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orangerful ([personal profile] orangerful) wrote2014-05-18 10:39 am
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I didn't take it seriously...

Valuable lesson learned - when posting things on ebay, dont' just **guess** how much you think shipping will be because you will be WRONG! Little plastic action figures are HEAVY, especially when they are still in their original packaging and then need to be placed in a large cardboard box.

Didn't lose too much money on this, but definitely ended up paying more than I charged people. Need to take a stack of stuff to the post office and weigh it so I can give a better estimate next time, especially if I want to sell any LEGO kits, those things weigh a TON!

[identity profile] geekslave.livejournal.com 2014-05-18 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
That sucks! But, like you said, at least you learned from it and now it won't happen again in the future.

Stacey

[identity profile] elizalavelle.livejournal.com 2014-05-20 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I did that with my first Etsy sale, I didn't realize how much the Canadian postal system sucked and the cost wiped out any profit margin I had and then some.

Why does shipping have to be so expensive?!