USPS Package recieved with "Postage Due?"?

This is a frequent problem. Ebay sellers thinking that they can cheat the USPS out of proper payment of postage. Because they can do everything from their home, it is often a matter of printing postage at a lighter weight. Like the item weighs 14 ounces, but they only pay for 13 ounces.

It could be something that was sent as Media Mail that does not qualify as MM. It could be that the sender used a Priority Mail envelope but didn't pay for Priority Mail postage. Perhaps they paid postage for a First Class Letter or Flat, when it needed to be paid as a Parcel.

As you see, there are quite a number of reasons that this has happened. First, have your Post Office tell you why there is Postage Due. Second, inform the seller about what is going on and ask that they send you the funds to make up for the extra postage needed.

Hopefully you paid with Paypal. If the seller does not cooperate, refuse to pay the postage due so that it is sent back, and file an Item Not Received complaint with Paypal.

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USPS Package recieved with "Postage Due?"?

I got a package today, it was shipped in one of those large envelopes, and it had a notice saying I owed them some money. What does this mean exactly? I bought it from a seller on ebay and payed all of the shipping costs, so should I pay this as well? What will happen if I don't pay...

Postage Due

I ship many flat items in thick envelopes, and have found that USPS often incorrectly assesses additional postage, and frequently, they don't give credit for actual amount of postage already paid. I see this happen on letter rate parcels (less then 1/4 inch thick, as well as thick envelopes (less than 3/4 inch thick) regardless of weight being correct. Typically, they add either .22, .49 or 2.05, corresponding to upgrade to non-machinable, thick envelope or package rate, regardless of postage class originally selected. Based on damage to envelopes I've seen, looks like any time an envelope gets jammed up in sorting machinges, they take it out on sender/receiver, rather than fixing the issue with sorting machine. Also looks like postal workers are not sorting out thick envelope and package rate parcels, and sending them through separately as they are supposed to, resulting in higher incidence of thick envelopes jamming. I have had USPS workers yell at me for not sorting out parcels before putting them in blue drop box, despite USPS website clearly stating that any parcel less than 11 oz can be placed in blue boxes. Issues get much worse during Christmas season, where postal workers are overloaded, and running sorting equipment at limits of capabilities. I've even had local office send back 20-30 properly prepared shipments, including a mix of thick envelopes, and package rate items, wadded up and wrapped in packing tape and rubberbands with a hand written note 'return to sender' and about 10 postage due stamps on note, no explanation on individual parcels at all, no indication on who made the call to return, or even what postoffice did it. Bottom line, when dealing with government agency like USPS, you can expect extremely poor service, and absolutely no accountability for mistakes. Unfortunately, there is no private entity currently competing for small parcel service.

If somebody mails you a package with insufficient postage, you're responsible to make up the cost unless you return to the sender. I would take it up with the seller if I were you!

I think so

Well, it depends..

sometime they want give u the package