Ms. Z
Well-known member
Questions: International shipping from the U.S. - Domestic shipping charges & Paypal fees
FYI: I don't know if I am posting this in the correct forum. Questions for those who sell on this site. Hi everyone! I noticed that a few seller's charge a very low shipping fee and I am wondering how you manage to ship at such a low fees and still make money from the sale after paying the PayPal fee, packing materials (if necessary) and shipping fees. For example some of you may sell a product for $5 and charge $3.00 shipping. When I ship a $4 bandana & charge only $2 shipping, the actual shipping with tracking is more than $3, I paid New York City Taxes when I purchased the item, I have to purchase packing materials/bags and then PayPal charges for the transaction, at the end I usually only earn about $1 for that sale. My other question is regarding international shipping from the U.S. ●is there a way to fill out the form so that I do not have to pay extra fees to ship it (besides the actual USPS shipping charge)? ●is there something I should write on the form so that the buyer does not incur any additional charges when the package arrives? ●have you had any problems with lost or damaged packages when shipping International? I very much appreciate your assistance.
FYI: I don't know if I am posting this in the correct forum. Questions for those who sell on this site. Hi everyone! I noticed that a few seller's charge a very low shipping fee and I am wondering how you manage to ship at such a low fees and still make money from the sale after paying the PayPal fee, packing materials (if necessary) and shipping fees. For example some of you may sell a product for $5 and charge $3.00 shipping. When I ship a $4 bandana & charge only $2 shipping, the actual shipping with tracking is more than $3, I paid New York City Taxes when I purchased the item, I have to purchase packing materials/bags and then PayPal charges for the transaction, at the end I usually only earn about $1 for that sale. My other question is regarding international shipping from the U.S. ●is there a way to fill out the form so that I do not have to pay extra fees to ship it (besides the actual USPS shipping charge)? ●is there something I should write on the form so that the buyer does not incur any additional charges when the package arrives? ●have you had any problems with lost or damaged packages when shipping International? I very much appreciate your assistance.