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How do you offer free shipping and still make a profit?
 

Okay I am really pissed off! How can someone sell an iPhone case from USA for 20$ with free shipping when shipping cost is around 15$. What about the final fees? What about the cost of the product itself? Can someone explain this to me? Or is there a special rate if you sign up for an account with companies like UPS or CanadaPost(if you are in Canada)

shipping is $15 for a case? really? you sending that baby UPS overnight?

Okay then how much would it cost then ?

Give us a link Stan.

iPhone case should cost no more then 3.50 range or less first class mail within the USA.

Sandy or anyone else. Do you know if it is possible for me to arrange shipping via USPS from Canada? Lets say I log in into USPS website, pay postage on their website, print label and send it from Canada. Do you know if this works?

I think they will resend the package to you for insufficient postage. A friend of mine tried that a few years back and that was the outcome.

Sandy here you go !

http://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/ap...execution=e2s3

The lowest within Canada is $13.90. How is it even possible ????

Ok never mind!!!! I just played around with PayPal shipping and was able to find rate from Canada to USA via Light Packet for literally 2.78 Canadain. WOW!!! Yes !!! I am so happy! Now I can offer FREE SHIPPING TO MY CUSTOMERS~! God bless America!

hahhhahahaaha, there you go.

If something seems screwy you can always head down to your post office and they'll show you all the rates.. including the cheapest one.

Wait Stanislav is offering overnight phone cases....sign me up! lol

Simple.... overcome it with volume.

USPS are always cheaper if you dig. It's like no one wants them to know how cheap they are with certain things, it's always frustrated the heck out of me.

Hahaha! I am pretty happy that now I can the potential to make a few pennies. Unfortunately there is such a huge competition for iPhone cases on ebay. It's time to get creative.

Wow.

I see you figured it out.

Good for you.

As FE mentioned.

You have to take out the competition by selling in volume or bulk or be so creative to get customer to your listings.

Bonus items work for me a lot. :thumb:

This is SO true! It's why I said I must become creative. Sometimes it's better to lose a few dollars but gain more customers. Good advice. And yes obviously volume is important. If your profit is even 5$ but you sell 300 a month, well then you made some good profit :)

Canada to the States = International = more expensive, though not as expensive of course as to Europe, Asia, South America, etc.

No. Found Canada to USA for 2.78$

It's still an international shipment :)

You all are nice and kind - good stuff for stanislav.