Automatic 5's for DSR for Free Shipping

[westernstargifts]

From Auctionbytes:

Link

I don't know whether it includes .ca as well as .com.

It won't make me change to Free Shipping as my one year DSR average for Shipping Charges is 4.93. If it should slip lower, I STILL will not give free shipping. I tried that last year and it was just money thrown away. Although initially they gave us better placement in Search, after awhile it did not seem to make a difference. So what's the point?

[coxengines]

Interesting! I think that is only fair.

Since our ship-cost DSR is 4.98 and shows as a 5 to the buyer it would not make any difference to us.

However, it might make a difference to the sellers that ship items where they are at a disadvantage (heavy/bulky) and suffer from low DSR's.

Bernie

[westernstargifts]

Bernie, how it would help sellers who ship heavy/bulky items? They cost more to ship and it would be even harder for those sellers to offer free shipping unless they added the shipping to the cost of the items. That could result in them not being able to compete because of high pricing.

We have many low priced items, cuff bracelets for example, that have to be shipped Small Packet to U.S. or International, or Expedited within Canada. Since they sell for less than $20 there would be no way to increase the price and still be able to sell them, or to absorb the shipping cost + extra final value fees and still show a profit.

Judy

[coxengines]

Yes, Judy, I was referring to burying the cost in the merchandise price. I have done this successfully on many occasions.

Sellers with high shipping costs often get penalized in DSR's; this is a way out sort-of-kind-of.

Despite all, please don't forget that there are sellers on eBay who sell car batteries, car wheels, tires, fridges and bigger items.

Sub $20 items can work well. Our item # 390226396471 for example we sold for a while for $19.95 incl. shipping. It worked really well and we abandoned the so-called free shipping for other reasons.

At the beginning of the year a competitor lamented about the slow sales for that same product and I recommended "free shipping" whilst upping the price. He has done this and has reported brisk sales.

It's all about how you approach it and don't be afraid to be radically different than what your competition does or what is thought to be generally acceptable for your product.

Don't forget that there are reasons why buyers pay $50 for a perfume endorsed by some tart of the month in Hollywood. It's all in your head lol.

Bernie

[momoftwingles2]

Don't forget that there are reasons why buyers pay $50 for a perfume endorsed by some tart of the month in Hollywood. It's all in your head lol.

Bernie

Oh, Bernie! Admit it! You are just waiting for a bottle of Justin Bieber after shave or cologne to come your way!

*LOL*
Susan

[westernstargifts]

Don't forget that there are reasons why buyers pay $50 for a perfume endorsed by some tart of the month in Hollywood. It's all in your head lol.

Bernie

Oh, Bernie! Admit it! You are just waiting for a bottle of Justin Bieber after shave or cologne to come your way!

*LOL*
Susan

I'll have to see if I can corner that market.....:^O

[coxengines]

Is he that young singer kid? Sorry, I have not watched TV since 2000 so I'm a bit behind in the who's who dept. lol.

Now, if he endorses a cologne line and wearing the stuff leads to a harem.... hm....

I'll have to run that by Xena first. However, if Johnny Depp has reciprocal product I'm sure there could be a deal. 😉

Bernie

[momoftwingles2]

Bernie,

You are so funny!

I think the harem would consist of 13 year olds and under!

*LOL*

Susan