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OK, I am a little confused with the terminology. The good news is that the online printing of postage labels (like with PayPal and eBay, etc.) ARE THE SAME. For example, a 1-4 ounce first class parcel is still $2.61 postage. 
Only the retail price you pay the clerk at the post office changed for First Class Parcels. (They changed categories so the in-person-clerk rates are "competitive" now and can be changed easily. But the online rates are in a different category and are harder to change. Something like that. .. ... I still don't know why the "123 Price List" does not show the increase for Retail (in-person clerk) rates; maybe it takes a while.)
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Good article on this:
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2017/9/1504323301.html
"Don't panic if you print your shipping labels online, but sellers who purchase postage for First Class Packages at the Post Office should be aware of a change in rates that goes into effect on Sunday.
We admit it, this one snuck by us. It was a reader who alerted us this afternoon.
"Have you heard anything about parcel post rates going up next Tuesday," he asked. "My postmaster told me they were and even gave me a chart of the increases. 1-4 ounces increase from $2.67 to $3.00 and so forth."
USPS spokesperson David Partenheimer confirmed that there was a change going into effect on September 3, 2017, telling us the Postal Service had sent reminders to mailers:
Reminder: First-Class Mail Parcels transfer to the Competitive Price Listing
On August 9, 2017, the Postal Regulatory Commission ("PRC") approved the transfer of the First-Class Mail Parcels ("FCMP") product from the market-dominant product list to the competitive product list. The approved new rates (13 rate cells in total) can be viewed on the Postal Explorer website at pe.usps.com and will go into effect on September 3, 2017. "
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PayPal shipping label. I did this today. Shows old online rates not changed:
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The new rates if you pay a post office clerk in person:
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Robert
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