12-19-2008, 03:50 PM
I think there is 2 "Free Shipping" mode....The first one is simply marketing:you just have to say FREE SHIPPING and you might get more person to look at your stuff, but you just have to raise the price...if the thing cost normally 250$ + 20$ shipping... sell it at 270$ with the FREE SHIPPING mark.... more person will check the auction and eventually buy it!The second is pure generosity..... not exactly because you will not see something that is heavy for free shipping (or it will be the 1st free shipping...), but for small object that fit in an envelope or a small box... it's not very costly and it attracts more person...The thing about ebay is that you need to keep in mind that it COST something to post an auction... So you WANT to sell before the end of the auction so you do whatever you can and that includes free shipping. If you lost 10$ because you pay (honestly) the shipping and the item sells it's ok you will not pay many auction entry fees...