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I generally buy shipping tape online by the case (36 rolls) .
The price is pretty reasonable and it last me a long time.
For melt value, keep om mind one troy ounce is 31.1 grams.. not 28 grams.
It sounds like selling any collection.
The more expensive items can be sold by themselves. You may want to get the real expensive ones graded.
The lesser valuable can be grouped with other like items.
Some may only be worth the melt value.
Be prepared to do a lot of research.
Good Luck.
I know the local used appliance stores in my area all deliver. It’s the service that keeps their items moving.
The delivery options and logistics would probably be just as important as the price and marketing in this situation. If you could come up with a unique solution for that, you may be able to create a nice niche for yourself.
Good Luck.
$7.33 is the price I’ve been paying for Priority Flat Rate Padded since the rate increase,
Ebay gives a discount on USPS shipping and it it higher for top rated sellers.
Maybe that is why you are seeing a difference,
I’m guessing the watch will fit in a Flat Rate Padded Envelope.
What’s your sales price. It seems like the difference in your shipping costs should be about $4.
I never really hit the thrifts, but as a youth, back in Boston, I routinely patrolled the neighborhood on trash nights looking for broken and trashed bicycles.
Also there was a very cool used record store I used to go to for music to add to my “mix tapes”. They always had cool stuff and lots of promos, that I assume they got from the radio stations. I had the white Madonna album and the red J. Geils album etc… Now they’re all gone.
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So Cal Joe.
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So Cal Joe.
There must be a certain value in refreshing a store’s inventory of stale goods…
It sounds like a win-win to me.
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03/04/2019 at 11:47 am in reply to: Holy sticker shock Batman! 14oz 1st class package cost buyer $7.85! #58059Those are the commercial (not retail or walk up) rates.
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03/04/2019 at 11:13 am in reply to: Holy sticker shock Batman! 14oz 1st class package cost buyer $7.85! #58054Where do you find the normal walk up (retail) rates for first class packages 14 to 16 oz in weight? If you go to USPS.com and check shipping rates, there is no option for first class at 14 to 16 oz.
Are your buyers being charged a higher shipping rate after the purchase? Is this rate higher than the rate on the listing?
With zone shipping, you are going to see the rate in your listing to your zone, but the customer sees the rate to their zone.
Thanks
03/04/2019 at 10:36 am in reply to: Holy sticker shock Batman! 14oz 1st class package cost buyer $7.85! #58051The commercial rate is what we are charged by the Post Office to mail the package.
The retail rate is what we charge the customer. The difference (profit) helps to defer expenses and fees associated with shipping.
It’s been this way for quite a while now.
03/04/2019 at 10:12 am in reply to: Holy sticker shock Batman! 14oz 1st class package cost buyer $7.85! #58048If anyone wants to ship an item on Ebay for cost (no shipping discount) there is a setting in on Ebay in which you can automatically do this. Changing this setting reduce the shipping expenses for your buyers.
You will still be charged a Final value fee for shipping and your other shipping and packing costs will not disappear.
Good Luck.
03/03/2019 at 5:35 pm in reply to: Holy sticker shock Batman! 14oz 1st class package cost buyer $7.85! #58031First Class above 13 oz is not available to the public. It’s only available to commercial shippers, so who can say what the rate is.
When we first were allowed to ship first class above 13 oz, the was a pretty big discrepancy between our cost and what the buyers were being charged. For a 15.99 oz package, our cost was like $3.60 and the buyer paid over $6. After a while and a couple of rate adjustments our cost was raised and the gap decreased.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this situation repeats itself.
In the meantime, enjoy the margins.. or refund them. I’m sure they won’t last.
03/03/2019 at 3:43 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Clock radios, Red Wing boots, Fairytale book, Vintage City Cafe Menu #58025Wow that’s a lot of driving, but it looks like you scored pretty well.
Good deal..
Thanks
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