I sold something yesterday I'd first posted as a listing in July. When I first posted it, since I offer free shipping, I first calculated the USPS Priority shipping cost based on weight and size and then added that to the item price. I chose the highest price from the farthest shipping zone. It was $13.74. Imagine my surprise when the item sold and when I went to buy the label, the price was higher. It would now cost me $15.48 to ship the same package at the same weight and size! I don't have a large profit margin, so I couldn't buy the Priority label the buyer was expecting. I had to ship the Package USPS Ground Advantage, which means the buyer gets it later than she had expected.
This is no way to do business. I have 200 listing to change, and I have no idea what the real cost to ship will be until someone buys the item from the listing. So I called Etsy today. The young man was as helpful as he could be, but he will have to pass this along to management. My guess is this isn't going to get corrected quickly. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
Does anyone know anything about increases by the USPS for Christmas 2023? They published this notice, which says no residential rate increases for the Christmas season. But nothing about commercial rates.
Thank you.
Marcy
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2023/0919-usps-ready-to-deliver-for-america-during...
