Ebay shipping calc % and amount saved is incorrect, looks like they discounted shipping

[anasazirose]

Good afternoon.  I'd appreciate any insight into something I just noticed. 

I went to ship a pair of pants.  I changed nothing withing the shipping calculator. (Then I changed size but not weight, which caused no changes).

Ebay charged the buyer $9.72, is charging me $8.05, and states 'on ebay you save 29%', then states 'buying on ebay, you saved $3.35'.  This is a 17% savings, not 29%.  I did not save $3.35, I saved $1.67.   Shipping is from 15012 to 62892.   According to Pirate Ship, retail shipping is $11.40 for this package.  It looks as if ebay is discounting my shipping.  I remember a while back, we had to opt out of this, and I did.  Did they perhaps restart this and I missed it? 

[anasazirose]

On ebay's shipping calculator, it shows I should be charged $7.76.

[anasazirose]

OK, now the 12 to 18" is making a difference.  It did not before.  I'm figuring this out and will probably kick myself here shortly. 

[anasazirose]

amounts are still off

[buyselljack2016]

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[buyselljack2016]

"cubic" price 😁

[anasazirose]

Looks like ebay may have under estimated the charge to the buyer, here is updated PS fee showing retail of $11.40.

[anasazirose]

ok, I exited and reentered the shipping page.  Totals are still off, and it looks like to me that ebay undercharged the buyer according to the original size and weight I have entered for the item. 

[buyselljack2016 · Accepted solution]

Shows a charge of $9.72 to the extremes ....... be it .................North, South, East, or West of you.

[anasazirose]

Yes, as my grandson calmly stated to me once, "Granny, I know your eyes are old, but you have to see this".  Well, dear grandson, Granny's brain is catching up to my eyes.  I now recall doing flat shipping on clothing to try to sell more of it.  I just wasted so much of my time trying to figure myself out.  Thank you so much, buyselljack2016.

[anasazirose]

Ebay did not make a mistake, I did.

[buyselljack2016]

Stuff happens. My old brain was thrown off track just recently when scrolling down my "active listings" in the seller's hub and noted that 2 listings were showing "best offer".  WHAT? I don't do best offers. Well, guess what, I did, and had set the auto decline as well as the auto accept amounts on those 2 confirming that fact🤣