Comments on: Ebay Tips & Tricks (part 4): Saving money on Shipping & Handling http://www.moneycrashers.com/ebay-tips-tricks-part-4-saving-money-on-shipping-handling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ebay-tips-tricks-part-4-saving-money-on-shipping-handling personal finance blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:58:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: finance ninja http://www.moneycrashers.com/ebay-tips-tricks-part-4-saving-money-on-shipping-handling/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 finance ninja Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:32:48 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=137#comment-2474 There is one thing you haven't thought of or I haven't seen it posted. As an ebay buyer and seller (elektrowhiteboy) I can't stand high shipping costs expecially when there is a USPS office near by somewhere. USPS offers priorty boxes, envelopes, and MORE. It's all free if you send it priorty. Most things on ebay are less than a 1lb which is $4.50 which gives you the free box. If its more usually can still stick it into an envelope or box given to you (video game, dvd, t-shirt). I think when the shipping is more then the item sold hence a belt buckle I'm buying currently is charing $8.50! for shipping from MI to where I am HI. If they shipped it USPS priorty mail less than 3 days!!! the most would be $4.50. This is a ripoff scam. I understand most sellers do this to increase the profit, but it just pisses me off. Raise the price of the item and make the shipping the standard price. -finance ninja There is one thing you haven’t thought of or I haven’t seen it posted. As an ebay buyer and seller (elektrowhiteboy) I can’t stand high shipping costs expecially when there is a USPS office near by somewhere. USPS offers priorty boxes, envelopes, and MORE. It’s all free if you send it priorty. Most things on ebay are less than a 1lb which is $4.50 which gives you the free box. If its more usually can still stick it into an envelope or box given to you (video game, dvd, t-shirt). I think when the shipping is more then the item sold hence a belt buckle I’m buying currently is charing $8.50! for shipping from MI to where I am HI. If they shipped it USPS priorty mail less than 3 days!!! the most would be $4.50. This is a ripoff scam. I understand most sellers do this to increase the profit, but it just pisses me off. Raise the price of the item and make the shipping the standard price.

-finance ninja

]]> By: chuckzilla http://www.moneycrashers.com/ebay-tips-tricks-part-4-saving-money-on-shipping-handling/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 chuckzilla Mon, 22 May 2006 03:01:23 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=137#comment-2473 The paper shreader is a great idea that I haven't thought of before! It is so easy to pack and ship items in such a way that: <i>the items will arrive safely</i> <i>the bidder doesn't have to pay a lot in shipping</i> <i>the seller doesn't eat fees</i> The unfortunate thing is that eBay is so easy to get into that sellers have no idea what they are doing. I would hazard to guess that 10% of new eBay sellers have never even sent a gift in the US mail. Great tips on shipping, I hope this helps out a lot of sellers! Chuck The paper shreader is a great idea that I haven’t thought of before!

It is so easy to pack and ship items in such a way that:
the items will arrive safely
the bidder doesn’t have to pay a lot in shipping
the seller doesn’t eat fees

The unfortunate thing is that eBay is so easy to get into that sellers have no idea what they are doing. I would hazard to guess that 10% of new eBay sellers have never even sent a gift in the US mail.

Great tips on shipping, I hope this helps out a lot of sellers!

Chuck

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