I just received my ebay - subonnet sue & sam material.
I paid 3.50 shipping. Postal lady said the sender paid for
a letter, 5x7 envelope not enough. It weighted 3 oz.
I had to pay 5.31 more to get it. So that is 9.11 shipping.
This just doesn't sound right. The sender shorted me.
Does this happen alot.

Can you check with another P.O. ? I was in a block exchange on this board and some people had to pay extra to send a block in an envelope, one was required to get those small manilla envelopes for her blocks and had to pay over A doller to send out each, I wraped my blocks in syran put it in a legal size envelope and used 1 stamp they all went through no problem. I always thought the US post office charged the same way all over the US, maybe Im wrong or maybe the PO is. I better be quiet My PO may be in the wrong LOL and I'll pay for it next time!

post office now charges extra for anything bigger than a 5 x 9 envelope - there is letter rate, envelope rate (envelope over 5 x 9) and zone rate. Your seller could have put in a flat rate mailing envelope and only cost $4.90 to anywhere in US for whatever fit in box. Your post office may have calculated wrong. 3 oz according to my meter if using a large envelope would be $1.48 no matter where mailed. Are u sure was 3 ounzes. Thats only about the weight of a file folder and 3 sheets of paper. Even a yard of fabric (I just weighted it) was more than 3 oz.

From what you've said - that does sound very strange.

I do know that the size and shape of the package/envelope is also taken into consideration, along with the basic weight of the mailed item.

Yes the envelop is 3 oz. and marked on it the envelope is 5x7. I ask the sender she said sorry, I paid 1.75.
I paid 3.50 to her and 5.31 to post office?

No way a 3 oz envelope should cost over $7. to send. Ask your postmaster to show you in writing what rate you are being charged - something is way off!!

You can always refuse something that comes postage due.

Didn't know one could refuse an postage due postage - that's good to know!

? If I had refused to pay, I would have lost my order,
I paid 20. for, it is a sunbonnet sue & sam pattern.
Maybe I should go to post office, The seller said she paid a 1.75, and it not her fault. I paid 3.50 to her & 5.31 to postal lady. Or pay pal? I think they both we me., but
I know business do do a general cost I guess.

take it to two different post offices and talk to the manager at each one. i bet you get a different reason.

a 5 x 7 envelope is the same postage as a letter size. It's the largest you can send for same rate. Go see your post office clerk. Something is fishy.