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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 7937460, member: 13307"]I'm not sure I've felt that particular effect (slowdown) but the increase in prices and change of rules (First Class used to be 16 oz or less; now it's 13 oz) really got me with my last auction, which was posted with Shipping Terms before I found out about the new changes. I still honored the posted terms...and I'm losing money on shipping this auction instead of having the few extra cents pay for shipping supplies.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, a 14 oz package that used to qualify for First Class (cost $4 and some change) now no longer qualifies for FC and must be sent Priority. Small Flat Rate Box is now around $10, and the Priority Envelope was actually a cheaper option at $8.70. Still lost $3.70 per package.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a side note, the bubble mailers I get for shipping have also doubled in price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I will take a loss on this particular auction, but will have to adjust shipping charges for future auctions/sales, which means people will probably adjust their bids/offers accordingly. </p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone ends up losing except the people making the rules.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 7937460, member: 13307"]I'm not sure I've felt that particular effect (slowdown) but the increase in prices and change of rules (First Class used to be 16 oz or less; now it's 13 oz) really got me with my last auction, which was posted with Shipping Terms before I found out about the new changes. I still honored the posted terms...and I'm losing money on shipping this auction instead of having the few extra cents pay for shipping supplies. For example, a 14 oz package that used to qualify for First Class (cost $4 and some change) now no longer qualifies for FC and must be sent Priority. Small Flat Rate Box is now around $10, and the Priority Envelope was actually a cheaper option at $8.70. Still lost $3.70 per package. On a side note, the bubble mailers I get for shipping have also doubled in price. Yes, I will take a loss on this particular auction, but will have to adjust shipping charges for future auctions/sales, which means people will probably adjust their bids/offers accordingly. Everyone ends up losing except the people making the rules.[/QUOTE]
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