FBM Shipping Fees
I have a question about shipping fees. Is buying a shipping label through Amazon accompanied by a reduced cost? For example, I set the dimensions and weight for my package and it totals to 27.82$ for buying shipping through Amazon. Yet when I go to USPS they say it's wrong and try to charge me 48$ shipping. They essentially want me to use their USPS label and I tell them I need to use Amazon's shipping label to be ODTR compliant.
So to make this more concise, does the Amazon shipping label cost less and shouldn't USPS honor that? (If the dimensions and weight are done right.)
FBM Shipping Fees
I have a question about shipping fees. Is buying a shipping label through Amazon accompanied by a reduced cost? For example, I set the dimensions and weight for my package and it totals to 27.82$ for buying shipping through Amazon. Yet when I go to USPS they say it's wrong and try to charge me 48$ shipping. They essentially want me to use their USPS label and I tell them I need to use Amazon's shipping label to be ODTR compliant.
So to make this more concise, does the Amazon shipping label cost less and shouldn't USPS honor that? (If the dimensions and weight are done right.)
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First of all, do you understand shipping?
In the mail order business, the buyer ALWAYS pays for the shipping. Now what that means to the seller is this. It's your responsibility to know the shipping cost of your Packaged Product to every address in the USA BEFORE you determine the listing price. If you don't do this, you will always lose money.
Now with that said...
1. Determine your actual shipping cost: Pick the furthest zip code away from your shipping zip code. That is your shipping cost. Use the amount even if the item is shipped across the street.
2. Don't think that by picking a low-cost shipping method, you will save any money. You won't.
3. Select your preferred shipping method: There is a difference.
- When buying shipping on Amazon, Amazon does handle the INR claims and scams buyer's play on sellers. This is actually a free benefit that other shipping don't offer. And since the buyer always pays for the shipping, it is worth it.
4. Display shipping cost to buyer or offer free shipping.
It does make a difference how the shipping is displayed to the buyer, and the choice it up to you.
- Free shipping: the cost is added into the product price. On Amazon returns, you cannot file a claim for outward shipping because the buyer didn't pay any.
- Display the actual shipping cost. On some returns, you are allowed to deduct this shipping cost from the refund.
- Split the shipping. Offer $2.00 shipping and add the rest of the cost in the product price.
- Don't think the shipping price Amazon Automatically displays to the buyer has any relationship to the actual shipping cost. It Doesn't. Make your shipping price fit into the amount displayed.
5. Weight of the shipped item. Just make sure your item is weighted correctly with the packing. it the item is overweight with the shipped, they either will not accept it or send it back to you.
6. Professional Account vs Individual Account:
- With the professional account, you can set up your own template for shipping.
- With Individual Account you have to use the Amazon displayed shipping amount and add the rest of the shipping into your product price.
