January 2026 postal rates haven’t even taken effect yet and USPS is already planning changes for July. The new 2026 rates go into effect on Monday (January 19, which is a postal holiday). It wasn’t so long ago that rate Read more
eBay finished rolling out its cost-of-goods-sold feature for sellers, but a moderator revealed that eBay is not giving everyone access to it. In response to questions on an eBay discussion board thread, he wrote on Monday, “The cost of goods Read more
eBay advised sellers of higher shipping rates that are taking effect in the New Year. “The major U.S. carriers have announced their 2026 rate updates. As always, eBay continues working closely with our carrier partners to secure increases that are Read more
Bad weather has been causing shipping delays that carried over into this week, with the USPS warning of weather events that could impact processing, transportation, and delivery in great swaths of the country (flooding in the Pacific Northwest, and winter Read more
The USPS said its busiest week begins Monday, December 15. It reminded customers that next week also includes the last ship-by dates of the holiday 2025 season (for expected delivery before December 25), and it said it’s ready. The ship-by Read more
eBay told sellers it would protect them from shipping-carrier and weather delays. With Christmas 2 weeks away, it’s the peak of peak shipping season, and sellers face significant consequences when orders don’t arrive on time. Disappointed customers may leave negative Read more
USPS is adding Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) to address recent challenges mailers have faced related to foreign-country tariffs that apply to certain outbound international items as well as the end of de minimis, it revealed in filings with the Postal Read more
The USPS will likely announce its January 2026 postage rates early next week. Shippers are already paying higher rates thanks to the holiday surcharge that went into effect on October 5 and will run through January 18, 2026. In January Read more
Sellers received good news this week when Amazon refunded them for mysterious “Other” fees that they had been billed for in August and again in September. A reader who had alerted us to the issue last month wrote today and Read more
The USPS said it will now place a 2-week hold before refunding customers for unused labels. It issued the following alert on Saturday (October 18, 2025): Unused Label Refund ProcessingAs part of our ongoing efforts to protect the United States Read more
