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In lugnet.general, Thomas Stangl writes:
> TWS Garrison wrote:
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> > My major irritant at Ebay is sellers who won't tell you upfront how much
> > shipping will be, what forms of payment they accept, or even what they're
> > selling. . .
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> How can you expect someone to tell you the shipping costs up front, unless
> they give a flat fee that will most likely overcharge you? Especially with
> the new USPS rates hitting July 1.
Anyone who's done a significant number of sales can fairly accurately
estimate their shipping costs. It's becoming more complicated for domestic
US because of the rate change, but it's still quite do-able.
Especially so for E-Bay sellers who (can) know the size of the package
before they even put it up.
> I mean, I could list "$10 shipping in the continental US" on most of my small
> lots to be sure I don't lose more on shipping than I make on the lot, but I
> doubt people would bid on a $20 lot with $10 shipping.
Or say "Shipping will be via (blah service), and I charge $1 above my
straight shipping cost to cover shipping material." Tell people how you
ship, and they can go check for themselves how much it costs. If you don't
want to do the legwork, make them do it.
There's lots of options that can give a customer at least an idea of
shipping costs before they buy.
I know I avoid places that don't state at least some shipping standard up
front, because experience has taught me they often overcharge shipping.
James
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| (...) Sure, assuming you take the time to box up lots ahead of time. But how many people have the room to do so? I certainly don't, so simply list an estimate. Box weight can often push the shipping costs up a bracket or more, so unless you pre-box (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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| (...) How can you expect someone to tell you the shipping costs up front, unless they give a flat fee that will most likely overcharge you? Especially with the new USPS rates hitting July 1. I mean, I could list "$10 shipping in the continental US" (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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