[Coco] Ebay shipping padding $

[Mathieu Chouinard]

instead of padding the shipping, I would have
included it in the price and offer free shipping ;)

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 9:16 AM, Rod Barnhart <rod.barnhart at gmail.com> wrote:
> There's a difference between covering your costs using the shipping to
> profit ;) I always pad shipping a little to cover materials and such, too,
> but I've seen some crazy shipping.
>
> On May 4, 2017 1:49 AM, "Al Hartman" <alhartman6 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> I don't think this is true. EBay does now charge seller fees on shipping
>> charges as people were doing $1.00 auctions with a huge shipping charge to
>> avoid paying seller fees.
>>
>> I always pad my shipping to cover EBay's fees. I have to.
>>
>> -[ Al ]-
>> On 5/4/2017 1:21:29 AM, Scott Wendt <malfunct at msn.com> wrote:
>> This is often a way used to reduce the cut that ebay gets of the sale fees
>> as ebay doesn't charge fees on the handling charge.
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Coco on behalf of Rietveld Rietveld
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 7:45:22 PM
>> To: Arthur Flexser
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Ebay shipping padding $
>>
>> I am not opposed to someone trying to get top dollar for what they are
>> selling but put in a higher minimum starting bid. Don't ‎try to hide profit
>> in an inflated shipping quote
>>
>> ,
>> Original Message
>> From: Arthur Flexser
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 10:42 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Ebay shipping padding $
>>
>>
>> Possibly eBay's concern was that you didn't quote the educational postal
>> rate that things like books and CDs qualify for. Saves quite a bit.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Bill Gunshannon <>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I don't understand how he can do it. The last time I tried to seel some
>> > automotive books I quoted the price for USPS Priority Mail padded
>> > envelopes and it refused to let me post them claiming I was asking too
>> > much postage. That's one of the reasons I gave up trying to sell on
>> > eBay.
>> >
>> > bill
>> >
>> > ________________________________________
>> > From: Coco [coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] on behalf of tim lindner [
>> > tlindner at macmess.org]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 9:01 PM
>> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Ebay shipping padding $
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Rietveld Rietveld
>> > wrote:
>> > > I remember a brief discussion about Ebay shipping cost verses actual
>> > costs
>> > >
>> > > Check out this coco program pak. Starting bid. 99cents plus $75 to
>> ship?
>> > > For $75 I expect it to be driven to my house and inserted into my multi
>> > pak :)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > Cartrige-26-3151-/252909085569?nav=SEARCH>
>> >
>> > That's only $55 US.
>> >
>> > Seems downright reasonable now. :)
>> >
>> >
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