morning with 58 cents on them. They had multiple stamps on each so hopefully nobody will take the time to count them.

It does go to show that the original Forever stamps were the best philatelic investment of the century! Surely beats out all the stamps I buy as discount postage!

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14 Jul 2022
03:59:39pm

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Tom I can tell you with certainty that they do not add up the postage......

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14 Jul 2022
04:15:57pm
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The USPS has stated as part of the 10 year plan that rates would gradually increase to achieve financial goals but never saw a commitment on how much. I believe a. financial analyst would say first class letter is worth at least $1 so I expect more increases even if gas gets back to normal. They may argue it is under priced.
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14 Jul 2022
06:44:16pm
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Here is what I am seeing for the various types of USPS Forever stamps:

Forever 1st class 0.60
2 oz 0.84
3 oz 1.08
Add. oz 0.24
Postcard 0.44
Non-machinable 0.99
Global Forever 1.40

Did I miss anything?

Thanks,
Josh

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Tom in Exton, PA

14 Jul 2022
09:38:51pm
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Reminiscing to way back when eBay was new, that's when Priority Mail was born! $2.99 for any package up to 2 pounds! I sold a lot of smalls in those days. Never a concern about shipping costs. Today? That's a minimum $10-12 charge!

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14 Jul 2022
09:56:21pm
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Tom, a strange word smalls, in the UK it could mean your underwear, but I'm sure that's not what you were selling.

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14 Jul 2022
10:09:30pm
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"Tom, a strange word smalls, in the UK it could mean your underwear, but I'm sure that's not what you were selling."



Here in the USA in the antiques market "smalls" are small easy to mail antiques.

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Al
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15 Jul 2022
05:58:01am
re: US Postage Rates UP !

I did look up Paypal's financials on why they raised costs.

For the first quarter, they report net revenues of $6.5 billion with a net income over $1 billion. The year to year numbers were down so I guess they want more money.

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11 Jul 2022
10:29:14am

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This actually took me by surprise yesterday - Sunday July 10. The postage rates from the US Post Office went up. For some reason I must have missed any notice or discussion about this. The price of a First Class Forever stamp went up a mere 2 cents to 60 cents. Some of the other rates went up more. I need to re-think my shipping charges again. Between this and the increased PayPal fees we have seen -- I may need to make some adjustments. Add on top of that the new 1099 reportng requirement of only $600 for the year may be pushing me to make some harder decisions going forward. Even the rate of my post office box renewal is now up too. "Enough venting for a Monday morning ! " Steve

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11 Jul 2022
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re: US Postage Rates UP !

I was checking some rates this morning for USPS flat rate boxes . When I used my phone for the search, Google search sent me to a USPS page that said a Priority Medium Flat Rate box was $10.35.

When I checked to confirm on my desktop this afternoon, I could not find the same page, but the page I did find listed the price as $16.10

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11 Jul 2022
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re: US Postage Rates UP !

I did not see any package increase mentioned except for media mail. Interesting that they are blaming inflation. An easy out if you ask me. Makes those 100 forever stamps for $29 mighty appealing. Been tempted to pick up a roll and do some experimenting. I use discount postage so my letters cost me only 35 cents. Its the package increases that are killing me. I suspect free shipping on ebay is going to be on the decline. Even CVS which used to ship my meds for free, sent an email saying they will no longer do that.

Steve I agree with you 100% about making decisions due to a) increased postage and fees and b) the economy has definitely put a hurt on people selling things that people don't really need. I've adjusted prices to reflect Uncle Sam sticking his nose into my business.......

Greg

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michael78651

12 Jul 2022
02:45:40pm

re: US Postage Rates UP !

Roy, those rates are not current.

Here is the link to the USPS Notice 123.

Notice 123 provides all the rates and fees charged for all services offered by the USPS

https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/notice12 ...

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Tom in Exton, PA
14 Jul 2022
07:42:42am

re: US Postage Rates UP !

I didn't see the increase either and mailed out a bunch of eBay orders Monday morning with 58 cents on them. They had multiple stamps on each so hopefully nobody will take the time to count them.

It does go to show that the original Forever stamps were the best philatelic investment of the century! Surely beats out all the stamps I buy as discount postage!

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14 Jul 2022
03:59:39pm

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re: US Postage Rates UP !

Tom I can tell you with certainty that they do not add up the postage......

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Al
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14 Jul 2022
04:15:57pm

re: US Postage Rates UP !

The USPS has stated as part of the 10 year plan that rates would gradually increase to achieve financial goals but never saw a commitment on how much. I believe a. financial analyst would say first class letter is worth at least $1 so I expect more increases even if gas gets back to normal. They may argue it is under priced.
Lol



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14 Jul 2022
06:44:16pm

re: US Postage Rates UP !

Here is what I am seeing for the various types of USPS Forever stamps:

Forever 1st class 0.60
2 oz 0.84
3 oz 1.08
Add. oz 0.24
Postcard 0.44
Non-machinable 0.99
Global Forever 1.40

Did I miss anything?

Thanks,
Josh

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Tom in Exton, PA
14 Jul 2022
09:38:51pm

re: US Postage Rates UP !

Reminiscing to way back when eBay was new, that's when Priority Mail was born! $2.99 for any package up to 2 pounds! I sold a lot of smalls in those days. Never a concern about shipping costs. Today? That's a minimum $10-12 charge!

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14 Jul 2022
09:56:21pm

re: US Postage Rates UP !

Tom, a strange word smalls, in the UK it could mean your underwear, but I'm sure that's not what you were selling.

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Tom in Exton, PA
14 Jul 2022
10:09:30pm

re: US Postage Rates UP !

"Tom, a strange word smalls, in the UK it could mean your underwear, but I'm sure that's not what you were selling."



Here in the USA in the antiques market "smalls" are small easy to mail antiques.

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Al
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15 Jul 2022
05:58:01am

re: US Postage Rates UP !

I did look up Paypal's financials on why they raised costs.

For the first quarter, they report net revenues of $6.5 billion with a net income over $1 billion. The year to year numbers were down so I guess they want more money.

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