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I love listening to you explaining issues. You have been a great help to me. Thank you and I pray the Lord blesses you and your family always.
They rip people off.
Really dishonest and dirty.
Thanks so much for this video! I sort of fell into reselling after my mom had to move into a memory care home last year and I started selling a bunch of her stuff online. I started on Poshmark (easy shipping) and just started cross listing to EBay (still figuring out shipping). Now I am hooked on reselling and am starting to hunt around at garage sales and thrift stores for more to sell! I have been watching your videos for a few years and really enjoy them:)
I really like your shipping rates. I had changed mine recently to a flat amount on certain items and I feel it helps. I am in the middle of the states so it works well and I feel it has improved sales. Still covers my shipping supplies. I am going to use yours! Thanks for all you for us resellers! Love watching your kids grow! 😊
Turner's delivery on that post office joke was first class. 😅😅😅
Lol
Calculated shipping when your a new seller is the easiest way to do it and learn rates. Passing the discount for me is easier also. I believe the buyer responds knowing it’s the cheapest rate for them and no extra cost. It’s the most fair for the buyer since they know where they live. Like no funny business/ straight forward, calculated lowest cost to get product to them . That’s my opinion. But I’m still new. Thanks for all the great videos and teaching us along the way. We appreciate it!!! ❤
I almost wish "free shipping" wasn't an eBay search filter option...
Yesterday I shipped a 10lb 16mm film. I had media mail on the listing, but it turned out that shipping it all the way across the country was 60¢ cheaper with ground advantage. Weird!
Going to happen even more after media mail goes up again
Kevin,
You glossed over the media vs cubic comparison. You won’t believe how many times people have scoffed at me when I tell them that ground cubic (and sometimes priority cubic) is cheaper than media mail.
No doubt
I had the Burger King Pokémon gold plated metal cards in my store for years at $12 a piece. No one wanted them. Gave them to my kids. A couple years later they suddenly skyrocket in price. Trends are weird.
lol the price we pay for being generous 😅
I don’t think you can opt in on the discounted shipping specific items it’s either your in or your out ?
YES we all agree, Shipping can be frustrating!
One of the things that gets me is how these people are doing free shipping on books and cds/dvds and what they are selling their items for is less than what I would pay to ship the item.
Exactly!! How are they selling a book for $3.99 with free shipping?
That's funny, I just listed one of those BK pokemon toys that I got back in the day and have had for years. I still have another one somewhere that I plan to list when I find it.😂
I'm one of those rare resellers who does free shipping on everything except for auctions and international buyers who want a better shipping price than going through eBay. I have 7 different reasons why I believe free shipping is better than calculated or flat rate shipping. My buddy does over $4 million in gross sales from selling heavy vintage electronics on eBay and also uses free shipping.
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The best part of that joke was the delivery. Bahaha
It was great to be back! Love the vids and knowledge. Have a blessed week!
I ship a lot of shoes and boots..if shoes weigh 2 lbs I do calculated shipping at 1 lb. It usually works out perfectly with my EBay discount to ship them. If boots weigh 3 lbs I do calculated shipping at 2 lbs, all in all depending on where I’m shipping too it’s usually extremely close to actual shipping costs! You might win some and lose some but it all works out great for me.
I almost always do free shipping. Lately I’ve also switched to smaller items.
I always do calculate shipping and I just opted into the discount. But I’ve added $1.50 handling fee and I always always always bump up the weight so I’ve been getting a lot more sales of older items and I haven’t been losing any money.
This video was SO helpful to me!!! Thank you so much for sharing this info with us Kevin!!!!
SO glad you explained how you are doing flat rate shipping, I was thinking you were doing usps flat rate boxes lol. I did something I know I will get shot down for doing but I felt it was the right thing to do. I decided to pass on the discount shipping rates to my buyers. Easiest way for me because I know I still wont lose money. If it ever gets out of hand, we can always charge a handling fee for supplies. ( I already usr a 50 cent handling fee ) THanks again, was very helpful.
