Shortchanged on Shipping

[caminocielo]

I’ve returned to selling at eBay after a hiatus of nearly three years and have found that, unlike before, I’m almost always shortchanged on shipping even though, when creating listings, I’ve disabled eBay’s “recommended shipping” charge, which is clearly designed to shortchange sellers.  In a parcel I shipped today by USPS Priority Mail, for example, the seller paid $13.88 for shipping while the shipping label cost me $19.43.  I provided accurate weight and dimensions for the parcel in the listing.  Is there a way to sell at eBay without getting routinely shortchanged on shipping?  This used to be possible and easy.    

[dabdoo100]

I too find Ebay accounting designed with confusion in mind. Whenever someone creates muddy water out of something that is straightforward (like it use to be with PayPal) there usually lurks the works of a short change artist. The multiple required accounts by Ebay is ridiculous. It is so difficult to track taxes, fees, refunds and shipping when it’s posted to different accounts - none of the amounts ever add up and it appears that I am always short changed somewhere.