How do I add surcharge for particular states?

[gt-5000]

I have shipping included for almost all my listings and am not going to change this.

However, the constant increases in shipping multiple times a year make it impossible to keep up with price increases on my thousands of listings.

How do I add a surcharge for only particular states to help cover my shipping expenses without removing my free shipping?

The other option would be to change the price of all items at once in my store by 20 cents all at once.

If you can tell me how to do either of these, it would be appreciated.

Again, I am NOT willing to start charging shipping, and playing with tax tables will NOT work.

[toysaver]

"How do I add a surcharge for only particular states to help cover my shipping expenses without removing my free shipping"

This is not an option.  If you use calculated shipping the problem takes care of itself.  

[redmodelt]

Why not just use calculated shipping?

You don't nor can add a surcharge. 

Again, I am NOT willing to start charging shipping, and playing with tax tables will NOT work.

Not sure what you mean by tax tables? eBay figures the tax on the items based on the buyer state requirements.

You are already charging shipping; you just have it worked into the cost of the item. So here you are now having to update the price again to cover shipping cost. 

Unless you have several accounts, am only seeing 1400+ listings, not 1000s. 

[hartungcards]

Let me see if I have this right.  You want to continue to offer free shipping, but you want to charge buyers in some states shipping?  That's not free shipping.

[winterpalace25]

No can do.

You have made it clear that you will not change your business model, so all you can really do is jack your price to account for the farthest zone. Or split the difference and up your prices by half the difference of the zones.

[monroe67]

"How do I add a surcharge for only particular states to help cover my shipping expenses without removing my free shipping?"

On eBay, I don't think that can be done.  

"The other option would be to change the price of all items at once in my store by 20 cents all at once."
Why stop at 20 cents?  Raise everything by 49-50 cents!  That might help prepare for the next increase in shipping prices.  

"Again, I am NOT willing to start charging shipping, and playing with tax tables will NOT work."
As long as it continues to make sense for you, keep free shipping on your listings and your store.  
But that's the question, isn't it?  Does  it really make sense to keep free shipping on your eBay listings?  
Only you can make that decision.

I think the use of eBay's tax tables probably applies to very few eBay sellers.  It wouldn't solve the problem you're experiencing.  Sales tax is added by eBay due to the laws of the delivery states, and eBay sends the money to those states.  

[reallynicestamps]

Take a deep breath.

Look at what you spent in the past six months for shipping.

Now.

What are you including  in your asking price to cover your cost of Free Shipping?

How much was that over the past six months?

Are you losing money on shipping now?
Are you making money on shipping now?

Is it necessary to raise the asking prices of your products to cover that (anticipated) loss?

Don't act without fact.

Many sellers report that moving to Free Shipping gives them more sales because buyer like it, which is to be expected,

But many are surprised to notice that shipping becomes a profit centre because they make money of the nearby destinations, more than they lose on the distant.

[aproudparent2010]

You appear to be a drop shipper considering all your pics are stock photos and lots of buyers have said what they receive looks nothing like the photos.

[inhawaii]

I don't think you can do it.

I've been trying to figure out a way to charge people from Rhode Island a surcharge.

I just don't like Rhode Island.