With the technology we have today, it shouldn’t be hard to charge a customer the exact amount it costs the shipper to mail. After all, the customer can often see the postage-charge right there on the box when it arrives!
“Handling” can be considered a legitimate issue for a business that has to place a value on its employees’ time, but for a private seller ... phoop, you were going right past the P.O. on the way to the library anyway.
“After all, the customer can often see the postage-charge right there on the box when it arrives!”
Not with a FedEx biz account.
It’s just an indecipherable bar code....:))
Be that as it may, we have a large scale for heavy items and a small electronic one for little stuff.
Sometimes hubby just calculates a flat rate on eBay items.
Sometimes he comes up a bit short; others he’ll make a buck or two.
I consistently underestimate my shipping so it all balances out....LOL