Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Tips:- Add Handling Fee On Your Shipping
Remember that,as an eBay seller, you are in business. Part of business means that you cover your expenses. If you pay good money to purchase the following supplies, you should cover your expenses by adding a handling charge to your shipping charge :-
- Envelope:-This includes both padded bubble envelopes and regular, flat envelopes.
- Boxes:-Don't include this if you use the Postal Service's free Priority Mail boxes.
- Glue and packing tape:-Glue is useful if you are recycling envelopes; packing tape needs to be the extra-wide, extra sticky type that the post office and shippers prefer.
- Packing materials:-This includes bubble wrap and packing "peanuts"
Then there's your time and effort, not to mention the gasoline you use going back and forth from the shipping office.
If your shipping cost is $5.55 you are well within your rights to add $2 to $3 for the expenses listed above.
