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	Using flat shipping costs Using calculated shipping costs Offering free shipping

When you list an item on eBay, you need to tell the buyer how much shipping will cost. You can do this either by choosing a flat shipping cost or by letting eBay automatically calculate the shipping costs. You can also offer free shipping.

Using flat shipping costs

If you want to charge all buyers the same amount for shipping, choose Flat: same cost to all buyers. You can then enter flat costs for U.S. and international shipping. If you're selling more than one item, you can enter a shipping cost for each additional item a buyer purchases. The cost you enter will appear on your item listing.

Tip: Use the eBay Shipping Calculator to see sample costs for both U.S. and international destinations.

In certain categories (such as Books, DVDs & Movies, Music, and Video Games), we set maximum shipping and handling costs. When selling in these categories, you have two options:

• Offer at least one shipping option where the total shipping cost (shipping + handling) is less than or equal to this maximum. You can also offer other options above these maximums for expedited or international shipping.

• Use calculated shipping.

  
  
  

You'll also be required to specify a handling time, which is how long it will take you to put the item in the mail the item once you've received payment. If you don't specify a handling time, we'll select a default handling time for you.

Using calculated shipping costs

We can automatically calculate U.S. Postal Service and UPS shipping costs for your buyers. The shipping costs are based on the information that you provide about the size and weight of the packaged item as well as your and the buyer's location. If you want to use calculated shipping costs, select Calculated: Cost varies by buyer location in the Shipping section when you list your item. Learn more about calculated shipping.

During the listing

Buyers will be able to see the calculated shipping costs in your listing when they enter their ZIP code or country. Your packaging cost will be included in the shipping cost, but won't be displayed to buyers.

During the payment process

The buyer will need to check out with eBay's payment process to see the calculated shipping costs. Once the buyer has paid, you can make sure the shipping amount the buyer has paid is correct by using the shipping calculator links on the item listing or the Payment Status page. If you need to send the buyer an updated invoice, you can do so from My eBay.

Note: If you send an eBay invoice to a buyer or enter charges in a Selling Manager Sales Record, the shipping costs you enter will take priority over the calculated shipping costs, and the buyer will be charged the amounts you enter.

Note: Buyers using PayPal need to pay by clicking the Pay Now button on eBay or from a PayPal Winning Bidder Notification email. If they pay from the PayPal website, shipping costs can't be calculated.

Offering free shipping

Offering free shipping is a great way to attract more buyers and get a higher placement in search results.

If you're using a listing tool that doesn't have the free shipping checkbox, specify your shipping cost as "0".

Note: If you select the free shipping checkbox, this will set handling costs to "0" for your buyers when they select free shipping.

In the listing and search results page, your item will show "Free" in the shipping column.