Time to update this guide, I'm sure everyone is super tired of seeing the good 'ole '$2 S&H?' on the left hand side of ALL their DVD searches....hehe Sorry, I had no idea when I wrote that guide that it would become so popular or unpopular, depending on who you ask....lol I absolutely can not believe that my guides (total) have been viewed over 40,000 times! That's a medium sized town! YIKES! I guess I better watch what I say here, that might be hard for me. I'd make a BAD politician, because I'm pretty straight forward. I also don't want to change the core of my original guide. That or I'm just lazy...hehe The root of my point is for sellers to remember to be FAIR to themselves FIRST concerning their S&H pricing and for buyers to realize everything that is involved with shipping AND handling of an item. I was just getting a little frustrated with seeing people selling items (DVDs to be specific) for 1 CENT with a shipping fee of 99 cents with NO bids. If they want to DONATE their DVDs to someone, they need to send those bad boys to me!....lol NOTE: please don't take this stuff personal, I'm making a point but having fun with it at the same time.

M'kay, back to the point before us. Let me break this down for new DVD buyers and sellers. It costs $1.64 (more for 2 disc sets) to ship a DVD with a standard case via USPS first class mail. Add .75¢ for delivery confirmation (recommended by eBay) and we're at $2.39. (TIP: Save money by printing and paying for your labels through PayPal aka Click 'N Ship. You'll only pay .18 cents for Delivery Confirmation. PLUS the labels are a lot more attractive, especially if you have nasty writting like moi.)

Now, let's talk about the ever forgotten HANDLING. HANDLING INCLUDES: shipping supplies ie. bubble mailers, labels, postal scales, sharpies or printer ink and printer paper. (TIP: Recycle your bubble wrap, save and use bubble wrap that was sent to you. Buy a paper shredder and use shredded paper instead of pricey bubbles. Yikes, now I'm gonna get hate mail from all the bubble wrap sellers!....lol They're gonna beat me with bubble wrap!) HANDLING INCLUDES: MY TIME, the #1 area neglected when sellers determine their fees. And how do we determine what our time is worth? Everyone thinks of their time as "worth" something different than the next person. Shall our time be a "rate"? An hourly rate? Minimum wage?... lately yes... lol HANDLING INCLUDES: FUEL, don't get me started on these rising fuel prices (as the oil companies continue to report RECORD PROFITS). Here in L.A. we're paying at least $3.30 per gallon and most serious eBay sellers are driving to the Post Office 2-3 times a week. (TIP: Have the USPS pick up your packages you can schedule a pick up on USPS.com) NOTE: Sometimes the USPS will need at least ONE of the packages to be a Priority package. It's at their discretion but they're usually cool about it! God Bless America! We have the absolute best mail carrier system in the world. I just wish our health care system was as good.

To wrap this up, I would like say that I am a buyer as well as a seller on eBay and I know that a "good deal" is defined by a price equal to or less than what the item is worth to the buyer. And most buyers will not pay more than what the item is worth to them, INCLUDING shipping AND handling.

*Thank you for taking the time to read my new and improved guide! If it was helpful please vote yes and I will give you a 20% discount on anything in our store!