@whoohooohyeahdavid wrote:
1st off i hate it, but my question is this... my items are .8 ounces, which means my labels are about $3.75 to $4.00. now today with the new page the 2 options for me are buyer pays $3.78 (that what i charge) and that's fine. the other option says you pay shipping $5.10-$5.50. Am i actually paying those numbers when i purchase a label or simply the same $3.78 i charge. thanks!
The $3.78 is what you will pay to buy the postage online regardless of what you charge your buyer. The $5.10-$5.50 is the retail price that you would pay if you went to the post office and bought the label over the counter instead of online.
BUT remember that eBay takes 12.55% (approximately depending on a few variables) so if you charge your buyer the same $3.78 you are only actually getting $3.30 so you are losing money.
If, on the other hand, you charge your buyer the retail price of $5.10 then you actually get $4.46. Remember also that you have to pay for the tape, label, ink and any packing you use.
As much as you might think you are overcharging your buyer at $5.10 you are actually only about breaking even, whereas you are losing money if you only charge them $3.78.
"Laissez-faire capitalism (AKA The Great Material Continuum) is the only social system based on the recognition of individual rights and, therefore, the only system that bans force from social relationships." ~ Ayn Rand
