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I don't think so actually. The prices of the labels on Etsy match the USPS prices for volume labels exactly.
by atrus 5y ago
I don't think so actually. The prices of the labels on Etsy match the USPS prices for volume labels exactly.
- mike_d 5y agoThat is how retail works. You go and buy a hundred thousand of something from a company (in this case USPS) and then sell it to consumers. Your profit is the discount you were able to negotiate by making a bulk order.
- traverseda 4y agoI presume they get the best volume rate, and then whatever the difference is between that and your volume rate is they keep.
- notpachet 4y agoCorrect. The USPS has what are called "published" rates, which is the set of prices that can be shown to consumers. Labels marketplaces (like Etsy) get an unpublished discount on top of those base rates and that's where the profit comes from. Those contract rates are not disclosed.