If you have multiple items for sale, there is every possibility that a single buyer will purchase more than one item. If that happens, you don’t need to pack two or more separate boxes for that buyer; you can easily pack all the items purchased in a single box, which will reduce shipping costs. You should pass on that savings to your customer, in the form of a combined shipping and handling fee for all items purchased. If you’re inflexible in adjusting your shipping and handling for multiple purchases, you’re ripping people offand will lose customers for it.

You can activate the Shipping Calculator when you’re creating a new item listing on the Sell Your Item page. Just follow these steps:

1. Select the Calculated Shipping Rates tab to open the Shipping Calculator section
2. Enter the package weight, in pounds and ounces. (Round up any fractional ounces.)
3. Select a package size from the pull-down list.
4. Select which shipping service you plan to use, from the pull-down list.
5. Enter your ZIP Code.
6. Enter any handling fee you want to charge (over and above the actual shipping rate) into the Packaging & Handling Fee box.
7. Select whether you want to offer shipping insurance.
8. Select whether you charge sales tax, and enter the sales tax rate.

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