Ways to avoid package fees for usps shipping.

Do you order free supplies from usps?

I do, and the boxes are free and great to use. But the question has always been what boxes should you use? The boxes you should use are not flat rate and are mailing boxes. Which are free. Those boxes are better to use and will help you avoid fees unless you ship with flat rate boxes like large. Why should I ship with these and not flat rate? The question is for you, is when or maybe on every item you ship, but you have a chance of getting fined by usps for 10 to 15$ unless you pay more and ship with flat rate. So, unless you do that do not use any flat rate boxes.

Have I ever had to pay a fee?

I do order usps boxes. I ordered a lot of free flat rates boxes. I usually don't get charged or would just pay it in the past. But this year I have been watching my expenses. So, I saw the fee on eBay, and had no choice but to pay it. The charged was 12.64. I tried fighting the fee to get my money back, by contacting eBay, which they did nothing, other than Ebay gave me the reference number with usps. I thought it was because the dimension was wrong. I email the usps verify postage help email address and tried to file a case. I sent everything I had. After no response for a couple days, I contacted USPS. I talked to a couple people, and one was a little aggravating. I did get told to contact eBay, which I did, just to get the same answer and the reference Id. I kept contacting USPS, to get someone who would do something and help. But after a few times, I did get help.  The lady gave me some answers and got some information on the case. The case would take a week to find out if the refund is approved or not. If the refund is approved, then Ebay would refund me. Then, after a week of nothing happening. The fees were fair in their system, and nothing could be done. I was upset. So, the next day, I went to the credit union bank I have within a few miles, talked to a representative, and gave them all information to file a dispute. Then a week later, the bank told me nothing could be done by mailing me a letter. I just said, forget it. I learned not to use USPS large flat rate unless I ship with flat rate which cost more than Priority by weight unless the weight is more than 5 Pounds. So, I ordered more usps mailing boxes, which cost nothing as in free, and just decided to move on. The free flat rate boxes are in the living room and when I get time, I will take them up to the post office.