The new PWE = Postage Due

[smapdi]

It's been a couple months since postage rates went up, but in the past month, I've gotten 4 items postage due. First it was a quarter, and the carrier knocked on the door so I was able to pay right then. Then 20 cents, the guy left the card with a little envelope that I filled with 2 dimes and left out for him the next day. Then 37 cents, but the carrier didn't leave the item, but one of those peach slips. I left the slip with 37 cents in the mailbox, but it was not picked up. So I now have to drive 5 miles to the PO to pay 37 cents to get some cards I paid $1.25 with $1.50 shipping, which will cost me about 80 cents in gas, plus time.

Then I get an envelope with a Paypal postage sheet printed out and taped to it, but the carrier apparently wrote "$4.17 Due" on it. This was 1 card in a toploader and a half-sheet of paper in a plain, paper, 5x7 envelope sent 1st class. Assuming there wasn't $500 in insurance on it, how is it even possible it would cost $4.17 to ship? And assuming the shipper put the proper description in the postage thing, wouldn't it be covered? And the "$4.17 Due" went across the postage sheet so it wasn't because the envelope was recycled. I won't pay the $4.17 unless the carrier asks again. The card was sent with 'free shipping' so I'll have to take that up with the seller. The good thing is that the card was the next to last 2005 Origins Old Judge Gold #/20 card that I need. Anyone know where I can get a Chris Burke?

 

[Philip J. Fry]

How much was the original postage on the envelope? I bet that $4.17 was the difference for priority mail. My post office will "upgrade" the shipping to priority if the package/envelope isn't thick enough for DC. Nice, huh?

 

[i43770]

How much was the original postage on the envelope? I bet that $4.17 was the difference for priority mail. My post office will "upgrade" the shipping to priority if the package/envelope isn't thick enough for DC. Nice, huh?

I had that happen when I shipped an item to Louisiana before. The Post Office said it wasn't thick enough, so they "upgraded" it to Priority.

 

[Tomlinson21RB]

I despise postage due.

 

[f2tornado]

Happens to me on a semi-regular basis. I can give a pass to an infrequent seller but a few have been from volume sellers. My carrier knows I get a lot of junk and always delivers the items with the brown envelop to reimburse. Once I even left a little extra in there for him. Technically mail carriers cannot accept cash tips but this was a small back door version. Someday I might have to leave a $10 gas card in one of them. Carriers can accept non-cash gifts up to $20.

 

[RZimm11]

Just had one with .57 postage due. First one I've had in years. Not only that, but when I went to local PO to pick up, it wasn't even there. I paid there, and they said it was at their main PO 4 miles away and I could drive there and get it or they would deliver it the next day.

 

[JoshHamilton]

Joel, you live in Austin, right? Which post office was this?

 

[Philip J. Fry]

Just had one with .57 postage due. First one I've had in years. Not only that, but when I went to local PO to pick up, it wasn't even there. I paid there, and they said it was at their main PO 4 miles away and I could drive there and get it or they would deliver it the next day.

Hopefully they gave you a receipt so that they don't attempt to deliver it tomorrow and claim "postage due" again.

 

[smapdi]

There is no opstage value printed on the Paypal slip, it's one of those bar-code/dot matrix things that gets scanned and turned into information.

@Josh, it's the one on Manchaca south of Wm Cannon.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

There is no opstage value printed on the Paypal slip, it's one of those bar-code/dot matrix things that gets scanned and turned into information.

@Josh, it's the one on Manchaca south of Wm Cannon.

$4.95 (priority rate) - $4.17 due = $0.78 that was paid for postage, possibly.

 

[theplasticman]

Had one come to me last week. I left him appropriate stars.

 

[RZimm11]

Just had one with .57 postage due. First one I've had in years. Not only that, but when I went to local PO to pick up, it wasn't even there. I paid there, and they said it was at their main PO 4 miles away and I could drive there and get it or they would deliver it the next day.

Hopefully they gave you a receipt so that they don't attempt to deliver it tomorrow and claim "postage due" again.

Didn't get a receipt, but it did get delivered the next day with PAID .57 scribbled on the paypal label. Seller got appropriate stars.