How Will the EIS Get Us Orders with These Crazy Rates? | Selling

fallsavenue · 2025-10-22T03:39:55.364000Z

I'm exhausted keeping up with all this garbage and now disgusted with ebay's INTL shipping. Had my 1st order today through eIS for a magazine (300gms - made in USA) with NO applicable tariffs (only $2 CBP clearance through Zonos or Chit Chats). My shipping was $12. eBay charged them $27.54. That would be my $12 and their $15.54. I can get the magazine to the buyer for half of that and quicker too. What is this nonsense??? AND, I do flat rate so how does eBay even know what to charge when I don't list measurements? It could be 60pp or 500pp - how did they come up with $15+? I'm so ticked off right now. All the time wasted not posting shipping prices with built in tariffs for my toys (most made in China/HK) because I was waiting for this **bleep** program. Now I'm opting out and desperately trying to come up with any ideas on how to manage shipping profiles and how to get US buyers to understand that, despite eBay showing them a banner that says they're on the hook, my prices include those fees. They also see the import costs in the listing highlights so hopefully that'll go away when I opt out. Imo, this is terrible because it makes the buyer think that's their only shipping option and they might not see my other more reasonable option. Have to say, eBay sure has been a disappointment here. We need a pricing tool for US buyers, but we'll never get it because it wants us to use this program that gives it more profit and control. All I know is it'll be near impossible to make US sales with these rates.

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