10-29-2022, 04:49 PM
Dennis R wrote:
Have you guys tried Pirate Ship like talked about here on the forum. Big difference on price and it still ships with the company you want to use. You sre just buying the shipping label from them and their great buying power.
Acer wrote:
ebay shipping offers a discount on USPS for eBay sales. Is it not as good as Pirate Ship?
I use Pirate Ship. And eBay has good discounts as well.
It's what eBay puts on the auction that is the clincher.
Ebay notes a retail shipping rate based on the weight and the dimensions of what you're shipping, your ship-from ZIP code, and then the bidder's ZIP.
You might get a discount as a seller, but it's not shown.
It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. I tried a few times telling bidders that, once they won an auction, to wait to pay and then I would generate an invoice based upon the discounted shipping rate. That didn't fly with them (accusations of scamming) nor eBay.
I tried flat rate shipping but that's a gamble that I might wind up paying (a lot) out of pocket. Again, even with "continuous 48 states only" selected, rates vary wildly; e.g., across town here in central AR, $18, to Seattle WA, $215. It's a clustercuss.
Back in the day, I would note "free shipping" and then just start my bidding at a basic shipping cost + whatever the least I'd accept for the item in a friendly transaction. Can't do anything like that anymore.