Michael,
Thanks. Yes, the tip may well prove useful when I start listing books
and old pulp magazines again (don't know when that will be). This limit
to $4.00 shipping is the dumbest "better idea" from Ebay ever. If they
were going to set a limit at all, one would have thought they would have
had enough sense to make it at least the minimum Priority Mail rate (up
to $5.00 now I think). As a seller, I would never ship any kind of
remotely valuable book via Media Mail. I've had too many problems with
it in the past. Besides, most buyers want to use Priority Mail simply
because it is so much faster than Media Mail and only costs $1 to $2
bucks more.
I suppose another way around it would be to list the postage at $4.00
for media mail and then in the description say that if the seller wanted
to upgrade to Priority Mail that the charge would be whatever. Or you
could add a $2.00 "handling charge" in the description and tell people
that includes a free upgrade to Priority Mail. A lot of hassle for no
good reason, tho. If Ebay thinks the reason their sales are off is
because sellers are charging too much shipping, they simply aren't
facing the reality of the current economic situation (which is NOT
getting any better, despite media propaganda to the contrary).
-- JR
Michael B wrote:
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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