No deals, just a FYI for those that buy and sell on eBay. Looks like shipping costs are increasing. From the email I got from eBay:
UPS rate changes went into effect December 26, 2018. They have increased an average of 4.9% across most services.
FedEx Express and FedEx Ground parcel movements increased by approximately 4.9% January 7, 2019.
USPS will be making the following changes January 27, 2019.
• USPS First Class packages are increasing an average of 11.9%*
◦ Note that USPS First Class Package Service pricing will change from a flat rate per ounce to zone-based pricing per ounce
• USPS Priority Mail increases an average of 5.9%
It will take awhile, but eventually these charges will get passed on to the buyers. And finally, starting on June 23 larger, but lightweight items are going to cost a lot more to ship.
Effective June 23, USPS is also planning to change the way they calculate dimension weight on Parcel Select Ground, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express. They currently apply dimensional weight (DIM Weight) pricing on medium to large packages with lower weights to take into consideration the amount of space taken up on a truck rather than a package’s physical weight. As pricing changes take effect, the rate charged will be the higher cost of either Dim Weight or physical weight of a package.
