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Best way to determine shipping charges

I recently listened to an episode of Steve Guttenberg’s “Audiophiliac Podcast,” in which he interviewed an audiophile with 20+ years at UPS.  Great info on packaging components for sale, well worth seeking out if you’re a shipping novice like me.

I’m wondering if there’s a “best” technique for figuring out shipping charges.  I know there are general guidelines on the carriers’ websites, but are there other ways to determine fairly precise charges?  I have a few items I plan to sell this summer.  I don’t want to gouge anyone, but I don’t want to lose $$ in the process, either.

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You can negotiate with the buyer that he or she pay actual shipping costs, but there's no site that I know of that will give all the options like travel sites.

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@riley804

Yes riley, you can go to each shipper’s site and get an estimate of what it will cost to ship with them, but I was answering this question from the OP:

I’m wondering if there’s a “best” technique for figuring out shipping charges. I know there are general guidelines on the carriers’ websites, but are there other ways to determine fairly precise charges?

and to the best of my knowledge there is no site that will give you an estimate for more than one shipper. I assumed that the OP knows that you can get an estimate from each individual shipper.

The first part of my reply:

You can negotiate with the buyer that he or she pay actual shipping costs

was in reply to this statement from the OP:

I don’t want to gouge anyone, but I don’t want to lose $$ in the process, either.

Sorry if I wasn't clear.

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