Yikes! Did I make an ebay boo boo!

[always quiet]

I put my son's Rumble Robots up on ebay. They went within a couple days using the Buy It Now feature. The box wasn't that large (only 5 lbs) and I guesstimated shipping to be $5.00 (used set shipping rate). Well, the person who won it lives in OR.....just cost me $12.30 to ship it!! I knew mailing packages overseas was alot more, but I never imagined that to be the case within our own country! Lesson hard learned!

 

[jfulcer]

That's why you should list 'approximate shipping charges' in the auction. That way you could charge what it actually costs. You can say something like "Shipping charges figured based on actual destination."

Lesson learned. Remember next time.

 

[d.kurz]

Shipping charges have skyrocketed, no matter which way you ship, in the past couple of years.

 

[Minniespal]

You live and learn.

 

[Chattyaholic]

That's the main reason I rarely buy anything on eBay any more, the shipping charges are just ridiculous. And then there are those who want to make money even on the shipping, and charge more than the actual shipping costs. Those people I never ever buy from, and I e-mail them to tell them exactly why I won't bid on their item.