Rhonda in TX Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I'm pricing some curriculum for resale and I'm just incredulous at the cost of shipping, even media mail. Is it my imagination, or have prices really gone up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 They have gone up for both domestic and international mail. Forever stamps prices have gone up too. I think they have gone up twice in the past few years. It went up in January 2012 too. This page has a nice summary from a USPS approved vendor http://www.stamps.co...-rate-increase/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Kiddos Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 USPS just raised their prices again recently, especially Media Mail. They also do not offer "Parcel Post" anymore and instead offer "Parcel Select" which seems like it is about twice as much as "Parcel Post". t had been really frustrating for me because I find my stuff online and now it costs even more. Plus, no one seems interested in purchasing my books for resale. I don't blame them either as postage is so expensive! This high shipping is something that I have noticed has really affected eBay prices. On the bright side, Amazon is still the same. They don't do their 4 for 3 promotion anymore but I have noticed that a lot of books are just cheaper. It seems like they took away the 4 for 3 but lowered their prices on those books. For example, one 4 for 3 book I had in my wish list was $9.86 with the 4 for 3. Now it is $7.96. I found one book I needed brand new on Amazon for $3.75 with free shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 You really do have to shop around. I hate looking for any item and not seeing the shipping until check out.. only to find it is so ridiculous I cancel the order. I am ocd about free shipping and love Amazon, Rainbow Resource ($50 is so much better than $250) and Home Works for books has free shipping on every order. I also have a code for CBD now too! I better get some gifts purchased before time is up. I took 3 boxes of books to a convention for Home Works to buy from me too. I don't have time or $$ to hassle going to the PO and have had some trouble with dh paying way too much out of convenience. I am so thankful to be waiting on a check for the books I took! Another thing I need to do now is download and print some ebooks for lapbooking and LOE. pdf files are loaded up and my cheap ink just came in! The major thing about these for me is keeping them safe until we use them. And I am still not sure how to make a book. My mom blew my mind with the $500 in shipping costs for her inventory... she is a florist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 I'm considering just selling everything to the local homeschool store. I won't get as much, but I'm really doubting that my stuff will sell online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 The major thing about these for me is keeping them safe until we use them. And I am still not sure how to make a book. I punch the print outs and put them into my kids ring binders. Hubby prefers to put them in between two sheets of letter size cardboard and use binder clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Kiddos Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I'm considering just selling everything to the local homeschool store. I won't get as much, but I'm really doubting that my stuff will sell online. Rhonda, You might have better stuff than I did but I had a giant list of books to sell. I didn't even sell one. But, perhaps your stuff is more in demand than mine. For me, it ended up being really nice that my stuff didn't sell because the post office is 20 minutes away from me and I don't think that I would make much at all counting how much in gas it would take to get me there. Plus, I am massively struggling with morning sickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Don't give up hope for the classified section here.........it has been picking up lately. I just sold 7 items last week. Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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