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@depotsupplys wrote:

Hi I havent sold on ebay for over 10 years, and have just started again

 

I am shocked by how much it costs to send a 500g satchel $8.25 in 2004 it was $4 something

 

I was wondering if sellers find that having to charge more for postage has affected their sales over the last years or do you find that people are willing to pay $8+ for a parcel item (which im finding is pretty much 99% of the stuff sold on ebay) 

 

If a buyer bought a t-shirt for example at 10.00 and the postage is 8+ than there paying about 20 dollars and the incentive to buy online over a retail store has got to be comprimised? 

 

Any tips on how to save on postage?

 

Look forward to your replies

depotsupplys

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Yes I can imagine your shock if you have not sold on eBay for 10 years, how much selling and posting, including costs, have changed.

My key post tip is to always factor in that no matter how much eBay promotes otherwise, that there are many, many buyers that are happy to pay the stated post cost for goods to avoid going to a retail store.

I think this may be for a range of reasons, but includes that for many buyers their time is worth much more to them than to spend it on shopping off-line in B&M, and many are more than happy to pay a $8 post charge (or other delivery costs), as it is actually a very real saving in terms of their time.