EBay Sales

[trout]

Add 5% of your projected sale cost to your mailing cost and it is not an issue.

I got no problem with you doing this.

DO I have to be the Moral adjudicator ALL the time :dash1:

Juicing the postage will only loose you your sales targets and tarnish your reputation :ok:
If you Guys are happy to do this then(Go For It), NO skin off my back.

[Coins from Vending]

How much does postage really cost you, I mean every aspect of postage??? 85c for a stamped envelop is less than the total cost of getting an item posted, I have never had anyone complain about being charged $2 postage for an 85c stamped envelop, mind you it costs me about $2 to drive to the PO and back so in actual fact I lose money on true postage costs?? unless I post multiple items at once which sometimes happens sometimes not.

[trout]

How much does postage really cost you, I mean every aspect of postage??? 85c for a stamped envelop is less than the total cost of getting an item posted, I have never had anyone complain about being charged $2 postage for an 85c stamped envelop, mind you it costs me about $2 to drive to the PO and back so in actual fact I lose money on true postage costs??

The Buyer only sees the stamps on the package :ok:
I know that I do get very peeved when I am charged $8 to send a coin and it arrives in an envelope with a 60 cent stamp on it and the coin is sticky taped to a bit of cardboard :dodgy:
That is the low end of the spectrum .
A NO B.S listing and service WILL eventually gain you better returns for your listings in the long run.
Just for once try it :ok:

[Coins from Vending]

on Ebay you stipulate postage costs, not price of postage, they are 2 different things

[trout]

on Ebay you stipulate postage costs, not price of postage, they are 2 different things

NO they are NOT :ok:
I Know your "Credentials" Best of Luck with your eBay career :angel:

[Basil]

You are not allowed to offer a discount for other payment methods.

Yeah,i'm surprised with many of the posts here,in any case Ebay start including Postage costs in total value Fees shortly.
I worded a "reduced cost for Bank transfer" very carefully and "Bonus Coin for Bank Deposit" etc in several different forms but their Big Brother SoftWare always found it eventually.

[Coins from Vending]

so an item that costs $5 to post is the same as an item that requires a box at $2 bubble wrap at $1 a sheet and then $5 in stamps???

I can see why you never worked in finance.....................

[trout]

Do I want to sacrifice a couple of dollars on the postage costs and regularly gain higher bids from satisfied return Bidders , Hmmmm.:angel:

[JeffH]

EBay is strongly pushing for listings to have, at least, one free post option and an express delivery option.
I have tried that in recent weeks (regular post free) and registered/tracking/express options at cost less regular post cost.
Result;
•Everyone selects regular post
•Nobody has selected one of the "better" post options.
•No apparent increase in selling price. So, I am actually worse off.
I have concluded that people generally select the first postage option -be it free or charged for (but see below). They generally don't consider overall price (including postage) but just look at the bid price. Nobody objects to paying postage as long as the charge is similar to the cost.

A few months ago I tried putting registered/tracking post option first and regular post option last. More than 90% selected the first option and my useage of stickers increased markedly. Not one complaint or comment about postage cost. So, most buyers are not fussed about postage as long as cost.....[see above].

[Coins from Vending]

the couple of dollars is all relative to sale price, I sold a $12000 camera lens to a bloke in Adelaide, to ensure its safe arrival I flew to Adelaide to hand deliver it, cost me $450 return, through AP it would have cost $230 with insurance. A couple of hundred dollar loss on this was a no brainer its all relative in % terms

[ausproofs]

Very different opinions here... I sell a fair bit on eBay. It is reducing now as the cost of doing business has gone up significantly due to eBay and PayPal charges.

I have only offered direct deposit to hand full of buyers and sellers in the past. All most all of them I have done business before and I know they are trustworthy. When I sell on eBay I offer registered post and pay pal only for all other buyers.

On the side, I have a good relationship with some people I have met via eBay. For those folks I do a direct contact and buy directly ( ie before they put the coin on eBay I get an email asking me to make an offer... ) win win... I get a cheaper price and they get a hassle free deal.

I personally think eBay fees would only go higher ... however if you are a commercial dealer other payment options such as credit cards (visa and MasterCard ) would be not cheap either....