mindless Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 ^Yeah, was never able to print Media Mail postage from USPS.com anyway But now it looks like you can't buy First Class or Standard Post postage from USPS.com anymore, just Priority within the US. You can still buy First Class International postage online. From USPS FAQ article: Why Aren’t all Mail Classes Available With Click-N-Ship?Solution:USPS strives to use Click-N-Ship to highlight services such as Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, and First-Class Package International Service.Should Click-N-Ship not meet your mailing needs, USPS has vendors who provide services through their PC Postage products such as Endicia.com, Stamps.com, and eBay. USPS encourages online shippers to try one of these services if Click-N-Ship does not meet your mailing needs. For more information, please visit http://www.usps.com/business/online-postage.htm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anyone use stamps.com? Would probably save me time and I'd like to be able to just print labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anyone use stamps.com? Would probably save me time and I'd like to be able to just print labels. You can't do Media Mail from USPS.com. Dumb, I know. I Googled it a while back and came across this post. It has a link so that you can do Media Mail through PayPal. Its worked great for me in the past. You could save time and money by following this link or using Paypal Multiorder shipping. No need to join Stamp.com unless you have a business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetrakis Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Domestic and International confirmations are a complete scam and will only confirm they've lost your package. Not only this, the first question asked by USPS is "was is insured?" If you say No, your totally fucked. If something is valuable, you must insure it domestically, and register it internationally, a $12.00 fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anyone use stamps.com? Would probably save me time and I'd like to be able to just print labels. A lot of labels are switching to Stamps.com as "let it email the customer about tracking instead of having to manually copy and paste it to their email" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 now i understand why media mail cost me $2.63 online today... just didn't sound right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Customs Form #. Its under the weight of the package on the receipt. The tracking should begin with LC then some numbers. So in theory, when shipping across seas... just ask the USPS clerk, "I'd like first class and only the customs form #" And that'll do? Also, just copy the # onto the tracking website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 So in theory, when shipping across seas... just ask the USPS clerk, "I'd like first class and only the customs form #" And that'll do? Also, just copy the # onto the tracking website? No. If you are simply sending a first class package international you have to fill out a customs form anyway. Each form is individually numbered. Below is an older form. The barcode and the LC code are the same. When the post office clerk inputs the info into the system it is attached to that code, and is trackable at least until it reaches the nearest International sort facility. The same number prints up into your receipt. kamalatapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedunknown Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 A lot of labels are switching to Stamps.com as "let it email the customer about tracking instead of having to manually copy and paste it to their email" I see an occasional endicia as well. Don't really ship, so not sure how they stack up between each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 No. If you are simply sending a first class package international you have to fill out a customs form anyway. Each form is individually numbered. Below is an older form. The barcode and the LC code are the same. When the post office clerk inputs the info into the system it is attached to that code, and is trackable at least until it reaches the nearest International sort facility. The same number prints up into your receipt. We get the same in the opposite direction from here in the UK, the normal service has it trackable up to the international sort facility but once it leaves the country it costs a lot more to track it all the way to its destination, so I guess that is the same there Very easy to get caught out thinking you have bought tracking when in reality you haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Well stamps is free for eBay/Amazon sellers that aren't businesses and I assume they just charge you per each thing you send. Also, is there an option for tracking on PayPal's tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I use Stamps.com for work every day and I definitely recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 We get the same in the opposite direction from here in the UK, the normal service has it trackable up to the international sort facility but once it leaves the country it costs a lot more to track it all the way to its destination, so I guess that is the same there Very easy to get caught out thinking you have bought tracking when in reality you haven't. I know what you're saying, but at least here stateside, no one should assume they bought tracking. I consider it a technological courtesy. Well stamps is free for eBay/Amazon sellers that aren't businesses and I assume they just charge you per each thing you send. Also, is there an option for tracking on PayPal's tool? I'm not sure the deal with Stamps and ebay/Amazon, but I'd imagine if was available to their sellers, its because the website has a contract. I'm mainly referring to making sales on here or other sites like this. Tracking/Delivery Confirmation is required to purchase on Paypal's tool. It's FREE(!) for first class and Priority, and 20 cents for Media Mail. Not sure