New ebay shipping service for single cards
 

For cards priced $20 or lower this could be a great program for buyers, but for sellers too?

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announ.../ba-p/31420436

As a buyer I will appreciate this new program.

As a seller, each time the USPS has raised rates, I have had to unfortunately pass these increased s/h costs onto the buyer. In turn, buyers have rewarded me by buying more cards per order, all to cut down on the s/h cost per card. Ten years ago, I averaged selling around 5 cards per order when my s/h rates were about a third of what they are now. With each USPS rate raise, I have increased my average number of items/order slightly and now my average order size is up to nearly 11 items per order. Obviously, lowering the s/h rate will cause buyers to buy more single cards versus the larger number of cards per order.

So as a seller, I have mixed emotions towards this new program....only time will tell.

Am I reading it right that it's basically the same as shipping in PWE, but adds tracking for somewhere south of 44 cents (since it says "less than $1" and a postage stamp is 55 cents)?

If so, it's an interesting option. I sell a lot of low-price stuff but could see some people willing to spend 45 cents for tracking.

Has anyone heard any recent updates about this new Standard Envelope Service that was to start in January?

There was recently a post on Sports Collector's Daily saying that it's supposed to come soon.