Being a relative newbie on ebay, this situation just happened to me and I was wondering if this was user error on my part or did I miss something on how to calculate shipping costs correctly.I listed an item and used the "recommended" option for shipping. I made sure that my item was within the limits as shown on the shipping option and posted shipping was to be paid by the buyer. So far, so good.The sale was made and I packed up the item and made a label for it. It was then that I noticed that...

Hello. First, let me say that as a seller who has shipped everything from jewelry to motorcycle seats, shipping is the most challenging part of the selling process! Second, it's easy to get burned on shipping, because it IS complicated, especially if one sells all kinds of different things. As far as your question, if I understand correctly, you chose a flat shipping rate, rather than utilizing e-bay's Calculate Shipping option. When you ch...

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