I want to sell a few things on ebay for a little extra money but i dont know how to do my shipping!? i've read the ebay help guides steps and blah blah but it only confuses me! do i need to literly take my items to the post office prior to putting them on ebay, so i would know my shipping price etc?? or do i just guesstimate the price of shipping? or do i just go buy the shipping boxes or envelopes? would i need to take my stuff inside the post office with me to get it weighed and stuf?? or what?! please help im soo confused!!
2006-12-06 10:41:46 · 5 answers · asked by roxybeach793 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
You will need to have an idea of how much your item will cost in shipping so you can put in the right shipping fee -- the "right" shipping fee means that you will not loose out and pay for shipping yourself.
What you want to avoid is a scenario where you underestimated the shipping fee and put in your listing only $8, only to find that shipping will cost $20. You cannot go back to the customer and ask the customer to send in more money because you made a mistake in your auction listing. It's your mistake, afterall. You can try to go back to the customer, but it will be a cause for a lot of hassle and a chance for a negative feedback as well as complaint for non-performing seller for misrepresenting the auction listing.
You don't really need to go to the Post Office. What you can do is buy a weighing scale to accurately know how much the item weighs. In creating your auction listing under shipping, use the option where eBay will calculate the shipping price. You simply have to put in the weight, your handling charge, and ebay will automatically provide the shipping cost -- whether the buyer is in New Zealand or California.
That's the best option I've found, especially if you are offering your items to international buyers.
2006-12-06 10:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to ebay's FAQ-- But having paypal certainly helps. Many won't buy if you don't offer paypal. I feel it's much safer from a buyers viewpoint, because the seller never has my CC info. I've been buying and selling on ebay for years, use paypal (almost exclusively) and have not had a single problem. And yes, the seller is responsible for shipping. Ebay will have a spot where you can put in shipping costs, and who pays for them. Most sellers have the buyers pay for shipping--but not all.
2016-05-23 02:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, i sell on eBay, and you don't need to take your items to the post office prior to someone buying it, you calculate your shipping cost when you are listing your item, when you are listing, under shipping, it gives you the option to research rates, it ask you to chose an estimate for the weight of your item, package size and the dimension, then you click on continue, then it gives you the option to choose a postal code, right there on that option column, there is a packaging and handling fee option, a lot of ppl leave it on $0.00, you can change that to like $5.00 to maximize your profit, it will be automatically calculated with your shipping price.
So you can select any city of your choice to get an estimate of how much you should charge, but once someone actually buys from you, ask the person for their postal code, then you go through the entire process again to charge the accurate shipping fees, good luck
2006-12-08 13:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by sizzorkay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly your best bet is to buy a postal scale (digital). I bought one for about 20 bucks and couldn't live without it as a seller. Also the USPS website is a great resource for pricing based on weight.
2006-12-09 16:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by kcorbin911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have the same problem from the uk,anyone?
2006-12-06 10:52:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