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Jesse-Lee

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On 8/11/2024 at 4:55 PM, GeeksAreMyPeeps said:

This appears to be a new fee in Minnesota.

They're finally trying to finance a Super Bowl victory...

 

 

 

 

:facepalm: Sorry. lol

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GeeksAreMyPeeps

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On 8/11/2024 at 6:37 PM, Darwination said:

Naw, Minnesota gets their fifty cents.  But eBay charges you the thirteen plus percent on it.  Just like the seller gets charged the fee on shipping plus the taxes, too.

Because thirteen percent on your sale isn't enough :censored:

That's not accurate. Unless the actual payout is less than the total the buyer paid, minus the fees. The screen capture doesn't show the actual payout, so not clear from this. But agreed it is BS that eBay should be taking a cut of any taxes or fees that are required by law.

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RockMyAmadeus

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On 8/11/2024 at 8:00 PM, GeeksAreMyPeeps said:

That's not accurate. Unless the actual payout is less than the total the buyer paid, minus the fees. The screen capture doesn't show the actual payout, so not clear from this. But agreed it is BS that eBay should be taking a cut of any taxes or fees that are required by law.

lol

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees-managed-payments-sellers?id=4822

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Typically on eBay I stick to selling $25+ comics.  My cost of shipping materials is $2.82 total for Uline folding mailer ($1.37 each) and 2 cardboard slabs (73 cents x 2).  Add an average of $5.25 for an 11 oz USPS Ground Advantage package and I'm at $8.07 which I'd need to charge a buyer for shipping & materials for one book.

I'm thinking to expand into $3 per item comics.  Not many $3 comics would attract a buyer for $8.07 shipping.  If I eat $3 of that which I typically do, I'm giving the comic away for free.

Any tips on getting my shipping cost down?  Does anyone have experience with a product like these?

 

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Chip Cataldo

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On 8/13/2024 at 10:01 PM, Heronext said:

Typically on eBay I stick to selling $25+ comics.  My cost of shipping materials is $2.82 total for Uline folding mailer ($1.37 each) and 2 cardboard slabs (73 cents x 2).  Add an average of $5.25 for an 11 oz USPS Ground Advantage package and I'm at $8.07 which I'd need to charge a buyer for shipping & materials for one book.

I'm thinking to expand into $3 per item comics.  Not many $3 comics would attract a buyer for $8.07 shipping.  If I eat $3 of that which I typically do, I'm giving the comic away for free.

Any tips on getting my shipping cost down?  Does anyone have experience with a product like these?

Yep. I get Gemini Mailers in a case of 135 for just under $120 shipped, or 88.8 cents each. Gemini Mailers

I get thick cardboard pads in a case of 100 for just under $35 shipped, or 34.4 cents each. Cardboard Pads

That would make your shipping cost $1.58 for packaging. You could save even more buy purchasing in bulkier bulk. :50849494_winkemoji:

I charge a flat $6.99 for shipping a single comic in the USA (10 oz), two comics at $7.99 (12 oz) and $9.99 & up for 3 or more depending on how much more and what they're buying. Then I go Priority Flat Rate Padded Envelopes, which are free from the postal service and you can order 300 at a time, shipped to your residence.

 

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For some reason, I actually went over my last eBay statement. The fees ranged from the expected 13%+ to one that was over 18%. One sale had a monetary conversion fee for a foreign sale. So, you might be protected shipping out of the US with the Global Shipping program, but you’re still paying for some of the insurance.

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Dick Pontoon

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Speaking of the Global Shipping Program, i recently received a notice I had been upcharged for shipping for a difference in weight of 6 ounces. I was 100% sure I weighed the package correctly and appealed the charge with my P.O. receipt as proof. This was a package going to the UK via ebay's IL shipping hub.

Getting back to fees, I generally have no qualms about ebay getting their cut. It's their platform and the cost of doing business. However, the one thing that has always galled me is when they decided to include shipping, taxes and other miscellaneous fees into the total that the FVF is calculated on.

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WolverineX

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On 8/13/2024 at 10:01 PM, Heronext said:

Typically on eBay I stick to selling $25+ comics.  My cost of shipping materials is $2.82 total for Uline folding mailer ($1.37 each) and 2 cardboard slabs (73 cents x 2).  Add an average of $5.25 for an 11 oz USPS Ground Advantage package and I'm at $8.07 which I'd need to charge a buyer for shipping & materials for one book.

I'm thinking to expand into $3 per item comics.  Not many $3 comics would attract a buyer for $8.07 shipping.  If I eat $3 of that which I typically do, I'm giving the comic away for free.

Any tips on getting my shipping cost down?  Does anyone have experience with a product like these?

 

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Won a book and the shipping was under $3. It arrived today and it was the comic in a bag and board in a manila envelope. Nothing else. How this didn't get mauled by the USPS is anybody's guess. Going to leave positive feedback, but not just sure if I should leave advice on packaging. He'd definitely have to up his cost to make it safer.:canofworms:

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Chip Cataldo

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On 8/15/2024 at 5:03 PM, evilskip said:

Won a book and the shipping was under $3. It arrived today and it was the comic in a bag and board in a manila envelope. Nothing else. How this didn't get mauled by the USPS is anybody's guess. Going to leave positive feedback, but not just sure if I should leave advice on packaging. He'd definitely have to up his cost to make it safer.:canofworms:

I don't get people like that. Even at under 4oz (USPS current cutoff) and shipping in the same postal zone it can't be less than $5.00 as far as shipping cost. There's literally NOTHING less.

A single comic inside a Gemini mailer is just under 10oz. That's the minimum I use.

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On 8/15/2024 at 2:03 PM, evilskip said:

Won a book and the shipping was under $3. It arrived today and it was the comic in a bag and board in a manila envelope. Nothing else. How this didn't get mauled by the USPS is anybody's guess. Going to leave positive feedback, but not just sure if I should leave advice on packaging. He'd definitely have to up his cost to make it safer.:canofworms:

You can send him a message 

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