MY combined shipping question.

[rick63]

i don't have a chart that i use for combined shipping, so i try my best at guessing what the cost will be, wanted to ask the people that have bought from me in the past what they thought of my combined shipping.

anyone care to reply. :)

Thanks!

Rick

[pats1717]

Are you trying to charge exact shipping? Or do you add a little for handling?


If you can answer that then I can answer your question :)

[rick63]

Are you trying to charge exact shipping? Or do you add a little for handling?


If you can answer that then I can answer your question :)

well i just guess at what the cost will be.. sometimes i'm a bit high sometimes a bit low. most of the time i'm within 1.00 of it (plus/minus)

Rick

[oldgames]

well i just guess at what the cost will be.. sometimes i'm a bit high sometimes a bit low. most of the time i'm within 1.00 of it (plus/minus)

Rick

Your shipping has seemed reasonable to me. As long as your within a buck, I'd say most people would be happy.

[pats1717]

your prices are just like you said sometimes high and sometimes low. It is very hard to estimate shipping especially when you sell lots of various games of all sizes and shapes.

We have been using 2.00 for the first game and 50 cents each additional. $9.85 max. That is a little on the low side sometimes, but we tend to get a lot of $9.85 orders (flat rate box)

Clear shipping terms def help sales.

You have a couple of options Rick,

1) Do what you have been doing
2) When you are about to send an invoice quickly weigh it up and get a rate quote online at www.usps.com
3) Come up with some kind of pricing for shipping on games maybe $3 for the first and $1.00 each additional (should cover it 95% of the time)

Try to avoid starting shipping prices like 2.50 or 3.50 It is too hard for buyers to add it in there heads (seriously)

just my .02 cents

[rick63]

your prices are just like you said sometimes high and sometimes low. It is very hard to estimate shipping especially when you sell lots of various games of all sizes and shapes.

We have been using 2.00 for the first game and 50 cents each additional. $9.85 max. That is a little on the low side sometimes, but we tend to get a lot of $9.85 orders (flat rate box)

Clear shipping terms def help sales.

You have a couple of options Rick,

1) Do what you have been doing
2) When you are about to send an invoice quickly weigh it up and get a rate quote online at www.usps.com
3) Come up with some kind of pricing for shipping on games maybe $3 for the first and $1.00 each additional (should cover it 95% of the time)

Try to avoid starting shipping prices like 2.50 or 3.50 It is too hard for buyers to add it in there heads (seriously)

just my .02 cents


thanks for the tips!! yeah i should buy a scale!

Rick

[pats1717]

Not to advertise ebay but

http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTRASHIP-55-DIGITAL-SHIPPING-SCALE-POSTAL-POSTAGE-j-AC_W0QQitemZ360134311317QQihZ023QQcategoryZ109753Q QcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

This scale is AWESOME and only 27.90 shipped!

[megasdkirby]

Not for PR, though. :(