I do prodominately shoes and do calculated on all orders. There is a setting for a rebate and I do 20% rebate. On east coast orders it's about $3 to $4 back. I do make a little off each order but also free returns and same or next day shipping . The extra goes twords returns so I don't lose my mind with all the "don't fit" returns. Customers will never be happy with any shipping cost so I keep it this way. I bargain on my prices to help offset.
I've been selling on and off for about five years now, mostly trading cards. Over the last year, I started trying to expand and try reselling other items, I have some knowledge of the shipping is my weak point for sure trying to decide which to choose for which item this was helpful. Thank you
I use flat rate also except for big items.
Thanks for this info it does help me make adjustments to my rates.
I started doing the calculated shipping and giving the discount. My sales have nearly doubled since I did it. Thanks for the great video, always great information
You are so welcome!
I think I’m going to use flat rate shipping and really drill down on previously sold and currently listed prices on the item I’m
Listing.
I have been selling on & off since 1998! I RECENTLY changed many of my listings to free shipping and added $5 to the selling price. I have already noticed a bump in sales. It is one of many experiments I do to see how to scramble the eBay algorithm. Love from New Jersey! Hugs to Blue Ridge Mama!
I used to do flat rate... I lost money doing this... Calculated is the best way to go.
I do flat rate and I make money as a whole on shipping
@@commonwealthflipper when I used to flate rate the buyer almost always asked me to refund the difference in cost for shipping.
@@ilj1259 most likely that means your price is a little high. I do flat rate as much as I can. I have prices set to the most expensive zone from me. I've never got a refund request. If you keep having the problem, you can setup zones to charge different flat rates depending on distance. If your store has a lot of items of the same weight class, this is better than calculated
Great video! Lots to think about.
Thank you!
Great video 📹
I give the discount shipping. Just makes it easier for me.
I don't do calculated shipping. Either flat rate or free. My goal is to get some amount of money, since this is not a business of mine. Just liquidating my dad's belongings to give my mom some money for living expenses.
Sooooooooo Young Turner Hi 😊
Women do work for the post office in my state... I worked for the PO myself a couple of years ago.... There are a lot of females working at the post office young man...
BTW it would be in my opinion a colossal mistake for #ebay to require all sellers to offer 🆓 Shipping! OMG!!!
I agree, I would have taken the middle option, doing calculated shipping and giving a % back instead of all of it. I don’t think it’s right for a seller to lose in shipping. Just wrong that eBay hits you with fees on shipping. I’m going to stick with calculated now as I live in California and most
Items go to NY, FL, and TX.
Right now I do calculated shipping and pass the discount to the buyer. I do add a $1 handling charge to make up for supply costs. I do flat rates on depop and I am getting better at it and am considering flipping to that system on ebay as well. Hearing olhow you have things set up is very helpful as well. As always, I appreciate your videos as I am always learning a lot.
Im waiting it out a bit. I may eventually opt to pass on the discount but add a higher weight & $1 handling. Calculated shipping just makes it easier for me. I really wish ebay would do something similar to poshmark so it would pretty much be the same for everyone.
I hate poshmark shipping because you can't control it but I understand whaty you are saying.
Great video, maybe the USPS ground advantage to Hawaii is cheap because they drive a mile, come up for air, drive another mile come up for air and so on (HaHa). I have sold on ebay since the 90s but only as a hobby. After losing my largest client since they moved out of state (I own another small biz), I decided since I have the little warehouse, reselling made sense. I was already set up for shipping - even larger crated items if needed. My biggest challenge is organizing the items on the shelves by category and to find them easy. I am currently refining that. Thank you for all the info, Kevin.
