Calculated Shipping Error Message: Setting It up while listing

[prettywoman-2012]

Hi I am trying to create some listings with DVD box sets. and want to set it up so that the listings provide buyers with a choice between Media Mail and Priority Mail. However, I would like the price of shipping area to be left empty and calculated shipping to be shown to the buyers. How do I go about this? Every time I empty the boxes for shipping price and click LIST - it tells me in red ink at the top of the listing, "You must select a shipping price." Hmm. I am stuck on this one! I would appreciate any guidance. Thank you 

PW

[fern*wood]

If you pick flat rate shipping, there is box to enter an amount to charge.  You must pick calculated shipping for that box to disappear and enter the weight/size so ebay will calculate the cost based on their location.

[prettywoman-2012]

Hi fern, I did that already, entered weight and even box dimensions, I do not see a Calculated Shipping option in my drop down list, only in blue hyperlink above the shipping options drop-down. (I use flat rate for all other items, but for the listings I want to create for the DVDs (e.g. Babylon 5 is heavy with 5 boxes and 30 discs, so I cannot use the usual Priority bubbled envelope flat rate, or First Class). 

[prettywoman-2012]

And the funny part is, when I click on PREVIEW your listing, it shows me in the draft that the buyer can click on Calculated Shipping, no shipping is exhibited under the price, so why am I then unable to list it? 

[prettywoman-2012]

Never mind, I got it now! I think it may have been some temporary glitch, because when I went back to the draft, there was an option to select Calculated Shipping, right above the options drop-down, which was missing when I first posted here. All is good now...thanks again

PW