E-Bay question

CLOE · 01-11-2007, 07:03 PM

If you sell something on E-bay, how do you know how much to put on for the postage part? Like how are you suppose to say how much it is, if you havent gone to the post-office to find out. Do you have to take every item you sell top the post office first? That just can't be true, or is it?
Any E-Bay pro's out there?????

**Wheetsin** · 01-11-2007, 07:12 PM

You can go to the postoffice and get a pre-weight, then have users calculate it based on their zip code. You can charge a flat rate, so you say "shipping is $8" and whether it's $3 or $6 they pay $8. You can use flat rate shipping, so say a box costs $8 to ship no matter how much is in it.

I don't have time to go to the postoffice every time so I generally guess what it will cost me, and charge a flat rate. Sometimes I get more than it actually costs, but that's ok - by the time I get a box, packing materials, etc. it breaks even.

argon · 01-11-2007, 08:10 PM

When I've sold things, I've gone and found how much it could cost to send it the furthest distance away... say to Florida (assuming I'll only send to Canada and the US), and how much it would cost to send to Vancouver. I've only sold a couple things, so it's never been a pain in the ass to get to the PO.

What are you sellin'?

maudeispam · 01-11-2007, 08:15 PM

there is an online postage calculator at www.usps.com if you know the size and weight of the package and where you are shipping to.

argon · 01-11-2007, 08:17 PM

Helpful, if you're in the US, I'm sure. :P

(sorry, honest mistake)

CLOE · 01-12-2007, 10:15 AM

Okay, great guys, thanks for the info!!!!:)