eBay

catherinemcclanahan · ‎08-06-2023

what is free shipping how does free shipping work does the buyer or seller pay for the shipping? that question has been on my mind a lot these days

soh.maryl · ‎08-06-2023

Some of the questions you have asked here raise concerns about whether or not you are actually prepared to sell again.

And your current prices cause worry about whether or not you are actually making money.

catherinemcclanahan · ‎08-06-2023

I'm ready to sell again its i was dealing with family issues and yes I was starting to have doubts but I've gotten more support from my family and you guys my father and brother both had businesses and I know my dad got me started and I stopped and I promised my dad to go back to ebay as soon as possible then he passed away I know my dad is still here helping from whereever he i need to grow from the recent feedback it gives more drive to keep this business going to do more then support my mom and I and for my future and to be independant I want to make this work. I'm willing to do more than try.

soh.maryl · ‎08-06-2023

When you post here, it's a good idea to use a period at the end of every sentence. Makes your message easier to read.

catherinemcclanahan · ‎08-06-2023

I'm bi-polar. sorry I'll work on that

byrd69er · ‎08-06-2023

There is no such thing as FREE shipping. Either you, or the buyer, is going to pay for shipping. Certainly Ebay isn't going to pay for it. You can't take package to the post office and say "Hi, this is to be shipped for free". You can try, but.....

chapeau-noir · ‎08-06-2023

@catherinemcclanahan If you think of "free" shipping as "shipping included" it might help clarify. The buyer pays the shipping - there's no such thing as "free" - but it's rolled into the price of the item.

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dqdistribution · ‎08-06-2023

Really the buyer is paying for it either way. This whole either you or the buyer is going to pay isn't really true.

The only real difference is the presentation.

1786davycrockett · ‎08-06-2023

@catherinemcclanahan

Of the 35 items currently on your eBay site, all but one show a shipping charge of only $2.25 (the other, last item shows a shipping charge of $3.00), which means that you are losing money on each sale, since the ACTUAL shipping charges are much higher (since July 9, USPS Media rates begin at $3.92, giving you an immediate loss of $1.67 on each book sold).

The only non-book item on your eBay site is a tin of Crayola "Big Box Of Ideas," and your shipping cost is also $2.25 for USPS First Class, which no longer exists, also as of July 9. The new shipping service is USPS Ground Advantage, which begins at $4.75 at the post office (or $3.59 if you purchase your postage on eBay). But once again, your listed shipping price indicates that you will be showing a loss of at least $1.34.

Until you actually study and understand what shipping ACTUALLY costs, perhaps you would be better off NOT offering "free shipping."

catherinemcclanahan · ‎08-06-2023

I've decided to discontinue that tin selling tins are not something I enjoy selling. I think finally knows what sells I've a few of these books.danielle steel. no wonder my mom loves her.

dqdistribution · ‎08-06-2023

I agree, free shipping by an inexperienced seller can be a costly mistake.

I typically recommend newer sellers to use eBay's calculated shipping to try and prevent them from hurting themselves too much.

catherinemcclanahan · ‎08-06-2023

I've been looking that calculated shipping. Maybe the file i got could be old?

nuclearomen · ‎08-06-2023

@catherinemcclanahan wrote:
what is free shipping how does free shipping work does the buyer or seller pay for the shipping? that question has been on my mind a lot these days

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And it only gets worse since that conclusion...
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As if extended arms reached to pass his blindness onto others.

cardxcraft · ‎08-06-2023

Don't apologize. If someone wrote that to me, I would write back to them, go jump in a cold lake.

In regards to free shipping: there's no such thing as free shipping. Someone's paying for it. That's all you really need to know. Either you charge separately for shipping, or roll the shipping and cost of the item as one charge, and select free shipping from the options.