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| | | Author: | bricknovice  | | Posted: | Apr 28, 2023 15:48 | | Subject: | USPS First Class Mail max is 13 oz not 16 oz | | Viewed: | 110 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Apologies in advance to non-US sellers but just wanted to share my recent learning
as I am a new seller on BrickLink. When setting up my store, I was following
the general guidelines and how others were charging. When I recently went to
send a package that was 15.7 oz, I was informed that my only option to send that
package was via Priority Mail.
I don't know when USPS changed their pricing structure, but if you go to
USPS website, https://www.usps.com/ship/first-class-mail.htm, it distinctly says
"for large First-Class Mail envelopes and parcels, the maximum weight is
13 oz."
Just thought I'd share so you don't have a similar price shock where
you end up paying more for shipping than anticipated.
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| | | | | Author: | Doodlebug | | Posted: | Apr 28, 2023 16:03 | | Subject: | Re: USPS First Class Mail max is 13 oz not 16 oz | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, bricknovice writes:
| | Apologies in advance to non-US sellers but just wanted to share my recent learning
as I am a new seller on BrickLink. When setting up my store, I was following
the general guidelines and how others were charging. When I recently went to
send a package that was 15.7 oz, I was informed that my only option to send that
package was via Priority Mail.
I don't know when USPS changed their pricing structure, but if you go to
USPS website, https://www.usps.com/ship/first-class-mail.htm, it distinctly says
"for large First-Class Mail envelopes and parcels, the maximum weight is
13 oz."
Just thought I'd share so you don't have a similar price shock where
you end up paying more for shipping than anticipated.
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True, the USPS site says 13 ounces is the max for a 1st class package, but if
you ship via PayPal's Shipstation you can go up to 16 ounces.
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Apr 28, 2023 16:28 | | Subject: | Re: USPS First Class Mail max is 13 oz not 16 oz | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, bricknovice writes:
| | Apologies in advance to non-US sellers but just wanted to share my recent learning
as I am a new seller on BrickLink. When setting up my store, I was following
the general guidelines and how others were charging. When I recently went to
send a package that was 15.7 oz, I was informed that my only option to send that
package was via Priority Mail.
I don't know when USPS changed their pricing structure, but if you go to
USPS website, https://www.usps.com/ship/first-class-mail.htm, it distinctly says
"for large First-Class Mail envelopes and parcels, the maximum weight is
13 oz."
Just thought I'd share so you don't have a similar price shock where
you end up paying more for shipping than anticipated.
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Retail USPS First Class: 13oz
Commercial Rate USPS First Class: 16oz
Purchase your shipping labels from Shipstation or Pirateship.
~Jen
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| | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Apr 28, 2023 17:24 | | Subject: | Re: USPS First Class Mail max is 13 oz not 16 oz | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, bricknovice writes:
| | Apologies in advance to non-US sellers but just wanted to share my recent learning
as I am a new seller on BrickLink. When setting up my store, I was following
the general guidelines and how others were charging. When I recently went to
send a package that was 15.7 oz, I was informed that my only option to send that
package was via Priority Mail.
I don't know when USPS changed their pricing structure, but if you go to
USPS website, https://www.usps.com/ship/first-class-mail.htm, it distinctly says
"for large First-Class Mail envelopes and parcels, the maximum weight is
13 oz."
Just thought I'd share so you don't have a similar price shock where
you end up paying more for shipping than anticipated.
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13 oz is the max at the retail counter. You can do up to (but not including)
16 oz if you buy commercial postage, e.g. through Pirate Ship - which you should,
you will save a significant amount of money. If need be you can get a cheap postal
scale so you can weigh your packages yourself, or even use a kitchen scale if
you already have one.
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| | | | | | | Author: | bricknovice | | Posted: | May 10, 2023 13:26 | | Subject: | Re: USPS First Class Mail max is 13 oz not 16 oz | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Thank you all for the great advice! Will look into getting commercial rate shipping.
In Selling, peregrinator writes:
| | In Selling, bricknovice writes:
| | Apologies in advance to non-US sellers but just wanted to share my recent learning
as I am a new seller on BrickLink. When setting up my store, I was following
the general guidelines and how others were charging. When I recently went to
send a package that was 15.7 oz, I was informed that my only option to send that
package was via Priority Mail.
I don't know when USPS changed their pricing structure, but if you go to
USPS website, https://www.usps.com/ship/first-class-mail.htm, it distinctly says
"for large First-Class Mail envelopes and parcels, the maximum weight is
13 oz."
Just thought I'd share so you don't have a similar price shock where
you end up paying more for shipping than anticipated.
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13 oz is the max at the retail counter. You can do up to (but not including)
16 oz if you buy commercial postage, e.g. through Pirate Ship - which you should,
you will save a significant amount of money. If need be you can get a cheap postal
scale so you can weigh your packages yourself, or even use a kitchen scale if
you already have one.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | jenwick | | Posted: | May 10, 2023 13:30 | | Subject: | Re: USPS First Class Mail max is 13 oz not 16 oz | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| | Stamps.com is another option with commercial pricing |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | bricknovice | | Posted: | May 14, 2023 22:17 | | Subject: | Re: USPS First Class Mail max is 13 oz not 16 oz | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, jenwick writes:
| | Stamps.com is another option with commercial pricing
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Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up going with PirateShip as I don't have
the volume and am still getting my bearings on being a seller. So appreciative
of the everyone's great advice. It is so nice to not have such high shipping
costs and pass it on to the buyers.
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