usps shipping is high on anything over a pound

[angwjea]

cost over 8 bucks to ship a small box to the next state over  . it only weighed a lil over a pound  .   anther reason not to sell anything heavy with such small profit 

Purchase Total

$20.00 USD

Sales Tax

$0.00 USD

Shipping Amount

$8.49 USD

Handling Amount

$0.00 USD

Insurance Amount

$0.00 USD

Gross Amount

$28.49 USD

PayPal Fee

-$1.13 USD

Net Amount

$27.36 USD

[totoro470]

Weight isn't even the biggest problem once you go over a pound. Weight is fairly progressive, dimensions considered "oversized" are a massive jump in price. Basically be careful shipping anything over 16x12x8 or similar size. Going from 16x12x8 to 16x12x10 is sometimes nearly triple the price.

-If you ever list anything big (over 12x12x12) I suggest looking into FedEx as an option.

[disneyshopper]

anther reason not to sell anything heavy with such small profit 

31 of your 53 listings have "free shipping."  Did you price the items high enough to cover the cost of shipping if you have to ship to a buyer in zone 8 ?

I rarely use free shipping.  Instead, I use calculated shipping, so the buyer pays for shipping to his location.  Many of my items are in the 2# range and the buyer is located on the east coast.  Since I am located on the west coast, the buyer is paying the highest cost to have this item shipped to him.  My profit is not reduced because of the price of shipping.