I'm confused about the new postage classifications and would appreciate anyones assistance. The new First Class Mail rates for Large Envelopes or what USPS is calling Flats, says the maximum thickness is 3/4" and goes on to say "Pieces that are rigid, nonrectangular, or not uniformly thick pay parcel rates". What are "Parcel rates"? Is this the new First Class Package rate or does this mean Parcel Post Rate? So if my mailing piece is a Flat, but is not uniformly thick and is more than 3/4" thick and weights 3 oz, do I pay $1.14, $1.47, or $3.67 for zones 1&2?

While the post office clerks have attended classes on the new pricing structure, the ones I've spoken to still seem to be a little confused themselves! It's going to take some time to shake it all out. In the meantime, I'm going to go with the eBay shipping calculator. I usually do that anyway - it's simpler on my end, and that way I don't make a studpid mistake and lose money!

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First Class is broken down into: First Class Letters and Postcards, First Class Flats, and First Class Parcels.

More info here:

http://pe.usps.com/RateCase2007/DMM300_HTML/ratesandfees2.htm

You'll see that "First Class" appears under the "Letters", "Flats" and "Parcels" category. you just need to figure out which of the 3 your package falls into. (probably not "Letters"!)

You can now bulk edit flat rate and calculated shipping in ebays bulk editor. I listed a bunch to day on Auctiva and went to ebay bulk editor and changed the shipping to the new rates on 71 listings with a couple of mouseclicks

I still don't see new rates here anywhere??

New international rates in Profiles yip-yip-yippee!!!!