11-05-2017 05:49 PM
You know it's bad enough that Ebay charges you 10% on the shipping as well as the item. Well guess what I just discovered? Ebay's rate for shipping a $1500 Priority Mail item across the country to New York is about $34 with insurance and signature. Mind you, there is a cap of $1000 on their Priority Mail shipping for some reason. Just out of curiosity I try shipping through some third party shipping software that I use all the time for my website, which easily auto-links to my Ebay account and even feeds back the tracking number to Ebay automatically. Turns out I can do exactly the same shipment for the same item for about $28, but with the full $1500 insured! By the way, this third party software is absolutely free unless you are a high volume shipper. And if that is the case, you get an even LOWER rate than the $28. Now, does anyone believe that the rate we pay on Ebay is what they negotiated with USPS? They got beat out by some shipping app? I don't think so. I would love to hear an explanation from Ebay.
11-05-2017 06:00 PM
eBay's domestic USPS rates aren't specially negotiated with USPS. Sellers pay the regular online rate (Commercial Base) for Priority Mail unless they are Top Rated Sellers or high-volume sellers; then they pay the Commercial Plus rate which is 3% lower than the Base rate. You can see these rates in the official USPS rates publication, Notice 123.
http://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm300/notice123.pdf
11-05-2017 06:06 PM
11-05-2017 06:22 PM
And pray tell, what 3rd party would that be...............?
11-05-2017 06:25 PM
It's impossible to answer or even speculate, when you have been so vague about the package (weight), the insurance providers, and the shipping service that you used. Another way of phrasing your question is "Why does the other site give such a big discount relative to the regular USPS online rates?"
11-05-2017 06:38 PM
ShippingEasy
11-05-2017 06:41 PM
Both being shipped USPS Priority Mail, generic package, 2 lbs 1 oz, insured for $1500 (capped at $1000 in Ebay's case) within the shipping dialogue box.
11-05-2017 07:09 PM - edited 11-05-2017 07:11 PM
@royalfoils wrote:By the way, this third party software is absolutely free unless you are a high volume shipper.
So why is it that when I checked their site the basic price is $29.00 PER MONTH for up to 500 shipments. And if you are a bigger shipper then it goes to $149.00 PER MONTH.
Where is this "absolutely free" of which you speak?
11-06-2017 02:00 AM
Hardly looks free to me.
Basic $29/month
Plus $49/month
Select $69/month
Premium $99/month
You can't access the cubic foot pricing unless you have at least the $49/month Plus plan.
Added fees for inventory management ( $14 to $49/month) and customer marketing ($9 to$49/month).
11-06-2017 09:31 AM
@royalfoils wrote:Both being shipped USPS Priority Mail, generic package, 2 lbs 1 oz, insured for $1500 (capped at $1000 in Ebay's case) within the shipping dialogue box.
How big is the package?
11-06-2017 08:11 PM
It's just a normal USPS Priority Mail cube-shaped box. Not flat rate. Same selection in either shipping software.
11-06-2017 08:13 PM
If you ship 50 packages a month or less it is free. I don't pay a dime.
11-08-2017 12:58 AM
Free Trial
11-08-2017 06:07 AM