How to currently add multiple shipping options?

[bhavinge]

I want to add two delivery options for cheaper uninsured, and regular insured delivery based on whichever the customer wants, and I've always offered this on all my sales in the past.

I cant see how to currently do this on the current Ebay website when creating a listing.

[lintbrush*]

You would need to use the Advanced Listing Form if you cannot find the option on the simple one. 

I never let the customer decide if the item ships with carrier insurance or not.  That's up to me.  If the item is lost or damaged in transit, you're paying out no matter what.  The buyer has the eBay Money Back Guarantee. 

Without having any idea of what type of item you're selling (weight/size), I can't tell if you if it will be a big cost savings for Priority Mail vs. Ground.  It often isn't until the package gets pretty heavy.

5 lbs coast to coast is $23.15 via USPS Priority Retail and comes with up to $50 insurance.  It's $20.42 Priority Commercial Base (through eBay/PayPal).  Via Retail Ground it's $21.99.  Parcel Select is $20.36.

Don't forget eBay gets their 10% of the shipping charged and PayPal 2.9%

Me?  I usually go with Calculated Retail for the listing and use the discount to cover handling.

@bhavinge

[duchess-at-speakeasy]

On the SYI form, you select carriers and classes of mail from a menu. Use the link to the right of the slots to add or remove options compatible with the weight and size of a package. For example, I sell postcards and other small paper goods and designate a fixed amount for several choices. I start with Standard and $1.00 for a non-machinable letter (no tracking or insurance), then add First Class Package Service somewhere between $2.75 and $4.00 (includes tracking) and finish with a Priority Mail FRE at $7.00 or $7.50. For items weighing more than 16 oz., I start with Priority Mail (fixed or zoned) and sometimes add Priority Express Mail. For books, I start with Media Mail and add the faster methods. In some cases, I offer both zoned Priority Mail and an FRB; the latter saves a few dollars for buyers in Zones 7 and 8. If I happen to sell something valued above $50, I factor any additional insurance cost into the selling price and/or the shipping and handling amount for any class of mail. Since most of my orders weigh between a few ounces and about 5 lbs., I don't bother with Parcel Select/Retail Ground or private couriers -- there's no financial benefit. ~~C~~

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@duchess-at-speakeasy @lintbrush*

OP is in the UK.

[duchess-at-speakeasy]

The seller's location is immaterial -- there are still options and a means of adding them to a listing. If the OP sells on ebay.com, then Economy, Standard and Expedited at fixed rates should solve the problem. The seller offers service levels, not a specific class of mail or carrier name, and indicates what each level includes. The buyer makes a decision based on speed and cost, and possibly whether delivery requires a street address.

~~C~~

[bhavinge]

Oh thanks for the info. I've just listed all my current items with one delivery option with insurance anyway. In the UK it usually costs me £12-15 for insuring my used PC bits and old phones based on the cost and weight.

One big issue with it was even after choosing advanced options, it still wont show custom courier 24-48 hours on two of my items, so I had to mention in the product info to ignore that it says royal mail as I will be using a better package courier that collects from my house and insures the items at more than half the cost of what the royal mail tend to charge. Im in the UK so prices are different here, but £10-15 is the usual range to expect for 24-48 hour insured delivery on items around £200.