I'm a seller on eBay and I personally make it a point to ship out all my items within 12 hours from when payment is received/cleared which is noted on all of my auctions. However, I'm trying to figure out which would be better when it comes to shipping costs. For example...
Is it more appealing to a buyer to sell an item at $39.99 (that has an avg. full retail price tag of say $80) and a $9.95 shipping fee?
OR
Would it be better to sell the same item for $44.99 and charge $4.95 for shipping?
I currently charge $9.95 shipping for domestic but everything is Priority (2-3 business days) and I ship it off right away (within 12 hours of payment received/cleared). But I keep getting these messages from eBay that buyers are sensitive to high shipping costs.
Guess I'm just kinda at a loss here at which option looks better. And I'd also like to know if everyone thinks $9.95 is too high? Would $8.95 seem more reasonable instead?
Thanks everyone!
Is it more appealing to a buyer to sell an item at $39.99 (that has an avg. full retail price tag of say $80) and a $9.95 shipping fee?
OR
Would it be better to sell the same item for $44.99 and charge $4.95 for shipping?
I currently charge $9.95 shipping for domestic but everything is Priority (2-3 business days) and I ship it off right away (within 12 hours of payment received/cleared). But I keep getting these messages from eBay that buyers are sensitive to high shipping costs.
Guess I'm just kinda at a loss here at which option looks better. And I'd also like to know if everyone thinks $9.95 is too high? Would $8.95 seem more reasonable instead?
Thanks everyone!