EBAY Makes HUGE Calculated Shipping Price Change (Helps Buyers, Hurts Sellers

I hardly do free shipping on anything.
I run sales and take offers often. So if I had free shipping, those sales would eat into my shipping. Especially on bigger heavier items. Usually I end up underpricing shipping anyway.
I do offer free shipping on a few smaller, higher profit items that I can easily predict the shipping cost off.

A lot of buyers already have no clue what shipping costs (or fees or packaging materials costs😡), not to mention distance is already a factor in calculating the shipping price, so Florida to Washington state, etc. Is high which affects the buyers decision to buy or not as it is.

eBay charges the 13% fees( estimated), and that’s on the total amount. Then they “ discount “ shipping at around 8%. Approximately a 5% shortage. So you’re not making that profit on shipping, it’s off setting the eBay fees but not all of it.

Why are no other resellers making videos on this??

Can you do a video on how to opt out of the new calculated changes?

Opting out

Question, do you now have to update the cost of the items because of the calculated shipping?

Love how some of us didn’t even get the message on 4/17…. Thanks for including the link here as the eBay “agent” I spoke with today tried to act like they didn’t know what I was talking about…

Ebay can't make it without sellers. They keep pushing sellers, and it will backfire.

I will opt out too because I already put a lower weight on my items so that the shipping is lower for the buyer and more in line with what I end up paying with the shipping discount. I dont want to have to go change 100's of listings.

The extra that we were getting was covering some of the fee percentage we were paying on shipping. We pay the 12-18% on the shipping as well as the purchase. So now we are going to lose significantly more, especially if we are shipping heavy items. If you sell something for $30 and shipping is $10 and you have 15% fees, you're losing $1.50 just for the shipping... which the extra dollar or two would cover. Doesn't seem like a big deal until you're paying that on dozens if not hundreds of orders

So ebay wants people to LOSE money on shipping! They want to show the buyer the shipping cost but NOT mention that they are charging their ebay fees on top of that. God I HATE eBay. I really wish there was another game in town.

All my items are fat rate shipping. ... So what if the fed ex label is cheaper than the usps... Will it matter if i do one vs the other?.

You can opt out. It’s no big deal.

We spend tons of shipping supplies , detergent, paper, tape, boxes, bags, etc. .I opted out of this already ! I live in FL so I really need to use calculated. Flat rate charges fl buyers too much in shipping.

So do you research rates or just guess that a 3 pound box going to East coast is X amount for label and if going to West coast it is X amount and Central US it is X amount? So if the label ends up potentially going to cost the buyer 12.50 you actually add $12.50 to listing price and people buy yours with free shipping vs. someone who has one for $12.50-$13 less in price? I am someone who tends to look at item cost first I guess... I would end up losing money doing free shipping because I would have to spend extra time researching the different rate for east. west coast etc...for each item then worrying if I still built in enough to my asking price 😬

Ebay is a piece of shit that scamms sellers of every penny that they can

People are complaining, but #1 it is just a setting. If you don't like it, change it back to retail. #2 it is a reaction to customer complaints over shipping cost. Unless you do free shipping you probably have a 4.9 for shipping cost because most sellers do. In my opinion buyers just need to get used to higher shipping cost. Everything cost more than it did a couple of years ago.

I hate free shipping,

I have watched multiple videos on this now. I still have not seen a message, and I still genuinely don't understand how there is any difference. It was always showing me calculated shipping rates on eBay as a buyer and seller. Wouldn't you just increase the dimensions and weight like always, to get your$? This seems like such a non story to me. I don't get it.

I have never done calculated shipping. We do fixed price shipping on all our items. Done it for years. Works well. If you have been doing eBay any amount of time you should know how much most items are going to cost to ship just by looking at them. Especially smaller items.

So what if we add a handling fee? Does it add it to the final fee and does the same thing??

I just started selling again recently after a 6 year absence. Having to relearn a few things. I guess without my knowing it shipping was one of them. I have been showing this price from the get go and have no plans to change. Oh, once in a while i get over a little with shipping but otherwise what my buyers are paying and what my costs work out to be are pretty much the same. I think the lower your shipping costs are the quicker an item might sell. And also as a sometimes buyer, when I am looking for something to purchase free shipping does not entice me because if you add the shipping costs to the item costs, often the one with the actual shipping cost stated is cheaper. Besides, I hate "free shipping" sellers (along with the .99 auction folks) and try to avoid them if I can find combined a little cheaper. FYI, I have been a sometimes eBay seller since 97 or so, so I have been through a LOT of changes.

ebay has always been a changing environment---DON'T COMPLAIN--SUCK IT UP AND ADAPT---whiner's are losers and shouldn't be playing this game---seriously--THIS IS WHAT REAL BUSINESS IS--adapt or go extinct

it's even worse than it seems, Ebay charges their 15% seller fees on the shipping. So if you charge 9.00 shipping, you will only get 7.65, Ebay gets the 15% or 1.35

Wait, HELP! (w/your link)
The OPT OUT choices are confusing!! Which to pick if wanting to OPT OUT? , because last option states that; (no labels to use anymore?) we wont get any shipping discount anymore(for ourselves??),
AND 1st option says;we will "enjoy using labels and getting a discount (for ourselves?!)"..
Are they trying to gaslight us with these descriptions in how its worded???

