jhillman87 | 07-07-2014 08:18 AM | International Shipping - Calculated Cost - Never correct, why?! So i've been offering calculated-cost international shipping for some time now.
While international shipments are more rare, roughly only 10% of my total sales, they do show up now and then.
I'm wondering though why the cost "paid by buyer" is NEVER correct?? Sometimes not even close.
I've had shipping costs around $15 where the buyer paid $18+, which is cool.
But likewise I've received shipping charges of say $9 for a 1st-class International (USPS) where the "paid by buyer" was just slightly over $2.
That's a $7 difference, which eats into the margins so much that I'm actually LOSING money on some of these sales.
WTF is this?
I could always disable international sales but I don't recall having such issues in the past - Usually if an item costs $15 to ship, the "paid by buyer" would be around $14-16 if not exact.
Is something wrong in my settings?
Thanks |