I've been BUYING and SELLING on eBay since January 23, 1998.
I eventually hit a 500 Feedback Rating (Purple Star) in early
February 2007 and accepted eBay's invitation to become a PowerSeller
on February 15th 2007. That distinction is only maintained by volume
of sales and revenue generated within a certain time frame so I am
currently NOT a PowerSeller. So there's some history.
Some thoughts on Buying, Selling and Shipping
Selling on eBay is easy and enjoyable. For me Selling serves to thin
down cumbersome material possessions, to provide an agreeable level
of compensation for these items and to make other eBay'ers happy to
find what they love and enjoy.
Buying is fun because you can easily satisfy yourself on eBay.
Unfortunately this convenience bears the burden of Shipping & Handling
and shipping materials costs. Postal rates have skyrocketed since eBay
and the direct merchandising realm of the net blew up. Higher fuel
costs have had their nasty evil effects too.
I do not seek to profit from unnecessary S/H prices. I assess a flat
rate for all items based roughly on what my materials cost and what
the shipping costs. I do not overcompensate shipping costs nor do I
try to recoup the cost of listing fees and final auction value fees
from eBay and Paypal.
I do consult the online USPS Rate Calculator and place conservative
estimates on my flat rate shipping fees. When I'm at the Post Office
and purchasing postage for an item, if I have over-estimated your
shipping costs, I will apply additional options and/or upgrade the
rate of delivery of your parcel. If I underestimate the cost, I pay
for the rate I quoted in the item description.
I also understand the anticipation and desire to get your stuff as soon
as possible and rapid delivery is a huge part of my selling practice.
I strive to ship all items within 48 hours of receiving a confirmed
payment email from Paypal. You will notice that I ONLY ACCEPT Paypal for
payment. This is the quickest and perhaps the safest form of payment for
both parties. Electronic payment helps to reduce your wait time for
delivery and my wait time for payments. I feel the USPS is a huge obstacle
in getting an item from me to you so I pack items very securely and enter
parcels into the post as soon as humanly possible given postal schedules.
Unfortunately, the Post Office only offers estimates on shipping times, not
guarantees (lest you pay significantly more for Express or Registered services.)
Praise: Superseller: Superpackaging/SuperfastShipping &Superitem and Super comm. 10/10
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