Here is what I saw:
eBay discounted rates

1) "Offer buyers our negotiated carrier rates on all listings with calculated shipping. Purchase eBay Labels once you receive an order to enjoy these rates. Learn more"
OR
2)"Standard rates without discount
Offer buyers standard carrier rates without any discount"

- so, im guessing option 2 there to opt out?... but will lose my discounts with printing labels possibly? Makes no sense to me

So nothing is changing because we still have a choice -- ebay is counting on people not opting out

I’ve been trialing free shipping I’m still seeing better sales on items I charge shipping on

Trust me Ebay is not doing this for the buyers rather than for Ebay themselves period..
Ebay sees too many sellers buying labels outside their control( buying at post office)in which they don't profit from..your example of raising price to $39 and free shipping whole others ( as Ebay wants) selling same item at $30 plus the new Ebay shipping cost at $7.50 equals to $37.50..who do you really think the buyer is going to buy from? So no it's not the same..if you remotely think this is to help the buyer or the seller you are sadly mistaken

I never do calculated shipping. I pick a shipping price that will cover all my costs to the farthest destination, and if I sell it to someone nearby, I make money on shipping. That's a win for me.

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I like your thoughts on small items, shirts, pants, video games. But bigger items, vcr, golf clubs, baseball bats are a bit harder to calculate as the shipping changes drastically from one place to another on those bigger/ heavier options. Also like was said elsewhere I always considered it part of the bigger picture such as packing materials, handling, those things.

Ebay always protecting sellers unfortunately

Who cares??? Just add a pound or 2 on the shipping weight???

I've never tried to get more money out of a buyer with higher shipping costs. On another note: at least three times, eBay has sent me notifications for what they refer to as "adjusted shipping label charges". Every time, there has either been an error by eBay or the shipper on the weight and/or size of the package. Yesterday I received a notice from eBay stating I underpaid on a label by $57... which is entirely false. I have no idea where they're are getting this info... try to get ahold of CS and the bot replies in circles... HOW do I get ahold of a human being in Customer Service at eBay?

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You can opt out of that. I prefer to opt in. I paid 8 dollars for shipping the other day and the buyer paid 14 something. I don't like them having to pay more than I do for shipping. I don't see how this is "losing out" by being honest.

I have never ever used calculated shipping. I always do flat shipping and add $1 or more $ extra for shipping supplies. Never offer free shipping either, nothing is FREE in this life.

I bumped my prices on about 80% of my listed items to compensate for eBay's move. I also eliminated free shipping on everything. One strange thing I noticed: eBay will not let me stop volume discounts; when I turn off the two settings for volume pricing, they are still on when I check back--the only thing I can do is reduce volume pricing to 1, 2 and 3%.

I calculate this guy as a douche. 🙌

I have like a real question. Does ebay allow people to list the item as free shipping, then allow it to be sent in a flat rate box, with that cost calculated into the price of the item? Or does it go against rules somehow? Im unemployed & trying to make a buck & I keep hearing bad things on ebay, amazon etc. Im starting to think yard sales are better no strings attached. Your opinion?

My model, I gave the shipping discount to the buyer with calculated shipping so I should not have to make any adjustments, right?

Got any tips on why my eBay “shipping label” costed me $95 when my item was listed for $90…I have my own label printer.

Not sure what I did wrong.

buyers may not notice a difference in shipping price if they see the sellers are from 2 different areas in the US. They may just think "they are further, so shipping costs more". That sort of thing.

Does the free shipping really attract more buyers. Anybody thoughts on this

This is completely inconsequential, if they reduce the cost of shipping charged to buyers by $2 then the buyer will be willing to pay $2 more for the item. There is a total price a buyer is willing to pay for an item. It doesn't matter how you divide that price between shipping and the item cost, they aren't going to pay more just because you're charging an inflated shipping price. For example if a buyer considers an item to be worth $45, you can either charge $36 + $9 shipping or $38 + $7 shipping and it would make no difference to 99% of buyers. Ebay won't even let you sort by price unless you are considering the TOTAL cost, including shipping. Under the old rules you'd pay $7 for your label, "make" $2 off the difference between the quoted and actual shipping cost, and have to lower the price of the item $2 so it is priced competitively. Under the new system you can raise the price of the item $2 since the quoted shipping cost is now $2 less. There is zero difference between $45 free shipping, $38 + $7 shipping, or even $1 + $44 shipping - in all cases the buyer pays $45,and you receive $45 less the actual cost of the shipping label. Or just opt out. This neither helps nor hurts either buyers or sellers - it just gives you more options. You've also completely ignored the fact that with this change ebay also announced a transition to cubic shipping rates, which will make more for sellers through reducing the actual cost of shipping A label that used to cost you $7 may now only cost $5, but the buyer is still willing to pay the same amount, putting an extra $2 in your pocket. How much you quote for shipping couldn't matter less. But that doesn't make for a catchy video title. Everyone just wants to complain.

Casey, when do you think eBay will fix the Bulk Label printing? I've been hounding them for almost a year and they still haven't fixed it. The supervisors tell me that I just need to look to the community for a workaround. I call BS on that since we're paying for their service and this is one of the services. Does anyone else have a problem with their labels printing in landscape mode vs. portrait? I've tried it on my Dymo 4XL and my HP Laserjet with the same results. The fourth quarter is coming up and it's going to make all of our lives more difficult if they don't fix it. I'd add photos but I can't seem to find out how. I'll email them to you. HELP! Obi Wan, you're our last hope.

but if you pay the ebay promo fee, they Collect a lil less on the vig as it were.

Who does free shipping vs calculated? how many will be changing?