Smart shipping allows you to communicate clearly with your buyers and spend more time growing your business.
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Free Shipping
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Grab the attention of buyers by offering Free Shipping. In order to have your listing appear with the Free Shipping filter, follow these easy steps:
- In the Shipping section of Sell Your Item, select "Flat: Same cost to all buyers"
- Select a Shipping Service from the drop down menu. Please note you cannot select "Local delivery/pickup" or "Other (see description)"
- Enter 0 in the Shipping Cost field
- Insurance and surcharges: Cannot
require insurance or shipping surcharges to specific
states
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Visibility
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Eliminate up to 40% of questions from buyers by clearly stating shipping costs. eBay is helping to communicate shipping to the buyer in an number of ways:
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Shipping Charges column was added
to search results to give buyers more
information |
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The "calculate" link in search
results was replaced by the calculation being done
automatically based on the buyer's location |
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Within eBay Express, shipping costs
are automatically calculated for the buyer, based on
their location |
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Accuracy
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| Transparency around fair and accurate shipping costs show you are a trusted seller and can even help generate repeat buyers. eBay can calculate rates based on your buyers location when you include the calculator in your listings. Click Here to learn more about the
Shipping Calculator. |
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Offer Discounts for Combined Shipping
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| Increase your sales!
Offer shipping discounts for multiple item purchases and give
your buyers another reason to return for repeat business.
Visit the Preferences section of My eBay and look for
"Shipping and Discounts" under Selling Preferences. From here
you can specify exactly what type of discounts you will offer
to your buyers. We are working to make this functionality even
easier for sellers, so stay tuned for updates on combined
shipping! |
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Go Global
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Display Shipping Rates in Local Currencies:
When shipping rates are properly specified with the Shipping Calculator, they are displayed to buyers worldwide in that buyer's own local currency. You can reduce the number of e-mails you receive from international buyers simply by using this tool. Increase your competitive advantage and stand out with local currency shipping rates. Simply use the Shipping Calculator and check off the countries you are willing to ship to. Let eBay do the rest by displaying shipping costs to your buyers in their local currency.
Print International Shipping Labels and Customs Forms from PayPal:
Ensure international addresses are correct with pre-filled shipping labels through PayPal. You can also save time by filling out customs forms online through the same tool.
Click Here to learn more about
international shipping.
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Must use Buy It Now and PayPal.
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