Help with shipping a small item

Hi everyone, I'm new on ebay and this is the first time I'm selling. I was thinking of putting the item, in this case a cartridge for a Nintendo DS game, in a yellow envelope. For shipping I’d like to rely on ebay shipping, but it only gives me UPS with a total shipping cost of 11.20 euros. The shipment is to France, is that a reasonable price?

Thanks in advance for the support.

gabryxp

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Posted 1 year ago·Last reply 1 year ago

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sika700

·1 year ago

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@gabryxp wrote:
....but it only gives me UPS with a total shipping cost of 11.20 euros. The shipment is to France, is it a fair price?
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If you want some protection, yes.

Best regards.

gabryxp

OP1 year ago

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Ok, my doubts were mainly because in the end I’m sending a yellow envelope and not a package in the true sense of the word, made of cardboard. Thanks anyway!

daxsisko

·1 year ago

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@gabryxp wrote:
Ok, my doubts were mainly because in the end I'm sending a yellow envelope and not a package in the true sense of the word, made of cardboard. Thanks anyway!

PS: if you use UPS, it's better to go with the not too bulky package, since very likely you'll end up paying the same anyway, but with the advantage of shipping the item better packed

daxsisko

·1 year ago

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@gabryxp wrote:
Hi everyone, I'm new to eBay and this is the first time I've sold anything. I thought I'd list the item, in this case a Nintendo DS game cartridge, in a yellow envelope. For shipping I'd like to use eBay Shipping, but it only gives me UPS with a total shipping cost of 11.20 euros. The shipment is to France, is that an appropriate price?
Thanks in advance for the support.

the only item you've sold shows me that you set 15 eur shipping to France...... question: aren't 11.20 eur enough?

anyway, whether it's appropriate or not, you have to calculate the shipping costs when you post the listing, after that it's too late.....

gabryxp

OP1 year ago

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Yes, I set it to 15 euros because I didn’t know how to calculate them before posting the listing. Do I always have to calculate them in advance with eBay shipping?

sika700

·1 year ago

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@gabryxp wrote:
...Do I always have to calculate them in advance with eBay shipping?

Yes, of course!

Kind regards.

daxsisko

·1 year ago

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@gabryxp wrote:
Yes, I set it to 15 euros because I didn’t know how to calculate them before publishing the listing. Do I always have to calculate them in advance with eBay shipping?

eBay shipping has nothing to do with it in this case, since you don’t have to use eBay’s shipping manager обязательно (for example, if you want, you can also go to the post office or use another shipping manager, among the many available on the Web)

here we're talking about the eBay listing: basically you need to have the shipping prices very clear before putting the item up for sale, since once it’s sold, you have to ship it at the stated shipping price (unless you decide to cancel the order, but in that case you get a defect from eBay, with all the consequences that entails......see the rules specifically)

then if you find a service where you pay less..... good for you, otherwise if you set low shipping costs and then pay more, obviously that’s your problem ......