Buying on ebay question

[jrbernier]

Shipping is a big item. I buy most of my train purchases via eBay, or major Internet stores. $12 is about the average shipping cost (single item or lots of stuff). Plan your purchases to get the shipping cost per item lower, or buy enough to qualify for free shipping.
I have sold lots of stuff on eBay, and the time to pack the item and send it both are not cheap. Shipping cost of $5-7 for a single box car seems reasonable to me

Jim

[yougottawanta]

Greg

Thanks for that. I will look.

To the others

I dont mind paying shipping and some handling. What I do object to is the shipping costing 50% of the cost of the product. I have mailed stuff before and it doesnt cost 50% of the price of the product. I did not know EBAY was taking a slice also.

Thanks all

YGW

[gmpullman]

I have not sold anything on Ebay in over seven years. Ebay used to be more friendly to the small-time seller.

I understand that Ebay now takes a cut of the sellers' shipping charges in addition to seller and listing fees resulting in the added cost being, you guessed it, passed on to the buyer.

As mentioned above, the shipping cost is more than just the postage. Labels, ink, packaging material, it all adds up.

Like others, I look at the total cost before I commit to any purchase.

Ed

[angelob6660]

Sometimes when I want a freight car at that price $15. The shipping maybe $11-23, which I believe is out right robbery than $7.

Most of all the time I forget about and find something cheaper.

[gregc]

there's an option on the left side to only report items that ship free as well as only from north america (although most items from china are not only less expensive but ship free.   may take a few weeks).

[rrebell]

Sometimes the shipping is wrong, but you must consider shipping in the total price you want to pay and many vendors combine shipping.

[steemtrayn]

Or, you could just pick it up in person.

[ndbprr]

Don't lose sight that most shippers are individuals not companies. Too obtain a suitable box and packing materials, package and address it and take it to a post office has a cost involved in time and materials
What do you consider acceptable pricing not knowing what distance it will be shipped?

[Raybo007]

Yes,

You can sort the selection cheapest to most expensive for the cost of the item and shipping.  It helps you to find the cheapest alternative

[yougottawanta]

With the demise of the LHS I have had to resort to something I absoluetly detest. Buying on line. So I opened an EBAY account and made several purchases. I was SHOCKED at the shipping rate/robbery with out a gun !For instance one purchase for $15 the shgpping rate was $7.50 ! Half the cost of the merchandise ! Is there another way to select cheaper shipping ? I was not able to figure out any other choices other than premuim.

Thanks

YGW