Originally Posted by hobbykat1955
Shipping is suppose to be the actual amt of shipping not extra because a person wants more money...That's why on buyers Feedback you have to state if shipping was accurate. If not, your percentage goes down from 100%. People can complain to ebay if they see you are charging more then the actual shipping...and ebay will kick you off.
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Actually eBay allows "shipping and handling" and not just "actual shipping".
Best thing to do on eBay in today's market is have free shipping and handling and up the start of the eBay item being sold or make it a BIN for least you'll take for it with shipping. Why? Because eBay is now required by state/federal laws to collect a fee on not just the item but also shipping....total amount a seller asks for and receives from a buyer.
That is how the states/federal collects tax on money funnel through eBay.
Also the advantage of going that route, stating free shipping, the buyer cannot give you any type score for that. eBay automatically makes it excellent feedback for such.