Hi good morning Kevin 😊😊
The main reason I use calculated shipping is some of my inventory is very slow moving. It might take two years to sell. With calculated shipping, ebay updates the rates as the USPS increases their rate. With the new change in ebay policy, ebay will pass through the discount on shipping. I opted in. I have to wonder whether those that don't opt in will be penalized by eBay's algorithm. I'm selling every day so I guess I am OK. No discount on media mail, so calculated works as long as you have weight and dimensions correct. I rarely do free shipping, I will do it if most other listings (my competition) are giving free shipping. I sell some big stuff like bicycles. Flat rate just will not work as longer distances can cost 3 to 4 times as much as nearby customers. I will bump up weights to help offset supplies and fees.
Great video Kevin. I only do flat rate shipping. I've never used calculated. It has always worked out fine for me except the once in a while Hawaii sale that I end up loosing a few dollars on like one I shipped yesterday. All it good though and I do provide the shipping discount.
Love your videos! Looking for your opinion here...when overcharging for shipping, what margin do you decide to do a partial refund? I try to figure in my supplies, etc into flat rate. The past two days I've had nearby sales that would seem obviously overpriced for shipping imo. I refunded a buyer back $5 yesterday. I feel like I may need to do the same again today. Normally I sell further away and the shipping price would've been fair. Also, do partial refunds harm your account in any form? Thanks in advance!
I tend to do calculated shipping but I do weigh the items. And adjust the weights to reflect a cheaper weight to make the cost more competitive. Basically if it weighs 3 lbs boxed up I may set it at 2Lbs rate so it’ll charge less. I do correct weights and dimensions before actually shipping it tends do work out as breaking even. I’ll also work with buyers if they buy multiple items and shipping is crazy overpriced.
I’m from South Texas, 2 miles from Mexico. I have to do regular calculated . It seems all my sales usually come from across the country. I never sell anything in Texas., lol.
I do calculated and give the discount to the buyer that eBay offers. I probably won't change that because I don't want to play guessing games. I just shipped a $1500 vase and $50 shipping. Went over to pirateship and made $2 because they offered more insurance than eBay. The vase weighed 17 lbs unboxed.
Shoe seller here. I charge $10 flat on all pairs over a pound. $6 under a pound (crocs, sandals). Sometimes I make a buck, sometimes I lose a buck. It all equals out.
Def shirt yes! Good morning Kevin and to all huggicates 😊!
I do flat rate since I live in Illinois and my shipping costs are pretty consistent no matter where I’m shipping.
Hey love what would you put on the vintage alf kids slipper socks?
Great video, if you did the same video for whatnot shipping, that would be awesome. I love whatnot but I want to sell golf bags and clubs and but dont want the shipping to be ridiculous for the buyer since they only use USPS
The golf category has usps but I hate whatnot shipping
I'm sticking with flat rate shipping and some free shipping, just seems easier...calculated shipping is ridiculously high
I am switching over to flat rate,, but what I do is I use PirateShip to calculate from Florida to Seattle so I know what the highest price would be (except AK & Hi). I seem to sell an awful lot of items to Southern California and to Washington and Oregon. I usually add a little to the price to cover myself and the fee that Ebay will charge me. Then any items that are shipped very close by I make a little money and if they are shipped far away, I hopefully break even. It does not seem to be slowing down my sales at all.
yes that is one way to do it. My rates are usually under that farthest away ammount to be honest but that method could be fine.
I've always done free shipping on my items, but recently considered going to flat rate prices. What are things to consider when switching? Thanks!
Everyone agree 100%. LOL!!!
of course we do. LOL
People are “altering” precious moments figurines…I wouldn’t spend more than a dollar or two…but even random or common ones are selling for $10+ 🤷🏻♀️
I do flat rate $12 for shoes. Heavy shoes that go to the west (as I live up the road from you) might cost more than that but I'm making money on most sales. Some lighter shoes I'm even making $5 or $6.
I sell to mostly zone 8. I do flat rate but worry I’m overcharging more local buyers. Any suggestions on how to adjust?
I implanted flat rate shipping about 3 months ago. I do adjust the sale price to reflect this. So far I’m happy with the results but hard to tell overall because our store is small & sales have dropped a bit.
