Postage rates going UP as of 1/27/13

[starry_solo]

See:

http://blog.stamps.com/2012/10/29/usps-announces-new-postage-rates-for-2013/

Download the spreadsheet.

It says that first class international (retail) will cost $6.55 for the first TWO ounces! Ounces 3-4 is $7.35 (for price group 1) and ounces 5-8 is $8.55 (also price group 1).

Not sure what the difference in price groups are.

But get your international shipping done before then!

ACK!!!

P.S. It says stamps.com will still provide the commercial base pricing so if you can figure out whether it does international, that's a way to save $$

 

[Poohlady5]

 

[bleuorchid21]

I can just imagine the postage rates for Canada. My mom was going to send a pair of sunglasses to my niece (since she left them here in the summer) from here to her house (near Toronto) which is less than 3 hours away and she refused to pay the $15 they wanted to ship them...

It didn't even way that much and I have gotten mail in Canada before that was way less and weighed more.

 

[pauly88]

Yes the post office by me told me this a week ago.. thought they were joking but no it's true

 

[Psycho Pixie]

Its a good thing i cut back to 1 dpf auctiona week and have started bidding on fewer pins then huh???

To all my international folks:

Lets start figuring out a way to do SEVERAL pins at a time to save both you and me shall we?

 

[RiftRaftStreetRat]

Holyyyyyyy crap. I mean I'll still ship for all my international friends (chalon im lookin at you <3) but omg that is almost deadly x_x

 

[mickeymousje]

Oh no Hope people in the US will still want to trade with us overseas... Maybe like Pixie says to do multiple pins in a trade in one go so we can save on postage

 

[AgentOfAnarchy]

Over here it is around £4 to send a pin arnond $6.50 it is getting a little bit rediculous. I will still be trading to the US as I can't buy the pins I want for that price, hopefully the US will still want to trade with us

 

[Stitch2814]

I think Im lucky with being in Ireland as if I go to post a pin but not recorded I have to go stand in a long long line and if it weighs under a certain amount the person serving me will send it as a letter so sometimes works out less than 1 euro or around 1.50 euro for a single pin so I don't think I have to worry just yet. I get snipped at shipping for tracked, I sent a pin it weighed 0.025g and cost me 5.65 euro for it to be tracked. I could have sent it normally and cost me 1.50 LOL

Also for me, us in Ireland don't have two types of mail like UK does there is no 1st or 2nd class stamps or postage costs so its all really one speed

I agree though that I hope US people will still want to trade outside of the US, but maybe try best for multi-trades in the future.

 

[PrincessxJasmine89]

Holyyyyyyy crap. I mean I'll still ship for all my international friends (chalon im lookin at you <3) but omg that is almost deadly x_x

Aw, thanks girl! ^_^ <3

But OMGosh, now it's just as expensive as it is over here in the UK! I do hope US people will still trade with us... pretty please? I think I'm done for if this is the case... :/ At least you guys have PayPal and stamps.com shipping... I don't think anything like that exists in the UK! :lol:

 

[jadeites-lady]

It looks like the best deal is to get it to just under 8 ounces (7.9 shall we say) for the price of $8.55 (or was it $9)? But definitely multi-pin trade is the best way to go!

 

[Stitch2814]

Shame there is no way we could have a definite person to handle sending out trades within the US/UK or where ever. As I see on facebook group I am in offer group buys so once people know how many want each pin etc and to send them to one location in US or UK and then are individually packaged to the who wanted the pins in the relevant country to save on postage costs.

The group I am in is a vinylmation group and it works for those but I don't know if it would work for pins but its a possibility as I was planning on hosting a UK order once a month so everyone who wants any UK pins can join in and get pins for cost + shipping to them maybe others could do the same for WDW or DLR when they know a release is coming up..

 

[Dalamara]

Shame there is no way we could have a definite person to handle sending out trades within the US/UK or where ever. As I see on facebook group I am in offer group buys so once people know how many want each pin etc and to send them to one location in US or UK and then are individually packaged to the who wanted the pins in the relevant country to save on postage costs.

The group I am in is a vinylmation group and it works for those but I don't know if it would work for pins but its a possibility as I was planning on hosting a UK order once a month so everyone who wants any UK pins can join in and get pins for cost + shipping to them maybe others could do the same for WDW or DLR when they know a release is coming up..

That sounds like a great idea if someone had the time to organize and whatnot. Love it!