how to give away an item "at cost" only but buyer pays shipping only and minimum handling.

[fotonsales]

How to give away an item "at cost" only but buyer pays shipping only and minimum handling?

Ie:  I want to declutter my storage and have tons of collectible books. How do I ship a"LOT" of books  and (effectively) give them away for free. THe buyer would only pay the shipping, and any duties.

I though I'd price the "LOT" at 0.99  and set the shipping as usual  by whatever the shipping service would charge to send to the buyer. I would not charge an exorbitant handling fee but only enough to cover boxing costs.

Any advice?

[pjcdn2005]

Just to clarify, when a listing sells, the sellers pays a percentage of the total that the buyer paid.   The selling fees for books is 14.95%.   Selling fees are based on the total that the buyer paid for the item, shipping and taxes.  
Let's say the buyer in Alberta purchased  20 books at $1 each with $20 shipping. ($20 shipping for 20 books may be less than what it would cost)

books - $20

shipping - $20

GST -  $2

TOTAL Paid $42

14.95% eBay fees x $42 = $6.28

you would owe eBay $6.28 + hst/pst/gst in your province for that sale.  

It could get very expensive for you, 

So if the buyer paid $1.00 for the book, $15 for shipping You would have to pay eBay 14.95% of the item, shipping and taxes.books the