I think you meant “implemented” and not “implanted.” I find that I’ll type exactly what I mean and autocorrect changes things. It’s so frustrating! I’m sorry your sales are down. Maybe put your EBay store name here, and possibly Kevin will give your store a shout out! One more thing, look at sell through rates for all of your items, and as you’re doing that, relist them all and adjust prices according to STR. For instance, if it’s got a high STR, then keep the price high. If it’s low, maybe put it on sale. You may breathe new life into your store.
@@rhoward295 yes I did. Good grief, iPhone autocorrect is failing me.
Shipping rates/disounts - whatever works for you. I used to use calculated and keeping the discount, but 90% of my items were under 4 ounces packed and going all over the country. Then again that was in the First Class parcel days. Free shipping is begging for it, IMHO, especially if you're located on one of the coasts and your items have a habit of landing on the other one.
I currently do calculated shipping on all my listings. I'm in Virginia also, and oddly enough, I have a LOT of California buyers. I am definitely keeping my ears to the ground on this one. I dont really want to switch to flat rate, nor do I want to pass my discount on to my buyers, as it helps cover all the misc shipping costs. But...I also am in the business to make money, and if sales tank because I'm not competitive, that's not good.
I’m in California and the majority of my sales are to people on the east coast. I think it’s an eBay conspiracy! 😂
I do flat rate shipping. Some I lose a bit and some I make up a bit, it all evens out, and I’m offering a fair shipping price to my buyers. I do use calculated shipping for really large or heavy items.
Man I sell my 8 oz or under for like $6.00 for shipping and still sell. I am just starting out. And rates go up from there. I make around $2.00 on shipping per item. But most of my items are priced less than yours. Flat rate no returns. I do also do promotions.
I have calculated shipping as it works for me. Im in the middle so it works. Amd then i can give a discount on sale. Took lower offer for one item and still made profit with shipping.
I do calculated and let the buyer have the discount. Media mail is free in my store but I'm thinking of increasing my prices and switching to all free shipping. Just seems daunting and then I would have to use math lol.
Lol
I used to do free shipping on everything... I sold more products but made less profits.
My sales have been nonexistent this week, only 5 sales since Monday.
What do you think about the best price guarantee?
So far not a fan
Since I sell only comics I go with calculated shipping...no free shipping unless it's like a whole run of a title
The email I received form ebay stated only those getting this email would change. They were changing default May 15th. Mine has not changed as of now.
I’ve seen where eBay lets me match shipping but it’s 3.66 or A very low cost. I have never sent anything out where shipping cost me that little. So if it’s 6 dollars like usual, who covers that? Or am I getting charged the 3 dollars. That’s why I don’t want to do it.
I believe the cheapsest is 3.86 in zone at 4 oz
90% flat rate and 10% free shipping for my items. It works for me.
On the other video you weighted the tape dispenser and you placed it on a flat rate box and said it would go for 2 lbs . Doesn't USPS weigh this or weight doesn't matter on flat rate? I'm new and don't know how I can change 6 lbs. to two lbs.
I think I am confused on what you are asking. When I am talking about flat rate in this video I am saying that the flat rate is what I charge. That does not mean I am using a flat rate box from the post office. I use whatever method I want to ship it. I think in the other video I was making the point that flat rate usps priority mail is not the best way to ship. There are a few exceptions but they are few and far between. Me charging a flat rate to a buyer is very different than me using a flat rate from the post office. I almost never do that. I hope this makes sense.
I agree Kevin, It's not a big deal to lose a dollar or two. It's a profit no matter what. I really like the breakdown because we are similar with shipping policies...
I use priority flat rate more often for 1lb and over.
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As for shoes I pray they sell on Posh so I can slap them in a priority box!! Lol
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Kevin, thank you and your family for the world of knowledge you share with us.
What are your thoughts on Accept Offers on items.
