They say the postal service is losing business, but do you think Ebay helps it?

I heard that over the past decade the post office lost a lot of business because people now use e-mail instead of regular mail, but 80% of items shipped in Ebay sales use the US Post Office, plus packages cost more than regular letter stamps. And Ebay isnt even the only site that sells things. I think the internet is helping the post office, true?

Junk mail was the staple of the USPS for many years. Many advertisers dropped junk mail ads in favor of telemarketing. It wasn't the Internet that hit the Postal budget. With the advent of No-call lists this problem has been disappearing. You may have noticed that the Post Office now sells envelopes, boxes, packing material and novelty merchandise. They have also increased the number of services offered - next day delivery, package tracking, etc. - and they've been working hard to improve overall service. The USPS is definitely not intimidated by the Internet. They can hold their own.
Remember the USPS is the only government agency that is not supported with tax money. Those stamps actually are supporting their operations.

Good food for thought. I would have to say that this is true. With banks having bill pay and electronic/automatic payment more people may not be buying single stamps but more people are purchasing from on line sites such as Ebay. In my area there are also lots of retirees and they send cards all the time. I live in an area around 500,000 people and when I go to any post office in my area it is always packed. During peak time the lines are at least to the door if not past the door. So, yes I agree the internet is helping not hurting the post office. Would like to here opinions from postal workers.

You now can go to a Kinko store to ship FedEx or a UPS Store to ship UPS. The problem with the Post Office is they are still too Gov't. It's like they are doing you a favor to mail your package. If you don't know, for example, where you put the stamp on a package is a Federal law.

the successor in the Row are telegram - then telephone - telex - fax - email - scanner - fax and the technology always goes on and on

growth of postal service may be flat - not out yet.