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How are sellers handling the 8% postal and Ebay fee increase ?
I removed handling charges from all listings expect for media ones. Those I only lowered from 35 cents to 8 cents to maintain the $4 cost. All other items I lowered the asking price by 50 cents each. Took most of the morning to get things back to where they where before the outrageous increase. I am also thinking about apologizing to my buyers in the description for the crazy cost of shipping.
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kh-vince
·3 years agoHi everyone,
This thread has been closed at the request of the OP.
Thank you for understanding.
stainlessenginecovers
·3 years agoIf shipping costs went up 8%; then they did and buyers will just have to pay it.
They would have to pay it anywhere.
But, do you really think a $7 shirt shipping for $7 was ok, but now that same $7 shirt with $8 shipping is not?
If you think that; raise the price of the 'shirt' and not the shipping. Now, $8 shirt, $7 ship??
bimm_corp
·3 years agoSame as always; raise prices.
evry1nositswindy
·3 years agoI noticed the increase in media mail prices a few days ago. I sure don't remember reading anything about that. Now I need to raise the prices on my (already long tail) books. I honestly don't know how the USPS gets away with so many price increases in a year...every year.
theteamsetguy
·3 years ago@evry1nositswindy ,
Unfortunately the USPS is immune to the high inflation we have had the last couple of years. I personally think it is a bargain for have a book shipped for less than $4.00 across the country.
It costs more than $10.00 for a McDonalds value meal or $4.00 for a bag of Doritos at the grocery store.
nobody*s_perfect
·3 years agoThere have been no outrageous increases. Yes, Price for Media Mail increased between 7 and 8%. But Priority Mail did not change at all, and when First Class package got renamed as Ground Advantage, those prices did not change either.
The prices for Retail Ground and Parcel Select ground did not take any big jump when they got renamed. Some prices increased a little and some even decreased. I think you are seeing the retail price for Ground Advantage and that your listings used to show Parcel Select Ground, which was the online rate. If you want to show buyers the online prices for Ground Advantage, you have to set your site preferences so that you "Offer carrier-specific discounts for buyers":
https://www.ebay.com/ship/prf
If that's not the solution then we can probably help if you provide specific details, including package weight and dimensions, service(s) used (e.g., Priority Mail? Parcel Select Ground?), and both exact prices.
coolections
OP3 years ago@nobody*s_perfect Thanks. I think you may have helped me out. I do not want to charge buyers those outrageous amounts. Like I previously said my listings averaged around $7.18 shown to buyers and as of Monday they changed to $8.50 shown to my buyers.
dubsteesllc
·3 years agoThis might sound really unusual, but I found a way to use less packing tape on my packages that will do the same job. Less supplies = less overhead.
coolections
OP3 years agoLOL... Yeah tape is very heavy. I think I need to call Ebay for the first time in years as I seem to be the only one that noticed a huge postal increase on my listings.
nickelsanddimes2015
·3 years agoI haven't seen any increases at all. Some shipping fees have gone down and my ebay fees are identical. If your having shipping issues maybe try Pirateship.
coolections
OP3 years agoWOW, very strange. So I am the only one to check my listings and see my buyers are being charged approximately 8% MORE ? Hmmm...
theteamsetguy
·3 years ago@coolections ,
Media mail did go up but most other packages stayed the sale or went down slightly. Also, packages come with $100.00 insurance now except media mail.
coolections
OP3 years agoI use Ebay calculated shipping for all my items. Has always been fine until now that the PO increased their prices.
dirk12955
·3 years agoLike all the other increases I've dealt with since becoming a seller on ebay?
Find a way to make the buyer pay for it.
coolections
OP3 years agoCannot do that. Buyers will not pay $8.50 shipping for a $7.00 T-shirt, or a $7.50 water bottle, or a $9.00 plastic toy. I have a 40% sell through rate every ninety days and expect to keep it that way.
iamalwaysright
·3 years agoYes they will if your item has the demand. Or just do free shipping and a $15.50 t shirt. It's your choice if you want to sacrifice profit for keeping your sell through rate. To each his own.
reallynicestamps
·3 years agoBuyers will not pay $8.50 shipping for a $7.00 T-shirt,
Will buyers pay $15.95 with Free Shipping for a tee shirt?
Will buyers pay $17.95 with Free Shipping for a toy?
Are the items you sell not suitable for mail order?
iamalwaysright
·3 years agoYes. I still find it amazing when people talk about how they (or buyers) won't pay such and such price for shipping while not referring to the grand total price out of pocket. I've had buyers not want to pay $10 shipping for a $4 shirt, but would go ahead and pay $15 for the same shirt with free shipping. Use that backwards thinking against them and do free shipping then.
coolections
OP3 years ago@iamalwaysright You are talking about something completely different and unrelated. It has NOTHING to do with price plus free shipping vs. price plus actual shipping equals blah blah. I know how to add and when you have a price "plus" INCREASE in shipping cost, that can make you or break you when you are already making very little with the 28% Ebay fee.
monster-deals
·3 years agoYeah they will, they do it millions of times every single day
luckythewinner
·3 years agoThen you have answered your own question. You will have to pay for it.
coolections
OP3 years ago@dirk12955 OK, for you it works because you sell stamps. You do not sell things that weight more than a pound. For the rest of us it is a HUGE increase.
reallynicestamps
·3 years ago@coolections
Stamp dealers sell single stamps, but also collections, binders, boxes.
While most of my single stamps could ship for 92c/$1.30 Cdn (plus packaging) it's equally likely that I will want to track a $100-$500 item, which is expensive, especially internationally.
For this item, (Lot #3) we hand delivered. The company president took a plane to the owner's home in another country.
https://sparks-auctions.com/tag/twelve-penny-black/page/4/
coolections
OP3 years ago@nickelsanddimes2015 Can you explain how you are listing things shipping first class when they weight more than a pound ?
nickelsanddimes2015
·3 years agoFirst class is now Ground advantage. First class doesn't exist any longer but the first class rates are the same.
coolections
OP3 years ago@nickelsanddimes2015 Yes, I know that but I do not have listings that can ship first class. I am talking about everything that weights more than a pound. Everyone who has responded so far sells lightweight items so I have to assume they do not realize the increase.
nickelsanddimes2015
·3 years agoI sell things from 4oz to 10-12 lbs and haven't seen a change.It all depends on where it goes and the dimensions Ive actually seen a decrease in Priority mail for items shipped to zones 1-3 but all the ones that go to zone 8 are the same.
inhawaii
·3 years agoI am unaware of a 8% ebay and/or postal fee increase.
coolections
OP3 years agoCheck your listings. Everyone one of mine went up. 1 pound or more went from $7.18 to $8.50. Media went up from $3.65 to $3.92. All my other items that are heavy went up anywhere from $11.50 to $18.00. Even the lightweight items went up slightly. And on top of that Ebay charges 13% of that increase so they too made out.
yuzuha
·3 years agoI literally just bought a 2 lb USPS label for $7.20 not 30 minutes ago.
coolections
OP3 years agoAll your sold listings are priority or first class. I do not use those. I am not talking about what you paid, I am talking about what the "buyer" sees on the actual listing.