Re: Which shipping price for auction with optional materials?

Kris Baker wrote:

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Kris Baker wrote:



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Jon Danniken wrote:




Hi,

I am soon listing an office machine, with the option of including several
books (total weight five pounds) in the auction if the buyer wants them.

I will detail in the auction that the books are included, but optional.

Should the UPS shipping generator I use reflect the weight *with* the books,
and offer a discount on shipping if the books are not included?

or

Should the UPS shipping generator I use reflect the weight *without* the
books, and offer an increase in shipping price if the books are included?

Just curious about which way you think I should do this.

Thanks,

Jon





Choice auctions are forbidden by eBay - your auction could be terminated.

Either include the books with a reference that they will be mailed separately (to utilize a media mail rate) or list them as a separate auction.



The OP did not describe a choice auction.  Read it again.

Kris




Having the books "optional" is a choice auction. The buyer has to make a choice with / without the books.



No, that's not the definition of a choice auction.  A choice auction
is a choice between two or more items; in this case, it's more like
a "bonus" which the winning bidder can accept or deny.  It's not
a good way to do things, but that's what he's trying to do.

In this case, a choice auction would be "you can choose between
the books OR the office machine."
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-choice.html

Kris




If I recall correctly, you sell books. If you list an auction for book A with books B, C, D, etc being an options .................. It's a choice auction.

In the above case, it's just two items - machine with / without the books, but it's still a choice.

Try it - set up such an auction and then use another email address to complain. See if eBay shuts it down. (However, don't try this in a Power seller account, as eBay will likely let it go so as not to upset a higher paying customer.)
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