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Has anyone started including p&p to improve DSRs?

FloFlo
FloFlo Posts: 32,720 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Has anyone started including p&p to improve DSRs? If so do items still sell and have DSRs improved?
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  • pinkgem
    pinkgem Posts: 3,299 Forumite
    when i have offered free p&p some people didn't give me a rating at all for p&p! they must have thought because it was free they didn't have to rate it!?
  • FloFlo
    FloFlo Posts: 32,720 Forumite
    Lol, don't want that!
  • ArmitageShanks
    ArmitageShanks Posts: 1,905 Forumite
    You cant win with DSR what ever you do, you're at the mercy of customers; half of whom are in 'cloud cuckoo land.

    Just be reasonable, you can't do much more
  • RFW
    RFW Posts: 10,491 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    My postage DSRs are now higher as a result of me undercharging postage
    .
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    RFW wrote: »
    My postage DSRs are now higher as a result of me undercharging postage

    Pretty shocking that you have to eat some of the P&P costs in order for them to be seen as reasonable.

    I have no problem giving 5/5 as long as the cost isn't massively inflated.
  • Time2Go_25
    Time2Go_25 Posts: 1,030 Forumite
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    I think they only way you might gain on DSRs for P&P is to keep the charge as close to the psotage cost as possible, maybe slightly under, so that people can see they are getting a good deal. Free P&P doesn't appear to work.
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    The problem is that people think the packing material (which can be expensive on some items) is free. I'd rather pay a bit more and have a well packed item myself. I hope sellers don't start cutting corners just to improve their DSRs.
  • RFW
    RFW Posts: 10,491 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Marty_J wrote: »
    Pretty shocking that you have to eat some of the P&P costs in order for them to be seen as reasonable.

    I have no problem giving 5/5 as long as the cost isn't massively inflated.

    My sales prices have increased too, its actually one of the best things I've ever done o Ebay.
    .
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    So you're getting more bids because of the lower P&P?

    I guess it all balances out nicely then!
  • jayok
    jayok Posts: 753 Forumite
    Just goes to show the lunacy of ebay

    Buyers are prepared to pay more for an item as long as the P&P is the price stated on the stamp (or under)!
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