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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 2633370, member: 38849&quot;]The envelope looks too thick for the amount of postage used.&nbsp; A nonmachinable letter can be up to ¼ inch thick, otherwise it goes as a parcel, regardless of weight or dimensions.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I buy heavy-duty mailers a case at a time, 6 x 8 inches @ 21c each, and can ship the vast majority of those as NM letters.&nbsp; Postage is 47c the first ounce, 21c the second ounce, and 21c for being non-machinable, total 89c for great protection.&nbsp; If the weight is 3 to 3.3 ounces (the limit), the cost is $1.10, a LOT less than the average dimwitted eBay seller charges.</p><p><br /></p><p>They have no incentive to save the buyer money, he&#039;s paying (and probably overpaying) the bill.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some clerks will use stamps if you ask them to.&nbsp; The few items I have to take to the Post Office already have the correct postage on them.&nbsp; Then I sometimes add and pay for tracking, the cost and payment is confirmed by the clerk&#039;s sticky label that I have left space at the top for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I put up eBay lots that I know I can ship from my own mailbox, it&#039;s a long drive to the Post Office.&nbsp; About 1 out of 5 I will also ship overseas (low value, small flat item).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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