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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.
Where 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.
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The 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.
If 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.
First 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.
Wow that’s a lot of driving, but it looks like you scored pretty well.
Good deal..
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For items over a pound the Flat Rate Padded envelope can be a life saver.
I very often place an appropriately sized box inside the envelope and then stuff it with padding (newspaper). This is how I ship coffee mugs and a variety of other items.
Good Luck.
Hi Steven,
There are so many Mustang 2 parts and toys on your solds. I’m assuming this is all from the same source.
I’m wondering did you find this lot through Facebook or Craigslist or how.
Car stuff is so cool and a great niche for the right stuff.
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Hi Marie,
You may want to just go bin by bin to find and put an item location in the listing for each item. Do the bins one at a time.
Once the bin is done, label it and it’s done. Don’t label it, until everything in it has been updated.
This way, you always know which bins have been updated for location and which still need to be done.
Every new listing needs to have a location now.
Make sure the location is unique and not just a number, that way, later on, you can always search your items by bin numbers to find everything in the bin. This makes it much easier to combine bins if the need arises.
Yes, it’s a real pain, but you will be so much happier once it’s done.
Good Luck
Thanks Mike,
It sounds like your car has a built in 12v/110v inverter. It should work fine in your situation, as long as you’re not using a laser printer. Of course, for extended use, you’ll have to run the car to keep the battery charged.
I’ve been using a hot spot (option on my cell phone), as may primary internet for years. I find it’s super reliable, even with a weak signal. Of course, the band width limitations are another conversation.
Regarding power outages and the refrigerator, I advise everyone to buy a cheap $10 indoor/outdoor thermometer. (Acurite is the brand I have.).
Place the outside temperature sensor in your refrigerator.
Now you can see the temperature of your food at all times. If the power goes out, it really takes a lot of the stress out of the situation, as you always know if you are going to have an issue with your food spoiling due to the fridge not working.
Anyone want to talk generators… Maybe next time.
Yes, but you can charge the cell phone in the car in an emergency. I’ve also run the printer off the car battery before. A laser printer is a little tougher, due to it’s power requirements, but is still doable.
This is about two years old, but generally still applies.
” Shipping is a major part of selling on Ebay. If you can ship efficiently, you can keep more of the money an item sells for. Also, I believe, if an item is packed well and shipped quickly, customers are much more likely to give positive feedback. These are a few brief rules I go by.
1. Ship on time.
2. Pack it well.
3. Consider alternate carriers based on the item shipped and destination.
4. Print your own shipping labels. The online discounts are too big to ignore.
5. Get an accurate digital scale. Guessing on the weight is risky and not cost effective. The last thing I do, before printing the shipping label is weigh the package.
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Less than 1 Lb.ships USPS First Class.
Over 1 lb ships Fedex Smart Post, USPS Priority Mail or Parcel Select.
Books ship USPS Media Mail.
Oversize or Heavy ship Fedex Ground (Home)
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Regarding weights there are a few questions I ask myself, due to the rates.Is it 8 oz or less?
Is it 1 pound or less?
After that the postage due increases with each pound.
Using poly mailers, light boxes and light packing materials all help to keep the weight down.
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Regarding size:Is it oversize for USPS?
Length X Width X Height must be 1728 cubic inches or less.
12x12x12=1728 or 16X12X9=1728
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It’s that simple.And I love the flat rate padded envelopes.
Those are the shipping basics for my business and are just suggestions.
Good Luck.
