Best way to sell - include postage or not? Does it change ebay fee?

[love-me-two-times]

I've been selling on and off for a while but am still confused about how fees work! I am just a hobbyist downsizing my collections. I am tryng to working out the best selling methodolgy mindful of the hits of fees from ebay and paypal so my question is about postage.

Does it make any difference if you offer a single price and include postage vs a price plus postage?

For example you have an item for $20 and the postage is $3.30. It is best to show the single price as $23.30? Does it make a difference to paypal or ebay or do you loose a fee on the the single amount anyway?

I am right in working out that the total loss on fees per transaction is 10.9% to ebay + 2.6% paypal + $0.30 (PP)?

If anyone can explain the best way for me to do this that works our best for me and for a potential buyer that would be great. I've been trying to add the fee buffer to postage since it's a hard cost so for example to cover $3.30 in postage you need $4 from the buyer?

Would love to hear thoughts on this? Also keen to hear experiences using CouriersPlease as a parcel service for larger items versus Aust Post.

Thanks in advance - I'm not a newbie but remain a confusedbie!

[shoppingbag* · Accepted solution]

eBay charge fees on the cost of the item and also on the fees, so it makes no difference. I always have postage as a separate item as I print my own postage labels. My fees this month are 13.21% so it does vary depending on what category you are selling in. In the end it is your choice to decide what works for you.

[davewil1964]

I personally wouldn't use couriers, so I can't advise on that.

You pay fees on the total transaction, so whether you show postage as separate or include it in the price makes no difference to the fees.

How you do it is a decision for you to make. It can colour buyer perceptions either way, dending on the buyer.