eBay

azalea8993 · ‎08-18-2016

Hi,

I'm just new to Ebay. After having described my item, in the Shipping Option, there are 2 choices:

Charge a Fixed Cost.

Charge Actual Cost

However, I don't see any calculated shipping option.

And I don't know what to charge for shipping.

Please guide me in the right direction.

I appreciate all the advice I can get.

Thank you.

lucitabby · ‎08-18-2016

First, buy (from Canadian or USA sellers) a few inexpensive items on ebay so you have an idea how ebay works.

Read everything in these ebay selling guides at this link:

http://ocsnext.ebay.ca/ocs/sr?query=597&topicName=How+to+start+selling&st=6&levelHierarchy=2a1a1

Check canadapost.ca for shipping options and prices.

Use Fixed Price for Lettermail to Canada up to 500g and under 20mm thick. Above that weight and thickness use

Calculated (Actual Cost).

Use Fixed Price for under 20mm Letterpost & Light Packet and over 20mm Small Packet to the US. Use Calculated

for Tracked Package up to 1k and over 1k for Expedited parcel.

When starting out, list your items for sale just available to Canada or US buyers.

Good luck.

reallynicestamps · ‎08-18-2016

I believe Charge Actual Cost is Calculated Shipping.

Use it for anything that must ship be a parcel rate-- those have not only dimensional and weight differences, but also change according to destination.

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/business/findARate?execution=e1s1

Don't ship by Surface. Just don't.

At this point restrict your selling to Canada and the USA.

But you will do better if you build your feedback by doing some buying to get a feel for the site.

(If you have already been buying , use that ID for selling because your feedback gives you more credibility.)

Buy poly envelopes and bubble envelopes, clear packing tape and above all a digital metric* scale.

Best wishes for a successful career. Come back with any questions. We won't judge.

Well, we probably will judge, but with Tough Love......

*Canada Post went metric in 1974. All other measures are guesswork and will eventually lose you money.

ypdc_dennis · ‎08-18-2016

@azalea8993 wrote:
... After having described my item, in the Shipping Option, there are 2 choices:

Charge a Fixed Cost.
Charge Actual Cost

I'll assume you are listing on eBay.CA

eBay.Ca allows you to list in Cdn$ and use Canada Post calculated shipping.

eBay.COM allows you to list in US$ but all the shipping choices for a Canadian seller are flat rate.

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Fixed (Flat Rate) shipping

Inside Canada you can use lettermail for items under 2cm thick and less than 500g in weight. Same cost anywhere in Canada.

Canada - Lettermail 2016 stamp rates

000-030g .. 0.85
031-050g .. 1.20
051-100g .. 1.80
101-200g .. 2.95
201-300g .. 4.10
301-400g .. 4.70
401-500g .. 5.05

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To the USA for flat rate you can use lettermail or light packet (under 2cm thick and less than 500g in weight). Small packet (up to 1kg in weight). Light packet and Small packet can be bought through PayPal (no discounts).

2016 USA rates

000-030g .. 1.20 stamps
031-050g .. 1.80 stamps
051-100g .. 2.95 stamps

101-200g .. 5.15 stamps
000-200g .. 5.70 Light Packet

201-300g .. 8.23 Light Packet
000-250g .. 8.36 Small Packet (Air)

201-500g .. 10.30 stamps
251-500g .. 11.07 Small Packet (Air)
301-500g .. 11.75 Light Packet
251-500g .. 15.75 Tracked Packet

501g-1kg .. 16.65 Small Packet (Air)
501g-1kg .. 18.19 Tracked Packet

Small Packet beats Light Packet for 301g to 500g weights.
https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/prices/default-e.asp?ecid=murl07001139

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