eBid Postage Calculator?

[gramma1111]

Hi Bassoon Man

No the first three are all I've had so far. I was so excited about those, that I felt sure that I had broken the ice, but not yet. You know when I was on greedbay or feebay, in the first two three months of selling, I had 12 nonpaying scammers. I got to where I could recognize them by their weird email addresses and when I spotted one overbidding a legitimate bidder I would I would immediately refuse their bid. It was terrible over there.

Gramma

http://us.ebid.net/stores/Grammas-This-and-That

[chica828]

How do determine postage when I don't even know where it is going to? When is this new postage system suppose to take affect?

[heatemyfather]

Could someone please explain what all the fuss is about with the US postal service? Isn't there a website you can go to which has a calculator on it, like the one we use for Royal Mail (or the excellent one here: http://www.seajays.org.uk/postage/index.cfm?)? (yes, I know this is for Royal Mail, it's just an example).

How about here:
http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatepostage/welcome.htm

or here:
http://postcalc.usps.gov/

If you put the parcel dimensions and weight into your listings then people could calculate postage for themselves, and if you want to specify a fee for your time and expenses then that's up to you.

[gramma1111]

Yes there is. What I do is open a new tab for USPS and switch back and forth. I estimate from my zip code to New Yorks Zip Code, and I'm always pretty close for the other zones. We have 8 Zones in the US, which is a real pain in the you know what.

I didn't have a fuss until my country started being attacked "Verbally" on this forum, that's when my dander came up.

My Buddy Link is

http://us.nine.ebid.net/perl/normal.cgi?ref=gramma1111&mo=register-main

Ya'll Be Sure to Visit My Store http://us.ebid.net/stores/Grammas-This-and-That

[raindropsies]

I'm glad I am in the Uk, we have stanard Uk rates, + only 2 rates that are commonly used outside Uk, thats airmail Europe & airmail rest of the world. That seajays calculator is my friend, It keeps things really simple, & I need things to be simple most of the time.

[LoriKeet08]

...and when your country is responsible for processing more than TWO-THIRDS of the WORLD'S mail (sending and receiving), THEN you'll understand why our postal system is a little more complicated than just "inbound and outbound" mail. *sigh*

[bykimbo]

...and when your country is responsible for processing more than TWO-THIRDS of the WORLD'S mail (sending and receiving), THEN you'll understand why our postal system is a little more complicated than just "inbound and outbound" mail. *sigh*

That's an amazing statistic, where did you get it?

[LoriKeet08]

Okay, so my dyslexia got the best of me this morning...it's actually 46% of the worlds mail (not 64% as I indicated below). That was last year's estimate...could've changed since then...still impressive none-the-less?!

Here's the link:
http://www.usps.com/communications/n..._2007_0420.htm

Here's the text:
An independent federal agency, the Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses — six days a week and also has 37,000 retail locations. It relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. USPS has annual revenues of $73 billion and delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume.

That's an amazing statistic, where did you get it?

[bykimbo]

You're right, whichever way round you write it, it's still a big percentage.

[papagran40]

Okay, so my dyslexia got the best of me this morning...it's actually 46% of the worlds mail (not 64% as I indicated below). That was last year's estimate...could've changed since then...still impressive none-the-less?!

Here's the link:
http://www.usps.com/communications/n..._2007_0420.htm

Here's the text:
An independent federal agency, the Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses — six days a week and also has 37,000 retail locations. It relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. USPS has annual revenues of $73 billion and delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume.

well there's a thing ??? they are boasting about how much they deliver...then say how much they make ( $73 billion ) well I think THEY should supply a postage calculator...yes I suggest you ask them for one ....and this is only a polite suggestion.....I might also ask if anyone HAS ASKED THEM for one ???? ...;.Papa. ( I bet that is me in the bad books again....)