Lower Mail Rates Offered by the U.S. Postal Service Are Winning Over Small Businesses

The Postal Service’s recent price cuts for big businesses that ship packages are already trickling down to the small fry, like eBay seller Joe Strader. And based on Strader’s reaction to the rates that took effect on Sunday (Sept. 7), a lot of other small shippers will be switching their business to the U.S. Postal Service as well.

The proprietor of the eBay store Joe’s Surplus and Salvage noted a change he made this week on an item he ships frequently.

"In the past this would have been all FedEx but Priority Mail beats them with the discount."