Calculated Shipment Rates

Question

In English.....what is meant by changing listings under the new process of "Default Shipping Rates"? I sell vinyl products, and my listings all reflect EITHER a shipping rate of $5.50 (rarely this one) OR $6.00 90+% of my listings. Am I safe from this new eBay procedure?

1786davycrockett · Accepted Answer

@jimsvinylvault

If you receive the offer from eBay, there is a simple "Opt out" option, which most eBay sellers seem to be using, not wanting any part of this new "eBay discount program only for buyers."

Play it safe, and opt out.

jimsvinylvault · Answer

And THOSE TWO responses give me the confidence that I REQUIRED! I will stick around until the end of 2024. So many records to offer....so little time. Well back to my 'work'; and THANKS AGAIN! Jim

jimsvinylvault · Answer

Thanks to you both. I am still not sure if I am going to be impacted by this change, so I will just summarize my position this way: IF this new process makes ANY ALTERATION to my nearly five thousand listings, I will just end my 20+ year eBay adventure!

As it is now, the past two years I have barely broke even towards my desire to offer up and sale off what still continues to be my unfortunate (e.g. a hobby that went out of control) VINYL HOARD! Any additional eBay charges/financial decisions will just force me to find a different solution to offering up my HUGE Elvis Presley vinyl collection....and my HUGE Billboard 1948-1969 45rpm collection. I'm an 81 year old IBM retiree that just doesn't need to be 'working for eBay'.

caldreamer · Answer

EBAY will give customers "discounted postal rate" on all listings that use "calculated rates". Some sellers do NOT pass on the discount to their customers. According, to weblink below....you can "opt out" if you want to keep "discount" for yourself. EBAY does NOT recommend because they believe you will get more customers with low shipping rates.

Nothing will change if you assign a "flat $5.00" for shipping (only applies to calculated rates).

https://mesg.ebay.com/mesgweb/ViewMessageDetail/0/All/183902639035

nobody*s_perfect · Answer

Yes, you are, since the change will affect only listings which use calculated shipping.