![]() I don't exclude Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico. Hi we offer free shipping and always have. 50 cu/ft and 20#) but seriously this is kinda a lot to wrap your mind around and not really recommended for a newbie There is also the option of cubic foot pricing (max. I keep both on hand and make that choice at the time of shipping. Most of your items are small so if they exceed 1# see if that item will safely fit in a Small Flat Rate Box or Envelope.Ī bit heavier there is a toss-up between the Regional Rate boxes and the Med and Large Flat Rate Boxes. Now you also should get familiar with all the shipping options available to you.įirst Class Parcel is a flat rate to any postal zone and is good up to 1# What I have in the item + all my projected fees + my cost to ship + the minimal profit I'm willing to get (I usually want at least 30%) = Starting Price This is then added to the LEAST amount you can take for the item. You need to weigh the item with packaging and find out what it will cost to ship it to the most expensive area (usually zone 8). Now to shipping, free shipping means that the cost of shipping is already built into the starting price of the item. eBay rules always trump whatever you write in your listing. No matter your size if the item arrives and the buyer files a SNAD for ANY reason you will be required to take the return. I don't have yet the money to keep in my account for a return if there were several and I don't know but I feel a lot of people would have buyers remorse and return items for no reasonīut how do I include these territories and make a disclaimer I asked eBay they say you can write a notice but didn't really tell me where that if it cost more to send than say calif I can send them an invoice and they can pay the extra shippingĪlso I asked at post office and they said it wouldn't be more than califĪs I say most items I buy I try to make sure they weigh less than a pound I basically eat the cost as I offer free shipping and my prices are low on most items I already lose money when I ship to California from Florida if it's over 1 Pds it's ten dollars Don't be upset with the refuse to pay the additional shipping and cancel the orderĪny additional insight on this subject is appreciated!!! Exclude these buyers if you like, or note in your description that they will have to pay more for shipping. When you expect to pay one thing for shipping, and end up paying more, it is never fun. I don't want to exclude these buyers, but I can offer no advice how to avoid this moving forward. This is the reason many sellers will exclude these locations from being able to buy from them. The item would not fit in any of the flat rate boxes available. The item sold and was purchased by an individual in AK. I offered free shipping and expected to spend around $18 on shipping. Recently I sold an item that weighed in at 7lbs. ![]() For packages between 1 - 5 pounds, flat rate will be more expensive. If I had to go with a large box, it would cost $18.85. If I used Flat Rate shipping and could fit it in a medium box, it would cost $13.60. ![]() I can ship that for $10.95 through Priority Mail. If I am selling a gaming console with wires and 2 controllers, it will normally weigh in less than 5lbs. Flate rate shipping is rarely the cheapest way to ship when you are shipping 5lbs or less. Now that the facts are out of the way, let's talk about this. Priority Flat Rate (varies) - This is what people are referring to when they claim that it costs the same to ship everywhere in the U.S. It WILL COST MORE to ship outside the continental U.S. Priority Mail (0 - 70lb) - Cost is based on shipping location. Protectorates.įirst Class (0-16 oz) - No cost difference Here is the truth about shipping to AK, HI, and U.S. On the same token you have buyers from those locations who think it is unfair that they don't qualify for the "free shipping" or are blocked from purchasing/bidding all together. Sellers wanting to know why it is more expensive, or "How can I block Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico". The questions we run into come from buyers and sellers. They leave out important information about that comment. I do some research, and I find that EVERYONE is saying that it cost the same as long as you use USPS. When I go to ship to those buyers, I find out that it cost significantly more to ship to them. I have ran into buyers from Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. I have been selling on eBay a couple of years, but lately have been selling more items than usual. I wanted to start a discussion regarding shipping because I feel like all the information is out there, but it is not in one place and could be hard to find.unless I am completely missing something.
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