I feel eBay should remove fees from shipping on items that are within the 1st class rate (under 1lb).
This discount is another expense on us sellers.
I agree discounting it opens up more sales opportunities across the country. But ebay can eat some of the cost by not charging us fees on 1st class shipping.
Do you test the cassettes?
not unless it is an very high priced one
You know that makes a lot of sense. When someone returns an item, don't refund the money on shipping. Just the cost of the item.
I refund original shipping of it was my fault in some way but I do not if they just changed their mind.
If the buyer changes their mind and returns item and selects changed mind or similar and you don't refund original shipping the buyer can dispute that and ebay will ALWAYS refund the buyer that shipping cost from your account.
Using GA and printing out labels on ebay costs a minimum of $4.26 at 4 ounces. I print out the rate calculator at usps every time they change rates so I have a good idea of what costs will be with the discount. I do free ship on everything and know how much postage will be on each item since I still add correct weight and measurements at the time of listing. I seldom use flat rate priority anymore since ga is usually cheaper. If its valuable I do ship priority. I also use alternate shippers on large items. The average buyer has no idea what postal rates are to ship anything. Seriously, no idea. I do wish ebay would fight harder for a better discount contract with usps. Maybe they can switch to pirate ship next contract renewal.
the cheapest cost for 4 oz is actually 3.86. 4.26 for 4 oz items to a zone farther away.
@@commonwealthflipper How often do you get under $4? Not very often.It can go higher, I believe $4.51 or so. I just listed a 3.9 ounce envelope of zippers and it came up at $4-$9. It's insane pricing. So $4 is the lowest rate even within this zone. I've recently sold within the state and under 4 ounces, nothing was under $4.
but I like to argue and fight! Come at me Rod!
With Ebay now charging their discounted price to the buyer, is your method by weight still value added?
I think so. Most selers are still opted out of that for now.
$25 with $5 in shipping is different than $30 free shipping to the buyer. The buyers pay tax on the item & not on shipping therefore, $30 with free costs the buyer more due to paying more in taxes.
If only this were true. The vast majority of states require tax to be charged on both the shipping charge and the item itself.
@@commonwealthflipper 29 states do, 21 states don't. I guess I should advertise my state don't charge tax on shipping.
I thought flat rate was the same price no matter where it is shipped to.
I’m not talking about usps flat rate shipping. I’m talking about the flat rate that I choose to charge the buyer.
I've been selling for 7 yrs and just fiured out what to charge $18 in Canada, $22 USA & $26/$35 iNTERNATIONAL DEPING ON SIZE. Ex lrg items cacaluted shipping.
Shoes ... womens / kids = 7.99 , Adult size 8 - 11 = 9.99 , Mens 12 +++ / Boots = 14.99
Im centrally located in North Texas - just wanted to clarify that point as it matters with flat rate.
Hello Kevin, I enjoy your channel, you've been very knowledgeable. I've always done calculated shipping just to make it easier on myself and I don't mind doing the whole give the buyer the shipping discount but what I do mind with this is, ebay is now giving the buyers our discounted shipping but still taking their fees right off the top of the sale including the discounted shipping which that is now taking from the seller. So if they are going to give the buyer our discounted shipping than dicontinue taking their fees out including the shipping cost as well since we no longer benefiting from discounted shipping or getting any kick backs anymore.
Thanks kevin
Diana
I am going to talk abou this on a show in about a week. I suggest if you give the discount away raise the price of your item.
@@commonwealthflipper Thank you so much.
But my wife told me size doesnt matter!😂
🤣🤣🤣
The post office clerk will pull out his tape measure and show you that it does. lol😁
If you opt in and bump up your weight then arent you just giving the buyer even more of a discount? This is confusing.
No. Bumbing up the weight and or size would charge them more. When you ship it you use the actual weight and size and pay sligtly less than they paid.
I paid 5.99 for each one of those pokemon balls from Burger King when those were new. I gave away all 6 to a kid a decade ago.
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