Is the shipping price on the sold listing what the buyer paid?

[kcastizo]

Or is it what I would've paid as the buyer?

[t_bjarnason · Accepted solution]

The shipping cost displayed is what the shipping cost would be to YOUR location for that item (eBay displays it as if you're a buyer). 

If you want to know what the buyer actually paid for shipping, you will need to view your orders. To view your orders, go to Seller Hub > Orders > All Orders and click on the Order Number above the listing (it'll be either 3 digits or 12 in a xx-xxxxx-xxxxx format). The amount they paid for shipping will then be displayed.

If you need to see how much you paid for a shipping label for that order (if you purchased an eBay label) you can go to Seller Hub > Orders > Shipping Labels. The cost you paid will be in the Shipment Cost/Details column. 

[femmefan1946]

The shipping price for the Seller is what he pays at the post office counter for shipping.

The shipping price for the Buyer is what he pays to the Seller for shipping.

The two numbers may not have much in common.

For example.

With Free Shipping, the Buyer does not have a separate cost for shipping detailed. It is included in the price he paid.

The Seller using Free Shipping may be buying a label for full advertised price at the PO counter, including fuel surcharge and taxes.
Or he may be buying online with some discounts as a holder of a Solutions for Small Business account.

Or he may have purchased mint postage stamps from an eBay dealer at a substantial discount.

Or the Seller may charge all his buyers $5.00 for shipping, even though in some cases the actual rate will be $3.00 because the item is light or $7.00 because the destination is farther.

And all the points about what the Seller is paying still obtain.

Or the Seller may be charging $5.00 for his item and $10 for shipping, even though he has an item that normally sells for $10 ands ships for $5.  (We don't see this much anymore because the only ones who hated it more than buyers was eBay who were not getting their fees.)

TL/DR

If the bottom line is reasonable, don't worry too much about how it was put together.

[byto253]

One thing to take into account is that the seller pays fees on the shipping amount, so if you pay $10 in shipping, the seller nets about $8.50.  Some sellers mark up the shipping a bit to account for that, others just absord it.  As Femme indicated, the best thing to do is determine if the total cost with shipping is a good price for you.  

Shipping fees are a challenge for sellers as most like to keep that as low as possible to be competitive.