document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r); The carriers will charge postage due fees to deliver packages that are over the weight and/or dimension limits on the shipping label. Option 2: Ship on your own This option is best if you want to use carriers outside of USPS, UPS, or FedEx or if you have very specialized items that can't meet the shipping box requirements above. They gave me credit for it. @uxkw8088 Post this on the Mercari subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mercari/. Any shipment over 50 lbs in actual or dim weight will be charged freight rates. I would have given 1 star but the shipping was quick and the item was in the described condition. Mercari adjusted its prices for prepaid shipping labels, which take effect today, April 13th. Today (two weeks later from when I bought the item) I got a note from USPS that said this mail was undeliverable because I owe $7 postage. Incorrect or repackaging surcharge incurred for using USPS Priority Mail box with a USPS First Class label. Any thoughts about what I should rate him? All packages are scanned by the applicable shipping carriers. Lesson learned. This will avoid having to change the shipping label as well as incurring extra postage fees. Here is what I have emailed sellers who have done this to me in the past: Your item has arrived at my post office however, there is postage due of $X.XX.I asked the PO clerk if I could refuse the package and he said yes but there is a catchin order for you to get your package back on your end, you would still have to pay the postage due. If you were to refuse a package, in order for the seller to reclaim their item, they would have to pay the postage due anyway because, according to USPS, they have done their service by delivering (or attempting to deliver) the said package. But Ive also heard buyers got postage due with Mercari label. The guy seemed a little bit off and he has quite a few negative reviews but I didnt see anyone complaining about overdue postage. document.write ("&loc=" + escape(window.location)); The carriers will charge postage due fees to deliver packages that are over the weight and/or dimension limits on the shipping label. [CDATA[ Contact us through the form below with a copy of the receipt. Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write ("&exclude=" + document.MAX_used); Performance & security by Cloudflare. I waited until Mercari compensated me. Making shipping even easier. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. document.write ("?zoneid=4"); Oversized packages or packages with incorrect dimensions may be subject to additional postage fees with the carrier. All rights reserved. Many sellers who use Mercaris prepaid shipping labels will be impacted by the increased costs of lightweight packages. Choose the right label for your packages size and weight to help keep the marketplace fair and shipping labels affordable. document.write ("?zoneid=2"); Ill see what I can work out with the seller. I didn't have a formal receipt but they refunded it within 24 hours. For more information, please see our Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a188f753c3ef271 I was surprised one comic book in a Gemini mailer weighed that much but I asked to pay for the difference and she said it was fine. '&charset='+document.characterSet : '')); For more information, please review additional details on the USPS website. Again, I asked her if I could pay the difference because I didn't want the receiver to have to pay for it. And someone will see that something got a downvote and just downvote it too without reading it and without reason. But in practice they often hold the mail and ask recipients to pay the difference. Copyright 1999-2023 Steiner Associates, LLC. So it was over by 2 ounces. Can I just ignore USPS's overdue postage since I now have my item? He provided the following charts showing the old and new rates. var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); These type of shipping surcharge will be deducted from your Mercari balance. var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. There is an additional fee when the carrier has to repackage the item during transit. I'm primarily a seller, so I was pissed because I knew my mail lady paid it, and she also does my pickups so I spent the next day waiting for her to pay her back. 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