U.S Postal Service Competing For ebay Business

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Have you avoided using online postage services because of their monthly fees? Expanded offerings from the U.S. Postal Service make it a viable way to print postage from your own computer.

The Post Office has come a long way in the past century. There was a time your letter going to the opposite coast was first shipped by rail, then loaded onto saddlebags, where Pony Express riders braved storms and bandits to finally deliver your missive months later, weather-beaten and barely legible. It’s no wonder Sears and Roebuck’s first attempt to create a version of eBay in 1902 failed when the first bids came in a month after the auction closed. It took about three months to get a response to the “ask the seller a question.” Buy-it-now was not just a good idea, but a matter of necessity. What did the customer pay to have th

Have you avoided using online postage services because of their monthly fees? Expanded offerings from the U.S. Postal Service make it a viable way to print postage from your own computer.

The Post Office has come a long way in the past century. There was a time your letter going to the opposite coast was first shipped by rail, then loaded onto saddlebags, where Pony Express riders braved storms and bandits to finally deliver your missive months later, weather-beaten and barely legible. It’s no wonder Sears and Roebuck’s first attempt to create a version of eBay in 1902 failed when the first bids came in a month after the auction closed. It took about three months to get a response to the “ask the seller a question.” Buy-it-now was not just a good idea, but a matter of necessity. What did the customer pay to have their letter go on that month-long trip? One cent. The Post Office has come a long way. Today they charge 39 cents.

Their letter go on that month-long trip? One cent. The Post Office has come a long way. Today they charge 39 cents.