How do I turn off combined shipping?
I'm selling medium-size (between 4 and 6 inches tall) china figurines, and if you put more than 4-5 in a box the amount of packing necessary becomes prohibitive. Each figurine is wrapped in bubble wrap, then the whole box is filled with peanuts. Figures shouldn't touch each other, and the USPS requires "two inches of packing between the item and the side of the box" - on all sizes including top and bottom. So a 12x12x12 box only has 10x10x10 of usable space. And the USPS has a surcharge for anything bigger than 12x12x12.
I sold two lots of 4 figurines each and priced the shipping for each group individually. The same buyer bought both and eBay charged the buyer a reduced shipping fee. Not only that, but eBay calculated a reduced box size that wasn't big enough to hold all of them and the USPS required packing materials.
