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<p>[QUOTE="Arizona Jack, post: 268037, member: 9308"]<b>Wow</b></p><p><br /></p><p>WOW, This thread has really taken off since I logged in last night.</p><p> </p><p> On my seller account, I charge $5 for a generic raw or slabbed Morgan, Walker, etc. value under $100 That will include a padded #000 mailer and signature confirmation, 1st class. I start alot of them off at .99 no reserve. Insurance is usually optional on low value coins. </p><p> </p><p>High dollar coins? $9 USPS Priority w/ signature confirmation and the 1st $100 in insurance, buyer pays additional ( required ) insurance based on final selling price. We will also change to Priority mail on multi coin packages and just charge weight plus $1.00 per item handeling, YES HANDELING. We no longer accept paypal over $250 due to commisions.</p><p> </p><p>On .99 items? I start them at .99, $2.00 shipping, 1/2 off after evary item, to a max of $5 shipping. Yep, thats right, I use shipping to make up the ebay fees and paypal costs and commisions. 9 out of 10 folks buy less than 5 items ( common coins ). No other way to do it. You cannot sell .99 items and charge .51 for postage. You would go broke. </p><p> </p><p>We have an actual employee do all our shipping. Keep in mind however, that coins are something I just started selling, basically to help feed my own collection ( addiction / hoarding / what ever you call it ). </p><p> </p><p>I generally sell my own manufactured product, and have been a power seller and ebay member since 03. In that case, we charge actual USPS Priority rates, get our supplys for free, ship from our bay, and only charge actual rates, all costs and fees are built into product price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Arizona Jack, post: 268037, member: 9308"][b]Wow[/b] WOW, This thread has really taken off since I logged in last night. On my seller account, I charge $5 for a generic raw or slabbed Morgan, Walker, etc. value under $100 That will include a padded #000 mailer and signature confirmation, 1st class. I start alot of them off at .99 no reserve. Insurance is usually optional on low value coins. High dollar coins? $9 USPS Priority w/ signature confirmation and the 1st $100 in insurance, buyer pays additional ( required ) insurance based on final selling price. We will also change to Priority mail on multi coin packages and just charge weight plus $1.00 per item handeling, YES HANDELING. We no longer accept paypal over $250 due to commisions. On .99 items? I start them at .99, $2.00 shipping, 1/2 off after evary item, to a max of $5 shipping. Yep, thats right, I use shipping to make up the ebay fees and paypal costs and commisions. 9 out of 10 folks buy less than 5 items ( common coins ). No other way to do it. You cannot sell .99 items and charge .51 for postage. You would go broke. We have an actual employee do all our shipping. Keep in mind however, that coins are something I just started selling, basically to help feed my own collection ( addiction / hoarding / what ever you call it ). I generally sell my own manufactured product, and have been a power seller and ebay member since 03. In that case, we charge actual USPS Priority rates, get our supplys for free, ship from our bay, and only charge actual rates, all costs and fees are built into product price.[/QUOTE]
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