anyone sell on ebay that has advice for me on shipping? i would think that having the bidders figure their own shipping with the link would be the best option. but, how do i estimate how much something weighs. like a pair of women's jeans, what do they weigh?
2006-06-24 03:55:00 · 6 answers · asked by Tif 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
From one seller to another... I can give you this advice. If all you sell are jeans... Use a flat rate priority box. Ship within the U.S. only! Out of country is too much hassle and transit times are too inconsistant as well and you can't track it. - or so they tell me at the post office. Or if you truly want them to find out their exact shipping each and every hasseling time, you can get scales. And tell them you will combine shipping, but you will have to let them know at auction's end. See? Flat rate, there are never ever problems. You can put one or two pairs in there. (And that is usually all the buyer will get anyways) ...No worries on negatives or neutrals. I have been on there for three years, and pretty soon, you can almost learn to guesstimate if you don't want to use flat rate. I know someone who ships more items within a region than anyone else thru USPS from Ebay and he actually has a USPS Rep. calling him to tell him she will come to his house to set up exactly what the post office uses! Maybe directly ask them or call them. Not your local post office. They surely don't know nearly as much! Hope I have helped.
2006-06-24 12:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by lake_chicky 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you will be doing ebay selling regularly, I suggest investing in a weighing scale. Some are as cheap as $20. It won't cost much, and can really help you out.
When I was starting on ebay, that was one of my first mistake. There were items I sold and gave a fixed shipping price, only to find that my items weighed so much more and I lose out on shipping. Losing a few cents is not much, but I was losing anywhere from $10-$20 in shipping alone because the items were heavy and the customers were buying overseas.
I suggest you not make the same mistake as I did -- and buy a weighing scale rather than do guesstimates in terms of shipping
2006-06-24 10:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know where you are sending it take the packaged box to the post office. They will weigh it for you and tell you exactly how much it will cost. Then you can let the person you sold the item to know and they can pay exact shipping charges. That's what I did once.
2006-06-24 11:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by Bags 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go weigh a pair of your jeans and find out, but round up because of the box and other stuff being shipped. under 5 pounds total at least
2006-06-24 10:58:24 · answer #4 · answered by Alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always have the buyer decide the mode of shipping. That way you always get the price for your item and the buyer has the choice to get it via FedEx, USPS, ups and if they want it priority, standard, ground etc. You will not have to worry about the shipping charges and charge them the actual cost of shipping.
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2006-06-25 06:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by heaven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