How can you save money when shipping packages?
I am an ebayer and I just started selling. I had to ship a package today that sold for 68$ + 12$ shipping which totaled of course to 80$. When I got to the UPS store to ship it it came to 56$ to ship it. I made 25 bucks of of my auction. Ridiculous.. so to you expert sellers, whats the cheapest way to sell packages that require boxes, and how can you save money when doing it. Also when calculating shipping, do you use the furthest domestic distance (farther you go, more it costs.)
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- I'm not an expert seller but what I always do is go through USPS (United States Postal Service) they do just as good of a job as fed ex and ups for cheaper and you can add insurance and other features like the above company's. Also, when posting your item select the option that will allow the user to calculate the shipping costs. That allows them to put in their zip code and tell them how much. Hope that helps!
- Well first off, you want to know how much it will actually cost you before listing it. You can check UPS.com and put in the measurements/weight. Try a few different zip codes to get an average price. Also, where I live UPS gives you a 10% discount on shipping with ebay transactions, so make sure to ask them about it. They may require a print out of your invoice for proof. You can also pay for shipping costs and print off the pre-paid labels directly from ebay which they give you a discount, but you have to know the exact measurements, and full packaged weight (and rounding up to the next highest number), otherwise the buyer will have to pay the additional amount when receiving the items, which I'm sure they wouldn't be to happy about. Another thing, don't use extremely dense or heavy packing materials. Hope this helps!
