Can I raise flat rate shipping on already listed items?

[road_warrior.2008]

I have one item with multiple pieces available. I offer flat rate shipping both to Canada and the US. Since I first listed the item, shipping costs and the packaging I use have gone up and I lose some money on shipping on every sale. About half of the listed items have been sold and shipped already. I was thinking about raising the flat rate shipping $1.00 per item. Is this allowed on items already listed? Thanks.

[kawartha-ephemera · Accepted solution]

With GTC fixed price listings you are absolutely ok to go ahead and revise the shipping charge. In fact all aspects of a GTC listing can be revised repeatedly over time. Auction listings are a different story, there are rules around the timing of revisions, especially once a bid has been placed. 

[lotzofuniquegoodies]

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@road_warrior.2008 wrote:

I have one item with multiple pieces available. I offer flat rate shipping both to Canada and the US. Since I first listed the item, shipping costs and the packaging I use have gone up and I lose some money on shipping on every sale. About half of the listed items have been sold and shipped already. I was thinking about raising the flat rate shipping $1.00 per item. Is this allowed on items already listed? Thanks.

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Because you have so few current listings you could always do a test on a few of the heavier items and try calculated shipping. Letter is really only only permitted for printed matter. Limit is 2 cm thick. US items need customs documentation for safety (Small Packet Air at bare minimum). After you have updated just test with a random postal code for Canada and 90210 for USA. Then you will have a better idea if you are covering your costs. Best surprise is no surprise.

-Lotz