Simple Delivery lol

[jay61why]

If the Labour Party created an online auction site.......sorry Ebay beat them to it.

I just sell odds and sods, trying recycle older items, rather than dumping them and now I can't even set my own postage parameters, even though feedback proves that I'm getting it right. The simple delivery postage system, does not and will not, cover my p+p costs. Over x20 years of selling with various usernames and now it looks like I will have to call it a day.

Thanks Ebay

[tressygirl]

You have nearly 400 nice items for sale why think of packing up?

Just add any P & P charges to your item's listed price, then you're not out of pocket.  All sellers are doing this now.

@jay61why 

[xyz307xyz]

Well add the "& P", (packaging); postage is already included.

[tressygirl]

Ooopsy!  one ' P' too many! 🤗

@xyz307xyz 

[fotherbale]

That solution only works for BIN. 

For those with items on auction listings, no matter what you add to the starting bid, the winning bidder will still only bid to the same amount.  It won't sell for any more.

[xyz307xyz]

True on the second part. but if a seller similarly adds 50p for packaging for BIN item, making it £5.75 rather than £5.25 - they've gone over my limit of £5.50 so I don't buy it.

[fotherbale]

I think you are just being obtuse.

[jay61why]

Like, your opinion, means anything.

[sml192]

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@fotherbale wrote:

That solution only works for BIN. 

For those with items on auction listings, no matter what you add to the starting bid, the winning bidder will still only bid to the same amount.  It won't sell for any more.

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I really don't see what difference it makes.  If you charge separately for postage and packing then buyers will just reduce their maximum bid to take account of the additional charges. 

[fotherbale]

Seriously??

Adding your packing costs to the BIN price for your item means that if it sells, you will get the amount you want for both the item and the packaging.  If you want £5 plus 50p to cover packaging, you list for £5.50 and that is what the buyer will have to pay (unless you choose to accept a lower offer, but then that becomes your choice, not theirs). 

With an auction, it doesn't matter whether you start at 1 penny or 50p, the highest bidder is in control of what the item realises, and if they only want to bid to $5.00, you don't get the extra 50p that you want to cover packaging costs, and you don't have the choice as to whether you will accept that or not (OK, technically speaking you could refuse to accept it and cancel the sale, but you would then be open to negative feedback, and possible sanctions against your account if you were to make a habit of doing that - you would be classed as what ebay used to term a 'non performing seller'). 

I don't think that difference is particularly difficult to understand.

[fotherbale]

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@jay61why wrote:
Like, your opinion, means anything.

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My opinion means as much as anyone elses.  If you disagree with it, that is up to you.

[jay61why]

Not to me they don't.

[sml192]

You should always start the auction at the minimum price you are prepared to accept.  So, if the minimum you want for the item is £5 and you want 50p to cover the packaging you should start the auction at £5.50.  If it ends up selling for more than £5.50 then that's a bonus.  There is really nothing to be gained from starting the auction at a price lower than the minimum you want.