http://imamerchant.org/blog/ebay-says-that-new-sellers-must-specify-sh-costs/ Internet Merchants Association Blog - Thoughts and ideas from our IMA members for online sellers. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://imamerchant.org/blog/ebay-says-that-new-sellers-must-specify-sh-costs/#comment-63 Patrice Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:01:36 +0000 http://imamerchant.org/blog/ebay-says-that-new-sellers-must-specify-sh-costs/#comment-63 Sigh .... I don't mind providing S/H costs for all my items on eBay. In fact, I would LOVE to do so, and agree that the buyer should have all the S/H information available when making a purchasing decision. HOWEVER, trying to set First Class Mail rates when using the shipping calculator is a nightmare. For example, I had a multiple quantity store listing, where each item weighed about 8 oz. If the buyer wanted one - fine, no problem. The eBay calculator showed a charge of $3 and change via USPS First Class Mail. When if the buyer wanted 30, the shipping calculator showed almost $100 in S/H via First Class Mail! Rather than compute the total weight, THEN determine the shipping costs based on total weight, the calculator just took the cost for 1 item and multiplied it by the number purchased! Surely, eBay can get their calculator to ...... um .... CALCULATE properly? Sigh …. I don’t mind providing S/H costs for all my items on eBay. In fact, I would LOVE to do so, and agree that the buyer should have all the S/H information available when making a purchasing decision. HOWEVER, trying to set First Class Mail rates when using the shipping calculator is a nightmare. For example, I had a multiple quantity store listing, where each item weighed about 8 oz. If the buyer wanted one - fine, no problem. The eBay calculator showed a charge of $3 and change via USPS First Class Mail. When if the buyer wanted 30, the shipping calculator showed almost $100 in S/H via First Class Mail! Rather than compute the total weight, THEN determine the shipping costs based on total weight, the calculator just took the cost for 1 item and multiplied it by the number purchased! Surely, eBay can get their calculator to …… um …. CALCULATE properly?

]]> http://imamerchant.org/blog/ebay-says-that-new-sellers-must-specify-sh-costs/#comment-69 Me488 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:27:02 +0000 http://imamerchant.org/blog/ebay-says-that-new-sellers-must-specify-sh-costs/#comment-69 Be prepared for a percentage of international bidders to leave negative feedback and lower your DSR stars if your actual shipping (printed on their package) is lower than your flat-rate amount. Some do not understand how flat-rate shipping works. (You lose money on some shipments, make money on others, just to break even.) You will be berated as a gouger, especially when the new feedback policy is in place. Be prepared for a percentage of international bidders to leave negative feedback and lower your DSR stars if your actual shipping (printed on their package) is lower than your flat-rate amount. Some do not understand how flat-rate shipping works. (You lose money on some shipments, make money on others, just to break even.) You will be berated as a gouger, especially when the new feedback policy is in place.

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