[Boatanchors] Hamfest Pricing

[David C. Hallam]

You missed my point entirely on this.  The buyer pays you $45 for 
shipping of your item.  However, both eBay and PayPal collect a fee on 
this part of the transaction as well as the fees on the sale price.  
They consider the shipping charge to be part of the sale price.  
Therefore of your $45 charge, $4.50 goes to eBay and $1.35 goes to 
PayPal and you receive $39.15.  But the freight carrier is going to 
charge you $45.  You loose $5.85. in addition to the $13 fees for the item.

100 x 10% + 100 x 3% = $13 Selling Fee
45 x 10% + 45 x 3% = $ 5.85 Shipping Charge Fee
Total Fees $18.85
Amount you actually receive in your PayPal account  $145 - $18.85 = $126.15
Shipper's charge $45
What actually goes in you pocket from a $100 sale $126.15 - $45 = $81.15

David
KW4DH

On 9/4/2014 11:14 AM, W8KZW wrote:
> 	>> ...Then you pay $45 for shipping and your net is $85.  Plus you had to
> pack it and haul it to FedEx or UPS, and you probably had to pay something
> for packing materials.  So, 		you could have sold it at a hamfest for $75/85
> and been ahead.
>
> the buyer pays shipping on eBay unless you choose to ship for free.

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