Ebay Shipping Discount on Calculated Shipping Offered

I don't have a store but am trying to get rid of a lot of my household items. I have sold a few things and more recently with the recent USPS price change, there's a change in my shipping of an item. Because of the high shipping cost, I offer calculated shipping on heavier items for buyers. My last sale was purchased from California and with Ebay's discount, the buyer paid $10.85. This was always the given discount to both the buyer and seller. But now, I'm being asked to pay $11.50. The buyer purchased this item just before the USPS rates went up on July 13, so his shipping paid was $10.85. So I'm wondering if Ebay raised it's discount for sellers. Thank you.

angel4ever2b

231 View listings

Posted 1 year ago·Last reply 1 year ago

3 comments

bdmh-enterprises

·1 year ago

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This will happen when orders are placed the day before a postal increase. Nothing to be done about it.

Charging the buyer retail rates instead of discounted gives a nice buffer for these kinds of situations.

albertabrightalberta

·1 year ago

I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.104 View listings

@angel4ever2b wrote:
the buyer paid $10.85. This was always the given discount to both the buyer and seller. But now, I'm being asked to pay $11.50. The buyer purchased this item just before the USPS rates went up on July 13, so his shipping paid was $10.85. So I'm wondering if Ebay raised it's discount for sellers. Thank you.

What is the shipping date? The price is based on the shipping date, not on the payment date of the purchase.

carlmarxx

·1 year ago

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UPS has smart Mail service which is their version of the USPS's first class . It is cheaper then the Ground Advantage .Ebay has UPS smart mail shipping listed but labels aren't print able . I have spoken with Ebay U.S. Supervisor about the service about getting it right away . Because I don't want see another 10+ year wait to have it on site. which took them 12 years to get the commercial First class shipping . I'm hard pressed to consider using USPS shipping for parcels Coming and going ,Do to unexplained delays that aren't do to Mother nature and issues of unexplained package looping from seller location .