about Parcel Post. These are way cheaper than the PO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Well stamps is free for eBay/Amazon sellers that aren't businesses and I assume they just charge you per each thing you send. Also, is there an option for tracking on PayPal's tool? stamps is not free for ebay and amazon sellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 and. unless the package is priority, a fee is charged for pickup by USPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxbyaaahxx Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 You're an idiot. How am I an idiot? If you people cant see how USPS charging small increased rates within its borders to the thousands of parcels shipped domestically, and offering shipping rates slightly lower then current rates for international customers, thus generating the same/if not more revenue due to an increase in international people ordering more items, and the added revenue from its increase on domestic shipping, you're the idiots in this equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 You can't do Media Mail from USPS.com. Dumb, I know. I Googled it a while back and came across this post. It has a link so that you can do Media Mail through PayPal. Its worked great for me in the past. Thank you for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 How silly of us, why would the United States Postal Service want to have lower Postal rates for the people of the United States? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Its about damn time they start charging you guys more to ship stuff. Maybe us foreigners will finally catch a break. How am I an idiot? If you people cant see how USPS charging small increased rates within its borders to the thousands of parcels shipped domestically, and offering shipping rates slightly lower then current rates for international customers, thus generating the same/if not more revenue due to an increase in international people ordering more items, and the added revenue from its increase on domestic shipping, you're the idiots in this equation. - Thousands of parcels in the US? Daily? Weekly? Yearly? I'm 100% sure its more than that. - I think there is a severe misunderstanding on your part. Rates didn't go down for International customers. They remained flat - There are no real international customers at USPS. Just US people and vendors who pay the rates to ship internationally. - USPS is hemorrhaging money for a multitude of reasons, but still offer the best rates for international shipping compared to UPS and FedEx So what did anyone do to deserve any increase? How does that justify things/make things better? How does this result in an increase in international orders? If it costs $12 to get an LP shipped to you last week, the $12 shipped is sweeter/cheaper this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 stamps is not free for ebay and amazon sellersThey advertise free label printing...so unless they're lying then idk. Reread what I said, they charge you per item. as would the post office. You pay through eBay/amazon then stamps sets you up with the labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 How am I an idiot? If you people cant see how USPS charging small increased rates within its borders to the thousands of parcels shipped domestically, and offering shipping rates slightly lower then current rates for international customers, thus generating the same/if not more revenue due to an increase in international people ordering more items, and the added revenue from its increase on domestic shipping, you're the idiots in this equation. Wait, you're totally joking right now right? You do know for the most part USPS operates in the United States of America with jurisdiction under the USA and not of any other nation right? And you understand that when USPS ships items internationally they have to partner up with said nationals postal service and can't fully take 100% of the responsibility/burden of delivering a package right? So there is absolutely no logic what you hooraying the fact that USA get's an increase, and it definitely doesn't mean you will get a decrease from USA shipping. If anything put one and two together and you'll realize in theory it should increase for you as well buying from the USA. We don't go around parading media mail has gone up! Praise you hawley luyer! This is essentially a gain by the USPS and for no one else. Your bitterness toward 4$ shipping domestically in the USA is childish at best in comparison to international rates. We don't want to charge you over the top shipping prices as much as we don't want to pay over the top shipping from Canada, or anywhere to here in the USA. No one wants these charges except for the shipping businesses. Come on bud, get a grip. WereAllDudesHey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntitledRecords Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Price plus $4 had such a nice ring to it. You are correct there my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntitledRecords Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 For Ebay listings, the format still only lets you put in a max of 4.00 for media mail when selling items. Will they make the increase available too? If media + tracking is 4.22 the lost money adds up after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 They advertise free label printing...so unless they're lying then idk. Reread what I said, they charge you per item. as would the post office. You pay through eBay/amazon then stamps sets you up with the labels. i read what you said. the part that said..."i assume.." i wasnt too sure if it was fact or just guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 For Ebay listings, the format still only lets you put in a max of 4.00 for media mail when selling items. Will they make the increase available too? If media + tracking is 4.22 the lost money adds up after a while. Just add to the item's cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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