I have been getting that shipping "alert" message for quite some time now. I
have a fairly large inventory in my Ebay store and, while I charge shipping on
larger frames and singles, I do offer many "free shipping" specials on
multipacks. I can't afford to ship a large frame for free since the frame cost
themselves is already at wholesale. I already get some requests to lower the
shipping of $14.95 to send a box sized 29"x3"x43". It actually costs me almost
$30 to send that box from my location in California to the east cost, so I am
already absorbing a large part of that shipping cost. I have just ignored
those "alerts". I can't see how they can dictate what you charge for shipping
if you can show proof that it is actually the cost you are charging or more.
I do have a question, though. I have heard you all talking about auctions being
closed because you say you offer checks/money orders. Is that because you don't
also offer taking paypal as a payment form? When I do my listings, they give
me options to forms of payments and I included checks/money
orders/paypal/credit cards. Is this happening because you are actually typing
into your description that you take checks/money orders? I'm just trying to
see why they would close down store inventory auctions.
I'm curious to know why this is happening.
Sue
www.hollywoodposteframes.com
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:23:09 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject:
> [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] My EBAY Listings> To: [email protected]> > FYI>
> > Begin forwarded message:> > > From: channinglylethomson <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> > Date: August 27, 2008 12:20:21 PM PDT> > To: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] My EBAY Listings> >> > No offense taken --
> I base my shipping charges on the actual charges > > from the Post Office.
> However, EBAY has a lower threshold than this > > so I am actually lowering
> my shipping charges to less than the > > actual costs in order to keep them
> from removing the listings. > > Also, I've always had a return policy but did
> not indicate it on the > > item description. I am adding this on every item
> as this is now > > required by EBAY. Basically, I am fine-tuning each listing
> and > > accepting the fact that EBAY is forcing me to ship for less than it >
> > actually costs. Channing> >> > On Aug 27, 2008, at 12:17 PM, [EMAIL
> PROTECTED] wrote:> >> >> Channing> >>> >> Please don't construe this in the
> wrong way but your email sounds > >> strange. You just wrote that you are
> lowering your shipping > >> charges to a point where they appear fair and not
> too high. You > >> are also adding a full money back return policy. I know of
> dealers > >> on ebay and others such as Bruce H who have been doing this all
> > >> along. Your email sounds as if you resent the change. Have your > >>
> shipping charges been too high? Isn't this something you should > >> have
> done all along? Is there something in your words that I am > >> reading
> wrong?> >>> >> Claude> >>> >>> >>> >> It's only a deal if it's where you want
> to go. Find your travel > >> deal here.> >> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web
> Site at www.filmfan.com>
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