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<p>[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 1145, member: 28"]I don't do free shipping, unless it's a small lightweight item and I want better placement and I know it will ship at flat rate padded envelope or first class or media. Otherwise, it's all calculated, domestic as well as foreign where I usually ship first class international with insurance. I have never gone to all free shipping.</p><p><br /></p><p>My shipping DSr is 4.9 and has been as long as stars have been around. That's fine, as long as I remain TRS plus which only interests me for the ComBasPlus shipping rate when printed on eBay. I agree that when a buyer can't leave FB on shipping, they tend to move over to description.</p><p><br /></p><p>I ship a lot of heavy complicated and fragile stuff. I don't think I've ever had anyone ask/complain about shipping cost either ahead or after purchases. But I do work to find the best options -- I use a lot of regional boxes, FedEx a lot, on occasion FedEx smart post when it's heavier and rural. Rarely parcel -- seems to have upped the cost to where it's usually a LOT more than FedEx. And often, priority with the discount is less than parcel. Many of my sales are to the west coast, but rarely does anything cost over $20 to ship -- $12 seems to be average. </p><p><br /></p><p>As a buyer, it irritates me when a seller in a contiguous state insists on shipping flat rate (since I'm on the east coast) when calculated would be half price. Or when they insist on priority when it's large and goes into dim weight and makes the shipping $35 instead of $12 any other way. But then there's the poor seller from whom I just bought a platter for 9.99 with free shipping from PA and he packed it at 3 lbs. priority. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure if the shipping options are impacting the OP's sales, or if it's simply that china and glass are overall weak on eBay (with exceptions of course). If someone really wants a piece of china, I don't think the shipping cost will deter them. As for resellers, the weak market makes it harder to resell regardless of how sellers work in/add their shipping. </p><p><br /></p><p>So for now, I'm keeping calculated shipping with exceptions mentioned before. I don't see that a change will benefit me, and I'm certainly a small seller with many marginal items...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 1145, member: 28"]I don't do free shipping, unless it's a small lightweight item and I want better placement and I know it will ship at flat rate padded envelope or first class or media. Otherwise, it's all calculated, domestic as well as foreign where I usually ship first class international with insurance. I have never gone to all free shipping. My shipping DSr is 4.9 and has been as long as stars have been around. That's fine, as long as I remain TRS plus which only interests me for the ComBasPlus shipping rate when printed on eBay. I agree that when a buyer can't leave FB on shipping, they tend to move over to description. I ship a lot of heavy complicated and fragile stuff. I don't think I've ever had anyone ask/complain about shipping cost either ahead or after purchases. But I do work to find the best options -- I use a lot of regional boxes, FedEx a lot, on occasion FedEx smart post when it's heavier and rural. Rarely parcel -- seems to have upped the cost to where it's usually a LOT more than FedEx. And often, priority with the discount is less than parcel. Many of my sales are to the west coast, but rarely does anything cost over $20 to ship -- $12 seems to be average. As a buyer, it irritates me when a seller in a contiguous state insists on shipping flat rate (since I'm on the east coast) when calculated would be half price. Or when they insist on priority when it's large and goes into dim weight and makes the shipping $35 instead of $12 any other way. But then there's the poor seller from whom I just bought a platter for 9.99 with free shipping from PA and he packed it at 3 lbs. priority. Not sure if the shipping options are impacting the OP's sales, or if it's simply that china and glass are overall weak on eBay (with exceptions of course). If someone really wants a piece of china, I don't think the shipping cost will deter them. As for resellers, the weak market makes it harder to resell regardless of how sellers work in/add their shipping. So for now, I'm keeping calculated shipping with exceptions mentioned before. I don't see that a change will benefit me, and I'm certainly a small seller with many marginal items...[/QUOTE]
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