Today, I sold an item on eBay and received $8.36 after fees. It cost me $1.39 for a satchel and $9.70 postage. It cost me $2.73 to give someone my item. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I looked at the revenue from my Etsy shop. After hours and hours of hard work, I was ecstatic to find that I made about $560 so far. That is, until I remembered that it all went to my mom's bank account and I paid all the fees out of my own pocket. And yes, she won't give it back. FML
Today, I went to the local used books store to sell all my college textbooks. I spent several hundred dollars on them in total. I ended up walking out of the shop a pathetic $3.50 richer. FML
Today, at my retail job, a woman came to my till with her purchases. After I scanned all her items, she handed me two small bags. One was filled with nickels and dimes. The other was filled with cents. Her total was $28.53. The coins amounted to $22.30. FML
Today, I had to sell over $400 worth of china at a flea market. I barely got paid enough to refill my gas tank. FML
Today, I volunteered to be Auctioned off for Charity. I went for $3. FML
Today, I have to pay a $20 customs fee on the replacement charging cord for my tablet pen, bringing the total up to $60 I’ve paid for this $4 cord. FML
Today, I received the Christmas gift I bought for my sister in the mail. I also received a nearly $200 bill for shipping fees, taxes, etc. for a $50 blanket from Canada. FML
Today, it was the only time in my life that I have ever received an A+ for something. Thank you, eBay buyer. FML
Today, after selling things on eBay all week to afford a nice weekend with my husband and kids, my car died. Now we have to spend the money on a battery. FML
Today, I bought stamps to send a letter. For some unknown reason, instead of putting the stamp on the letter, I posted the letter and the stamp booklet into the postbox. FML
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Chazzster 32
(1) Either sell at a fixed price or set a minimum bid… (2) You can list either with the shipping cost included or with the shipping cost as an extra cost. Either way count on the shipping costs and make allowances for it… I’m sure that you learned from this and next time won’t be in this situation.
RichardPencil 32
Why didn't you charge at least $11.09 for "shipping?" You probably could have easily rounded up to $15. You're not good at business.
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Chazzster 32
(1) Either sell at a fixed price or set a minimum bid… (2) You can list either with the shipping cost included or with the shipping cost as an extra cost. Either way count on the shipping costs and make allowances for it… I’m sure that you learned from this and next time won’t be in this situation.
RichardPencil 32
Why didn't you charge at least $11.09 for "shipping?" You probably could have easily rounded up to $15. You're not good at business.
dreams2383 20
that is a rookie mistake I think any seller has made at least once. don't do it again. either charge shipping or set at a higher price. I always do free shipping but everything I sell is under 1lb to keep shipping lower. I also make sure I sell things I buy at a 90% discount to keep overhead low
Brightside86 31
Yeah I use to flip things on ebay/amazon general rule you need to be able to sell at about 3x what you pay to make any profit at all. Anything bigger than a shoe box needs to be worth $200+ otherwise shipping charges will eat you alive. Also the shipping charges are way cheaper if you buy your label directly from Ebay.