Boreas wrote:I see nothing wrong with his posts (even the wonderful synopsis given in the previous post) even though I might not agree with every point.
Noone wrote:I am thinking about selling some things on eBay and was wondering about shipping & handling charges.You have the actual cost of shipping and the cost of the packing materials. Is it legit to charge a nominal fee for your time/transportation costs to the post office or should it just be the actual cost of shipping(postage) and packing materials. I am wondering since if I do very much I have got the multiple trips to the post office (10 miles each way) and the current cost of gasoline. I was wondering if it is legit to recover at least a little of that cost spread over half a dozen sales at a time.I look forward to your input. Since I want to be one of the good guys.
The Collector's Trove wrote:I just finished shipping out 218 items, in 81 packages, to 5 different countries all over the world.Just for fun I kept track of the amount and cost of materials for packaging. The amounts are as follows:333 feet of packing tape054 feet of scotch tape188 comic bags012 Life magazine-sized bags020 comic boards090 shipping pads005 cubic feet of packing peanuts200 feet of bubble wrap015 large envelopes010 small boxes003 medium boxes003 large boxes001 extra large box001 medium mailing tubeThat comes out to a total of $127.90. My shipping and handling fee is $1.50 per customer regardless of how many items they have. So for this auction I charged S&H fees of $121.50. Pretty close!
The Collector's Trove wrote:I have offered free shipping on items before and it has bit me more than once. It is just not as enticing as some folks would like to think. As I recall one time it was all 13 AD&D hardcover titles with a minimum bid of $49.99 and free shipping anywhere in the world (my choice of shipping method). The bidding ended at $50. Whee!Paul
bclarkie wrote:Here I go being cynical again.Does anyone around here actually want to talk about D&D collecting?If not maybe I am in the wrong forum.
I think the guidelines on eBay are pretty broad. So if you're a lawyer, who's time is incredibly precious, you could probably charge a ridiculous amount for screwing around at the post office all day. Keep in mind, though, that high fees are sometimes frowned upon. Just be reasonable. If you state that handling will be more than a couple bucks, just make sure that this is boldly outlined in your listing so even the most unconscientious buyer will know they are responsible for added cost and factor it into the price.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:I could be mistaken, but I think a lot of regulars here enjoy attacking other people even though they profess talking about D&D collecting.
killjoy32 wrote:with all due respect though StS, you didnt need to post this reply either.things could quite easily just be left alone and let the air clear a little?this kind of reply, you KNOW, is going to provoke a retaliatory response, so why not just leave it and concentrate your efforts on other areas of the forum, where it would be better served?and i AM trying to be constructive here, not argumentative, so i hope you see that.Al