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Got this email tonight. I've had no returns in 2026 so that's not a reason. My return address isn't incorrect because It has not changed since the day I signed up on Amazon so that's not a reason. I have 1 package type I use when I ship through Amazon's buy shipping it's a flat 7" x 5" mailer that weighs 4 oz. The dimensions and weight never change so that's not a reason.

The only reason I can come up with is Amazon, and this happens frequently, is always behind on getting their buy shipping rates synced up with USPS rates and there were a bunch of small shortages on the cost that added up during this time frame, due to Amazons fault for not getting things set up right on time. These types of adjustments Amazon should have to eat as it is their system printing labels with the incorrect amounts. Granted it's overall a small amount for that 3 month period, but sellers should not be responsible for Amazons lack of preparedness when they have a very long time in advance to bake in the correct rates and on go day they can just turn them on in an instant, but I have noticed sometimes Amazon goes weeks before they catch up on new rates. Do better Amazon__________________________________________________________________________________________

Hello,

USPS assessed shipping correction charges totaling -19.92 on Fulfilled by Merchant labels you purchased on Buy Shipping between 01_01_2026 and 03_31_2026. You'll be charged for these corrections between 09_07_2026 and 09_10_2026.

USPS applies these charges when the dimensions or weight of a package don't match the label, or when your return address is incorrect or invalid. These charges may not appear in the same settlement period as the original shipment.

View your charges: Go to your Payments Dashboard. In Transaction View, filter by Shipping services purchased through Amazon, then search for "Adjustment" in the Product Details column.

Avoid future correction charges: Confirm that your products' dimensions, weight, and return address are listed correctly in Seller Central.

For more information, go to Carrier shipping correction charges.

The Amazon Services team

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New Seller Central is horrible
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As many sellers have mentioned, the New Seller Central is horrible and hard to use.

Lots of frequently used functions are hidden. We need many extra clicks to finish daily work. In order management, we lost the handy top tabs to quickly check Pending, Shipped and Cancelled orders. Adjusting filters manually every day wastes a lot of working time.

The Classic Seller Central has a clean, straightforward layout and works much better for regular store operations. Amazon should NOT force sellers to switch to the new version. The classic interface should remain available for sellers to choose.

Thank you for considering our feedback.

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Shipping adjustment is just theft
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I just noticed these adjustments from usps.

I entered a package of 12x10x1 weighing 53 ounces

They adjust my shipment saying it was

12x1x10 and weighed 53 ounces.

That's BS. It doesn't matter if the package is 12x10x1 or 12x1 x10, they both have the same total volume. This is simple theft.

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So, about those USPS shipping adjustments...
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Hi Guys - over the past few weeks I have been getting hit left and right with shipping adjustments, all of them for USPS Flat Rate Envelopes, for orders going as far back as April this year.

I've opened a case about it (case ID 21410358691), talked with forum mods about it on different posts, and Amazon's stance is: we agree with the adjustments, the charges come from USPS not us, so get over it and stop bugging us.

I have maintained throughout this situation that the problem is not us, it's not USPS - it's that Amazon is showing us the wrong price during the Buy Shipping process (which Amazon denies).

Well, boys and girls, I have my proof. Today I got an order (111-8811061-0803464), and one of the shipping options offered during Buy Shipping was the USPS Flat Rate Envelope for $9.62:

This immediately caught my attention, because the current commercial rate for USPS Flat Rate Envelopes is $11.12. I went ahead and double checked on Pirate Ship, using the same order details, and they agree that the price should be $11.12:

What happens is we pay the $9.62, and then a few months later we get hit with an adjustment for $1.50. We open a case, and Amazon says 'the adjustments don't come from us, they come from USPS, so go kick rocks.'

Amazon - we use the price displayed to us during Buy Shipping to determine what shipping method we use. Every time we have ever chosen USPS Flat Rate Envelopes is because it was $0.50 or so cheaper than the other options. But it isn't actually cheaper, is it Amazon? In the end we aren't saving $0.50, we're actually paying a dollar more, all because you're giving us bad information during Buy Shipping.

Amazon - compensate us for all the adjustments we got due to your error and fix your shoddy system, it's broken.

PS: the only reason I can think Amazon has an army of mods on the forums adamantly denying these USPS adjustments are their fault is because they know if they admit the mistake, they will be responsible for the charges. I have dozens of these $1.50 adjustments, so I imagine if you add up all the adjustments across all 3rd party sellers it could easily add up to double digit millions. And, of course, Amazon would rather force it's 3rd party sellers to bear that burden than take responsibility for their own mistake.

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I figured this was just a small glitch last night, but it has continued into today.

I went to ship a 4oz video game via USPS GROUND ADVANTAGE through Amazon's Buy Shipping program and it wanted to charge me $8.40.

I know shipping costs have gone up over the months, but that is ABSURD for the most common Shipping Service.

I opened up my other shipping program that I regularly use and it was only $5.97, as expected.

Did Amazon randomly decide to start charging us all extra on Standard Shipping and hope that none of us would notice?

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Anyone stop using Amazon buy shipping due to them letting adjustments go through from USPS when the package and weight are the same?

Would switching to shipstation or another program fix this issue as they would not be able to come back

and see what you used or did. And it would be out of Amazons shipping program.

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USPS prices have gotten stupid
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I have been doing this for 15 years. 95% of my packages are 8 ounces or less. So, I've been shipping USPS without exception until just this month.

For a while I would often see a 1 cent difference between UPS and USPS, with USPS being 1 cent more. I didn't care about 1 cent though and it saved me from having to make two stops to drop the packages off. So, I'd spend the extra cent.

But as of this month, the prices are all over the place. I just now put together 11 package, 3 were cheaper through USPS. The other 8 were cheaper either through Fedex or UPS. Now a few of the UPS ones were again just one cent cheaper, but because I had a package that was dramatically less through UPS, that means I had to make the stop to drop it off anyway. So every package that was just 1 cent cheaper than USPS, I went ahead and bought through UPS, because I'm going to the UPS drop off center no matter what.

One USPS wanted 9 dollars! For an 8 ounce package!

I always choose ground advantage because my packages are fragile, in case you were wondering.

All I can say is that USPS is being run into the ground by morons who'd rather lose business than figure out how to generate revenue. Sure, they'll get the amateurs who walk in shipping stuff to family. But the professionals are all going to take their business elsewhere.

So my question is, am I doing something wrong here? I've heard rumors about some rural fee USPS is charging. But how are we supposed to compensate for that through Amazon? Is there a way to adjust shipping fees with that much detail?

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