ebay has tried to get sellers to INCLUDE postage. it didn't really catch
on. and of course, ebay commissions exclude postage, so if you have a
buy-it-now item WITH postage, ebay is earning a few extra cents per
transaction. if ebay really wanted to encourage FREE SHIPPING, THEY WOULD
EXEMPT a
portion of the sales price from the commission calculation WHEN SHIPPING IS
FREE.
SO NOW ebay LIMITS SHIPPING FEES in certain categories such as books, and
recordings (cd, dvds, etc.). Books are limited to $4.00 shipping, and if
you list a book for higher, your listing is rejected. There is no way to
pack and ship the best book for collectors REEL ART by Rebello for $4.00.
It is just too huge. Or, a multi book lot cannot be shipped for a mere
4.00. And if you do not use Media Rate (and some sellers only ship via
Priority Mail), then the cost will always exceed 4.00 for long distance
mailings.
The delivery confirmation is 75/85cents. Tape, bubble wrap, etc. Boy is
ebay generous with the money of sellers.
BUT---------------if you have a huge book or multi book lot that you want
to list in the BOOK category and want a fair postage amount, it can be done,
as follows:
1. list you item in a non-regulated category.
2. Once listed, CHANGE CATEGORY.
I AM NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THIS, BUT I LEARNED THIS WHEN I MOVED ONE OF MY
BOOKS TO THE BOOK CATEGORY, AND THE POSTAGE EXCEEDED 4.00.
I do not believe people should make excess profits from shipping fees, but
ebay is unreaslistic.
NOW, AS EBAY SAYS, has this information been helpful?
michael
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