gsabc
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:12 am
So, I was a nosey parker and checked out your artwork auction since you had expressed such pleasure with it a couple of times.
You didn't ask for advice (friendly or otherwise), but I thought I'd clue you in and maybe it will help you out. If you'd rather not have people profer such, please just ignore. But please know that I'm truly trying to be helpful, since in past I've had to take a couple lumps in my ebay inexperience (and, every once in a while, even now).
You stated in your listing that the shipping was an estimate and dc and insurance would be added. But, you already put a flat price in your shipping, so that is the price you have to honour. Your estimate is more than double what the priority rate would be, so normally you'd be covered. Except you also indicated that insurance was included. Given the high bids, you're already a couple bucks in the hole (nice problem to have, huh?). And, of course the higher, it goes the higher you go over the estimate, but, percentage-wise, I'd take that deal every time. Plus once you get over $600, the insurance increase is quite minimal (about $1 per $100).
You've also given the bidder his choice of shipping methods, so the others might be more, I don't know. I wouldn't trust UPS with it, though. About 1 out of every 4 packages I get from them is mangled in some fashion.
You can't change anything now since you already have bids and I'm sure you'd rather have the large price and eat some shipping than the other way around, but if you want to do that for future listings then don't put anything in the shipping (knowing that some people, myself included, would just hit "back" in that case). I suppose a newbie ebayer or someone who wants it so bad there's no questions asked would just accept what you've put in your description, but for the money you're getting, I wouldn't push it. You also don't want a bad feedback on such a high tag item.
You didn't ask for advice (friendly or otherwise), but I thought I'd clue you in and maybe it will help you out. If you'd rather not have people profer such, please just ignore. But please know that I'm truly trying to be helpful, since in past I've had to take a couple lumps in my ebay inexperience (and, every once in a while, even now).
You stated in your listing that the shipping was an estimate and dc and insurance would be added. But, you already put a flat price in your shipping, so that is the price you have to honour. Your estimate is more than double what the priority rate would be, so normally you'd be covered. Except you also indicated that insurance was included. Given the high bids, you're already a couple bucks in the hole (nice problem to have, huh?). And, of course the higher, it goes the higher you go over the estimate, but, percentage-wise, I'd take that deal every time. Plus once you get over $600, the insurance increase is quite minimal (about $1 per $100).
You've also given the bidder his choice of shipping methods, so the others might be more, I don't know. I wouldn't trust UPS with it, though. About 1 out of every 4 packages I get from them is mangled in some fashion.
You can't change anything now since you already have bids and I'm sure you'd rather have the large price and eat some shipping than the other way around, but if you want to do that for future listings then don't put anything in the shipping (knowing that some people, myself included, would just hit "back" in that case). I suppose a newbie ebayer or someone who wants it so bad there's no questions asked would just accept what you've put in your description, but for the money you're getting, I wouldn't push it. You also don't want a bad feedback on such a high tag item.