ou might think that
shipping costs are simple: Buy in Bulk.
surely you just add up the
price of your item's postage and Always buy hundreds of the same
the price of packing materials, sized packing boxes at the same
and charge that - right? Well, time. Since you should be selling
you could do that, but there are the same items over and over
better ways to make your shipping again, you'll need the same sized
costs work for you. boxes each time. You will always
be able to get discounts for bulk
Find Cheaper Materials. - if the place where you're
shopping won't give you any, go
The key to making profit on somewhere else.
shipping is to use the cheapest
materials you can get for Streamline Your Packing.
packing, without compromising on
quality. The great thing for you Try to pack every time using the
is that many eBay PowerSellers same amounts of the same
have made a business out of materials in the same way, so
providing sellers with quality that you don't need to think
packing material in bulk at about it too much. Have all the
really low prices. labels for the packages printed
up in advance, and do the items
To get an idea of what's out in that order. The less time you
there, take a look at this spend on the packing, the more
category: Business & Industrial > profit it is for you.
Office, Printing & Shipping >
Shipping & Packing Supplies. You Round to the Next Dollar.
might also try paying a visit to
a big-box office supplies store. Let's say you're buying items for
$2, and selling them for $4 + you - most of the sellers on eBay
$1.50 shipping. Rounding the are buying envelopes and boxes
shipping to $2 would make you an one-by-one, which is a very
extra 40 cents on each sale - expensive way to do things. If
considering you're currently only you work things out correctly,
making $2 profit, that's a you should be able to offer
percentage profit increase of shipping at a price point which
25%! makes your rivals look silly, and
still be making a good profit on
You see, this extra money will be it!
far more important to you than it
is to the buyer, because it's on If you're running the kind of
the margin. For you, it's extra operation where shipping is a big
profit for nothing, and for the concern, then the chances are
buyer, it's too small an amount that you're listing a significant
to bother caring about. Everybody proportion of your items using
wins in this scenario. ‘Buy it Now', instead of going
through all the trouble and
The Ideal Price Point. uncertainty of using real
auctions every time. But wait!
Find out what your rivals are Using ‘Buy it Now' isn't always
charging for shipping, and try to the right thing to do. Our next
just undercut them while still email will give you a few tips on
making a profit. If you managed when to do it and when not to.
to buy some cheaper materials,
this shouldn't be too hard for
About the Author:
Kirsten Hawkins is an Ebay and internet auction enthusiast from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.auctionseller411.com/ for more great tips on how to make the most from Ebay and other online auctions.
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