Hi all-
I just wanted to note here that shipping charges are outrageous, even with USPS.
We have had a quite a few people comment on shipping charges listed on eBay and how people are mailing their bags (stuffing them into smaller boxes) so I thought I would post my experience here.
I sold two of the same bag (large bag 18 inches in height) in the last 10 days.
The first I agreed to Express Mail my buyer on my dime [long story, but I was just glad she still wanted the bag after some drama]. I did fold the bag in half [bag was safe and it would not cause any creasing (etc..)] this cost me $43 to Express Mail overnight with $850 insurance.
The day I mailed that bag there was discussion on here about the "appearance" of packages and it got me to thinking maybe I should have laid the bag out, even though I knew I wouldn't have minded receiving this particular bag folded. So, I decided when I mailed the other one I would put it in a box large enough to lay out.
The second bag I just mailed today and put it in a much larger box (21x17x8) (bag laid flat-out] and I printed a non-paid label at home to then go into the Post Office and pay for the label ($18.60 for the postage including sig confirm) and I thought another $10 for the insurance. So I expected to pay $29 to ship. When the worker measured the box it was over the "standard" measurement so they charged me the premium surcharge for "large" boxes. The postage when from $18.60 to $33.58. So I just paid more than $45 to mail a bag I thought would cost me half of that. Virtually the same amount I paid to mail the same bag Express.
So, in short don't think sellers on eBay are being unreasonable for shipping charges. THey are currently OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!
I just wanted to note here that shipping charges are outrageous, even with USPS.
We have had a quite a few people comment on shipping charges listed on eBay and how people are mailing their bags (stuffing them into smaller boxes) so I thought I would post my experience here.
I sold two of the same bag (large bag 18 inches in height) in the last 10 days.
The first I agreed to Express Mail my buyer on my dime [long story, but I was just glad she still wanted the bag after some drama]. I did fold the bag in half [bag was safe and it would not cause any creasing (etc..)] this cost me $43 to Express Mail overnight with $850 insurance.
The day I mailed that bag there was discussion on here about the "appearance" of packages and it got me to thinking maybe I should have laid the bag out, even though I knew I wouldn't have minded receiving this particular bag folded. So, I decided when I mailed the other one I would put it in a box large enough to lay out.
The second bag I just mailed today and put it in a much larger box (21x17x8) (bag laid flat-out] and I printed a non-paid label at home to then go into the Post Office and pay for the label ($18.60 for the postage including sig confirm) and I thought another $10 for the insurance. So I expected to pay $29 to ship. When the worker measured the box it was over the "standard" measurement so they charged me the premium surcharge for "large" boxes. The postage when from $18.60 to $33.58. So I just paid more than $45 to mail a bag I thought would cost me half of that. Virtually the same amount I paid to mail the same bag Express.
So, in short don't think sellers on eBay are being unreasonable for shipping charges. THey are currently OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!