Not specifying shipping rate

Hello, MJ ! Why don't you calculate the shipping from your item's heaviest, explain your quandry and give the buyer a choice according to his interest. Include a simple shipping calcuator formula ith the 2 weights and a link to http//:www.postcalc.usps.gov/ and he can see the actual charges himself. RON@little_wagon

MJ, I went and looked and I do not really see a way you can. You might want to try to do it under flat rate, choose the Other-see description and see if it will let you post it that way. If you are using Auctiva checkout, you will not be able to go back in and edit your invoice. To be able to edit shipping total you need to disable the Auctiva checkout, then list.

Thank you both. I'll noodle on it and decide how to do it. Hadn't thought about disabling the checkout, but if I do that it disables the automatic insurance as well, I think. Still finding my way around.

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Originally posted by MJ:
Hadn't thought about disabling the checkout, but if I do that it disables the automatic insurance as well, I think.

Yes it does, so whatever you decide you will be stuck with your descision if you use the checkout. IMO I would not offer a choice in the auction - I would put the carrying case in another listing and if they choose to get it then you can combine - but again you cannot do this with the Auctiva checkout.

Do you mean you can't combine shipping on auctions? I always offer to do that. If that's the case, I do need to disable Auctiva checkout.

Yes MJ, go read the discussion going on here to see more about it.

Combined Invoicing

Thanks - I have also disabled checkout for new auctions so that I can combine shipping. Still having trouble figuring out how to do the shipping when I don't want to do flat rate or calculated rate. Thought I could build my own template but that's been a disaster!

Have you checked out the custom template thread MJ? Have you listed the auction yet? If not and you have disabled checkout, then you can do what I suggested above and mark other ( see auction description) . Then when you send the invoice thru ebay, you can adjust the total.

I have not tried this, but this would be the only thing I could suggest without listing directly from ebay.

I sell a few eBooks and usually leave the shipping part empty but couldn't do that here so I went to Flat Rate and picked other and tnen put 0.00 in the box - seems to have worked

Thanks guys. I can't seem to figure out how to make a custom template - I finally gave up. Wahm - I recently bought something that was posted through Auctiva and I thought it was no shipping because that was what it said on the listing and at the bottom. Turns out, he had shipping in the description (yes, guilty - the same thing I get mad at other people for), so it cost an additional $10.00. I'm kind of afraid to put 0.00 anywhere for fear I'll get a buyer p'd off. I just included the case with 2 shipping rates, then noted in the auction that I would mail without the case for a different rate. That's not a long term solution but at least I got it listed. Thanks for the input.

Yes I do not understand why this is SO difficult... Shipping choices. I offer free shipping on my used paperbacks, I mean I want to but I don't want to jump through hoops. I have read all the posts right back to 2002 and this seems to be an ongoing problem. Free shipping and combining shipping. You should be able to put in two different weights in your shipping choices with a title for each.

And for other types a button saying "Free shipping" with still the choices of insurance and notification costs to be borne by the buyer. Yes I know tracking is often free and notification is free for many but still you can charge to help offset your shipping costs. That is one of the perks of doing business. No lectures please.

Anyway I have these bags of books seperated sitting here and I have entered two to save with the shipping problem undecided. I get better and quicker BIN sales with the free shipping even with much higher prices. More bags out in the workshop...Maybe just list the used books back on Selling Assistant Pro, heck I don't know.

I do know that the showcase has dramatically increased my hits on my store, that I like!! Now I need to take advantage of it by getting my stuff listed instead of constantly trying to get around programming problems.

Do many of you use more than just one listing program? How do you get around getting sales info all in one place? Selling Manager in Ebay seems to be able to handle multiple listing options, perhaps that is why they offer it, cause so many of us use different programs for different type auctions?