08-11-2019 10:36 AM
I am selling a Point Loma Lighthouse and there are others listed also. I realized my shipping cost was around $6 higher than the others. After doing scenarios on the Ebay Shipping Calculator, I realized my listing displayed rates at the In-Store rate. I tried to revise my listing, but could not find any option to change my displayed rate to reflect the Ebay Shipping Rate. Since I will be printing the shipping label at home, I would like the customer to know the correct shipping cost before purchasing. Thanks, for any help, you can provide!
08-11-2019 10:39 AM
I'm just going to point out that you do effectively pay the in-store rate. Ebay takes 10% of your shipping cost in fees, then gives it back to you via the shipping discount for printing from them. You don't actually pay less for shipping.
08-11-2019 10:49 AM
The option to choose between in-store vs eBay rates isn't in the listing itself, it's in your site preferences in Shipping, "Offer carrier specific discounts to buyers."
https://www.ebay.com/ship/prf.
As noted in the other post, your shipping costs aren't just postage. Many sellers leave the shipping calculator set to show retail, then use the online savings a a built-in handing fee.
08-12-2019 08:03 AM
I went to: https://www.ebay.com/ship/prf. and this occurred.
Account
Site Preferences
Shipping Preferences
Offer Carrier Specific Discounts To Buyers (pressed Edit)
Selected 'Offer Ebay-Negotiated Discount Rates', but when I pressed SAVE, it deselected my choice and automatically switched me back to 'I Do Not Want To Offer Carrier-Specific Discounts'. That was the only option I could select to exit from that screen.
I so appreciate you directing me to this Shipping Preferences screen, but is there an additional option I need to select also?
08-12-2019 08:18 AM
I'm just guessing here, but you probably can't change that if you have open auctions with bids and/or items with best offer that have calculated shipping. That would be changing the conditions during an active listing (pending sale). That's just a guess though.