on 10-18-2017 07:46 AM
Apparently this problem has been occurring since 2013 and is still not fixed. This problem occurs on both the Ebay.ca and Ebay.com site.
I'm a Canadian seller and I offer Free Shipping. I sell only to the U.S. and Canada.
Not only have I specifically checked the box for "Free Shipping" in my shipping policy, but I have stated it in the ad itself. Yet Ebay continues to state "Shipping not specified" for all my Ebay items when first listed.
When the viewer sees the listing on Ebay as "Shipping not specified", they don't bother clicking on the auction because they'll assume the seller won't disclose the shipping cost. This results in less viewers and less sales.
Thanks a lot, Ebay, for not fixing what seems to be a technical glitch, which has not been addressed for at least FOUR YEARS or more.
And yes, I know I'm losing money charging so little and absorbing the postage costs; I'd hoped it would attract more viewers ...--the visibility factor.
Oh Dear GHU! The "do it for the exposure" argument.
A lot of my friends are writers, artists, musicians or photographers.
And they have very strong opinions about that.
http://www.mariebilodeau.com/?p=225
There is another, in my opinion more potent, argument.
People appreciate the things they pay for.
And the more they pay, the greater their appreciation.
It's why brands work hard to keep their name in front of the public. Using a given brand is 'aspirational'.
Is an Eileen Fisher dress than a George? Or Green Giant better than NoName canned corn?
Perhaps. Perhaps not. The price doesn't tell you.
But the higher prices mean the company makes more money on each item sold. And the buyer is able to boast to friends about the brand, which is also exposure and the kind that says -- you have to pay for this! Not the kind of exposure that says-- the work is not worth paying for.
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Thanks for reminding me to go to the weekly church rummage sale tomorrow!
That $12.99 includes shipping and I can do it because I don't bother tracking. I can buy them from 25c to $1CDN. (Usually I list those at $9.99USD on dotCOM) and shipping is about 30% of my selling price.
No fast sellers, but steady sales. And they don't take up much room.
Hard to do that with 'trinkets' though since once we go over 2cm in thickness we are into tracked parcel rates.
We have to look at what we really lose financially if something 'is not delivered' (note cynical quote marks) and how often it happens in Real Life. Which is not particularly often because most people are honest and the postal system really is good at their job.
Marie Bilodeau is a horror writer as well as a storyteller. She has a book out just now in the Hellmaw series about a head on a spine (no body) who longs to be a fashion model. She also hates squirrels and loves hats.