Xaxaxe wrote:I'm sure most of you already know this, but it might be a useful reminder for any U.S.-based seller who isn't aware: new postage rates, affecting all classes of U.S. mail, go into effect Sunday.http://www.usps.com/ratecase/welcome.ht ... &page=rateThis is especially important for those of you who have taken a "never a handling fee" stance in your selling — you're going to end up costing yourself some money if you don't remember to pass on the new rates to your buyers.FWIW, it's the first rate increase since the summer of 2002.
beyondthebreach wrote:Some good news I just learned on my trip to the post office today. Effective with the new U.S. postal rates on January 8th, International Airmail Parcel Post comes with automatic insurance. The rate varies per country - for instance, the two packages I mailed to France are automatically covered for up to $74.96 in insurance. (I can't seem to find a rate table online, however ).However, the only way to prove it is to keep your receipt (and probably the copy of the White customs form that is the customers). So, that basically means any packages over 4 lbs will have some measure of insurance on them.Pretty cool.
