Holy Postal Price Increase!!!

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:48 pm

What you said was either too simple for me.

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:37 am

The international prices only kill you if you get insurance. I sent a 3.5lb. box to Japan yesterday and it only cost $35.

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:30 pm

So I've been meaing to ask this I'm just a little slow. Why are people deciding not to ship internationally anymore? So what if the postage went up? You just ask for more. I really don't see the big deal. I stated in my auctions that the price increase was due to the postage going up. I had no problems. I also saw when I went to the post office that I can ship Global Priority for a starting price of $16. I would simply refund my international bidder if the shipping price was indeed $16 and I charged $24.

And like several of our international friends here have said, the dollar is weak in Europe. They're still getting a good deal for the US.

SME · Post by **SME** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:26 pm

I still ship internationally, but just increase what people have to pay for postage. I just sent a package to France and it cost me $23 with insurance. It's a big nuisance and annoyance, but there's really nothing we can do about it unless we just all stopped sending packages.

Priority and Parcel post in the US ticked me off a bit. The price jump for not only dimensions but also weight nearly killed me when I was sending a gift off to a friend in Texas. Just have to raise the prices that's all, but I can see it affecting people because most don't like to pay that much for shipping anyhow, and you might lose more bidders when it comes to shipping rates. It's a catch-22.

toonybabe · Post by **toonybabe** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:53 pm

That just happened to me on Ebay! I had a potential bidder from Canada ask me what shipping would be before they bid. When I took the package to the post office, I couldn't believe it was $23.00! They ended up telling that they were not willing to pay that much for shipping. So annoying...

Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:44 am

I do agree with the lot of you. I just finished sending a bunch of Auction items out after 2 trips to the PO during this busy week and I got lucky since most of them were in the US. But yes international is a pain now.. it's going to be very hard to sell and ship since most will be like, "Hell no I am not paying that."

Jelenity~

LinaLoN · Post by **LinaLoN** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:20 am

Shipping rates all over the world has seemed to go up! This is insane! I used to send some bills vis priority mail but now I have to either send them a week or pay over the phone and have to pay an extra fee. Cel shipping is crazy no wonder the business has been slow for a while! It's a dying artform.

klet · Post by **klet** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:53 am

People might not want to ship internationally because they will get complaints about the shipping prices. Or, buyers will try to get around it. On my last auctions, I had an international buyer asking if I would ship to her friend in the US. I doubt you'd be covered as a seller if you did something like that.