View Full Version : I don't understand Amazon's shipping cost
farfel
09-21-2004, 06:39 PM
I sell old videos / books / games on amazon. They charge my buyers $4 but only give me $2. Where's the other $2 go?
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Sorry this was meant to be in the Ebay forum.
Ed Oscuro
09-21-2004, 06:55 PM
Huh, that's odd. Hooray for hidden fees?
SoulBlazer
09-21-2004, 10:27 PM
You sure you're reading that right?
I sell on Amazon all the time. The buyer has to pay shipping costs. The seller pays Amazon a fee and then gets added the shipping costs and the difference is what you earn.
Example: Sell a book for $20.
Buyer pays $20 plus $2 to ship media mail.
Seller gets $20 plus $2 shipping mind $1 for Amazon fee = $21.
farfel
09-23-2004, 10:56 AM
Example: Sell a book for $20.
Buyer pays $20 plus $2 to ship media mail.
Seller gets $20 plus $2 shipping mind $1 for Amazon fee = $21.
Yeah true except the buyer pays $4.00 for shipping (I know..I just bought a book from a private seller). That's my question - where's the other $2 go?
ClubNinja
09-23-2004, 12:48 PM
I don't where those equations came from, but here's a recent transaction I had through Amazon (as the seller):
- Buyer buys my book for $65
- Buyer pays Amazon $65 + $3.25 for shipping
- Amazon rapes me and I get $53 and change for the book
- Amazon gives me Media Mail shipping credit - $2.62
$3.25 does not equal $2.62
- I ship the book, packaged lightly, via Media Mail for $3.52
$3.52 neither equals $3.25 nor $2.62
Amazon is ridiculous.
farfel
09-23-2004, 08:43 PM
Buyer pays Amazon $65 + $3.25 for shipping
- Amazon gives me Media Mail shipping credit - $2.62
- I ship the book, packaged lightly, via Media Mail for $3.52
$3.52 neither equals $3.25 nor $2.62. Amazon is ridiculous.
You said it.
Ro7co
09-23-2004, 08:48 PM
half.com does the same thing, they charge at least 15% commision on the item and then only give you a fraction of the shipping fees.
pixelsnpolygons
09-23-2004, 09:01 PM
No idea. That's weird.
rpepper9
09-24-2004, 02:44 PM
I don't where those equations came from, but here's a recent transaction I had through Amazon (as the seller):
- Buyer buys my book for $65
- Buyer pays Amazon $65 + $3.25 for shipping
- Amazon rapes me and I get $53 and change for the book
- Amazon gives me Media Mail shipping credit - $2.62
$3.25 does not equal $2.62
- I ship the book, packaged lightly, via Media Mail for $3.52
$3.52 neither equals $3.25 nor $2.62
Amazon is ridiculous.
Me say my brain go numb! I no like math.