eBay: Still huge assortment of Aloha shirts! - Tiki Marketplace

M Monkeyman Tiki Socialite Vista, CA Joined: Mar 04, 2003 Posts: 2386	M Monkeyman Posted posted on Mon, Oct 23, 2006 5:21 PM its a comparison thing. If most Ebay Shirt sellers charge $8 for shipping then folks may not be happy about it but they accept it because thats the going rate. If the average shirt seller charges $4 and someone else charges $8 (I havent visited the auctions so Im making up numbers) then folks may think thats a bit steep. Your argument for packaging and prep is a hard one to swallow because its likely that your freind is selling a shirt for $25-$30 that he paid $2-$5 for. That is a ton of markup already built in the cost of the item. If he wants you to sell them then perhaps he should give you a portion of the proceeds from the shirt instead of trying to clear profit on shipping. In my opinion shipping should represent actual cost. If you purchased bubble wrap and a box then that should be built in. Profit should come from the spread on the actual item not the shipping. In the end, the beauty of ebay is that folks vote with their wallet. I have seen many times how two identical items for very similar prices have one sell and one does not because the shipping on the other item was sort of steep. Those are nice shirts and I wish you luck with the auctions.

its a comparison thing. If most Ebay Shirt sellers charge $8 for shipping then folks may not be happy about it but they accept it because thats the going rate.

If the average shirt seller charges $4 and someone else charges $8 (I havent visited the auctions so Im making up numbers) then folks may think thats a bit steep.

Your argument for packaging and prep is a hard one to swallow because its likely that your freind is selling a shirt for $25-$30 that he paid $2-$5 for.

That is a ton of markup already built in the cost of the item. If he wants you to sell them then perhaps he should give you a portion of the proceeds from the shirt instead of trying to clear profit on shipping.

In my opinion shipping should represent actual cost. If you purchased bubble wrap and a box then that should be built in.

Profit should come from the spread on the actual item not the shipping. In the end, the beauty of ebay is that folks vote with their wallet.

I have seen many times how two identical items for very similar prices have one sell and one does not because the shipping on the other item was sort of steep.

Those are nice shirts and I wish you luck with the auctions.

Post #262395 by Monkeyman on Mon, Oct 23, 2006 5:21 PM