posted on February 4, 2003 02:20:27 PM new
What is the best method to calculate the shipping for AuctionWatch store items? I have approx. 1,000 Inventory items that I want to put in my AuctionWatch Store. The items are not packed and I would have to guess at the shipping weight. Any suggestions?
posted on February 4, 2003 02:39:49 PM new
I just guessed at the shipping and raised the price I needed for my items a few dollars to cover the rest of the shipping.
posted on February 4, 2003 02:49:16 PM new
Here is how a large liquidation seller on ebay says they do it. Looks like a good system. (I copied it out of one of there auctions)
"Shipping Details
The first thing to know about shipping is how a package is weighed. Once a photo is taken of an item we get an accurate weight from a certified scale and round up to the nearest whole number (as mandated by all shipping couriers). In addition we add one extra pound for every 10 pound to the total weight for packaging. This means that an item which weights 4.7 lbs would be rounded up to 5 lbs and then one pound would be added for packaging making the total estimated shipping weight at 6 lbs. For every additional 10 pounds of weight we add an extra pound for packing."
