Xaxaxe wrote:** bump **Well, here we go ... Monday is the 14th. There seems to be a lot of confusion out there over some of the new size/weight restrictions and the elimination or alteration of certain forms of "traditional" shipping.Personally, I'm going to do nothing but flat-rate shipping and CD-selling (they are easy, five-ounce items) for about a month or so, just to let things shake out a bit.Good luck, everyone ...
Xaxaxe wrote:I've seen where a lot of gaming companies have inserted some announcements on their news pages concerning the different ways they will be dealing with the new rates and rules, but Fantasy Flight Games' solution appears to be unique: no USPS shipping for the time being.Not that I blame them; FFG produces a lot of bigger, heavier games, and those are the sorts of items that now have vastly different shipping policies than they had last week.The actual announcement is here, if anyone is interested:http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/
Plaag wrote:((slightly off topic))Good to see Grimm has a chance to make it out in Aug, been waiting for that since they put out the little d20 book couple years now I think. Will be interesting to see what rules system they design for it this time, but I'm more interested in the fluff.((Back on topic))So I'd like to here if anyone has shipped something today and how it went..also is the Ebay shipping calculator updated? Inquiring sellers want to know ShaneG.
Plaag wrote:So I'd like to here if anyone has shipped something today and how it went..also is the Ebay shipping calculator updated? Inquiring sellers want to know ShaneG.
Reindeergamez wrote:I'm probably going to go searching for answers on the moron-fest that is the ebay message board community. Wish me luck!
Reindeergamez wrote:I shipped a bunch of stuff today, but I use endicia not ebay shipping so can't help you there. Endicia was updated fully, no hassles. My only problem is I don't have any of the new shipping materials! None seem to be at the offices locally and I wasn't able to order them online til a couple of days ago so I probably won't get them til next week. I know I can use the old mailers no problem, but I am actually out of the old global priority ones so I'm sort of at a loss as to what I can do to ship globally from here til next week. Will regular old priority mailers work? I'm probably going to go searching for answers on the moron-fest that is the ebay message board community. Wish me luck!
Badmike wrote:Wow, the USPS website finally slowed down enough for me to get on and check some prices. Get ready, international friends, to get socked in the nuts for shipping. Before, a single paperback in a padded envelope would cost $5 to ship to the UK; now it is $9 for the same service. To Australia it is $11 if I figured correctly. Almost all international postage has doubled. Geez! They are really, really steering sellers to flat rate envelopes and boxes. For international buyers, it would seem the best deal is to get as many items as you can from one buyer and have them stuffed inside a flat rate box, even at $37 you will save money. Reindeer, I believe now that priority mail flat rate boxes are interchangable with the global priority ones, and ditto on the envelopes. I have asked quite a few postal employees in the last few days and they all concur on this; I also asked a USPS employee that I talked to on the phone. Now, being as that the average USPS employee is 3 INT pts higher than a rock, I don't know if that is for certain, but I have one of the new global prioirty flat rate boxes in front of me and it's basically identical to the USPS regular one. So I think you are ok using the priority mail boxes and envelopes for international shipments.Mike B.
Badmike wrote:Now, being as that the average USPS employee is 3 INT pts higher than a rock ...Mike B.
smarmy1 wrote:LMAO It's been a long time since I've heard D&D stats applied to the real world!
gyg wrote:Don't you do this all the time?!I sometimes only just stop myself from insulting people's stats out loud.(I have a reaonably high INT, but woeful WIS )
Badmike wrote:. Now, being as that the average USPS employee is 3 INT pts higher than a rock, I don't know if that is for certain, but I have one of the new global prioirty flat rate boxes in front of me and it's basically identical to the USPS regular one. So I think you are ok using the priority mail boxes and envelopes for international shipments.Mike B.
HermitFromPluto wrote:Where can I get information on Surface or Sea Mail from the US to Australia. When I visit the USPS site, it seems to list only airmail options:- Global Express Guaranteed- Express Mail International - Priority Mail International (I see the <4lb flat rate envelope has gone up to $11.00)http://pe.usps.com/text/Imm/ab.15.12.htm#ep1572941The reason I ask is I am contemplating buying a large lot from the US, but airmail is prohibitively expensive.
sleepyCO wrote:Being serious for a moment: With the increases, anyone heard how this will affect boxes, etc. in transit from anywhere outside the U.S. inbound (or U.S. to overseas outbound)?
Badmike wrote:Surface mail no longer exists. Part of that trend for higher prices for foriegn buyers. Heavy orders are going to be very expensive from here on out. A flat rate box is $37, though.Mike B.
serleran wrote:And then, there are the ones who refuse to allow other shipping methods, which I find to be total BS, outright. For example, maybe I don't want my item in 2-3 days (priority) when I can get it in 3-5 (flat rate) for half. I think I'm going to stop bidding on all auctions that don't let me pick my shipping method. After all, once I pay for it, its no longer the seller's item... its mine; they have my money and my item; why should they be the ones to dictate how I get my own stuff? I can have it sent to me however the hell I want, and if it gets lost or screwed up, it should be my fault because I didn't request it be sent in a better manner.Needless, this little thing with eBay pisses me off to no end.