Showroom and Brickwork postage cost

[raindropsies]

Currently you see the postage cost when viewing listing on "list" & "Gallery"
But not when viewing on "Showroom" or "Brickwork"

So could you please add something to the showroom view for postage

[Gill]

New one one me Sarah. Please explain 'brickwork'.

[Anniemcc2]

Gill - it's one of the options for viewing listings in the drop down menu

[JaBek1]

Actually, I would prefer not to have too much info regarding the items listed on the storefront page. That page is merely to give the shopper an enticing look at what is available inside the store. For detailed information about a specific product I would prefer that they enter the store by clicking on the item to read the full description. I'd be afraid that putting the S&H on that page might just encourage some shoppers to buy without reading the listing and description leading to misunderstandings.

Frankly, I'm not sure that having the price posted on that page for every item is too desirable. While it may be nice to be able to show the price on select featured items to entice shoppers into the store, it might be better to simply show a picture with the name and model of the specific product and let the customer click on the item to get further particulars.

Of course, if the shopper had arrived at the specific item through a search they should have landed on the page of the listing rather than the storefront page. Then they could go on to browse the store for other items that might interest them. The pricing and other details for the specific items can be easily gathered by them from the actual item listing.

[raindropsies]

Actually, I would prefer not to have too much info regarding the items listed on the storefront page. That page is merely to give the shopper an enticing look at what is available inside the store. For detailed information about a specific product I would prefer that they enter the store by clicking on the item to read the full description. I'd be afraid that putting the S&H on that page might just encourage some shoppers to buy without reading the listing and description leading to misunderstandings.

Frankly, I'm not sure that having the price posted on that page for every item is too desirable. While it may be nice to be able to show the price on select featured items to entice shoppers into the store, it might be better to simply show a picture with the name and model of the specific product and let the customer click on the item to get further particulars.

Of course, if the shopper had arrived at the specific item through a search they should have landed on the page of the listing rather than the storefront page. Then they could go on to browse the store for other items that might interest them. The pricing and other details for the specific items can be easily gathered by them from the actual item listing.

I'm referring to a search results page, not a storefront page.
P&P can (and frequently does) make the price higher than someone else selling the same item with free P&P.
eBid is becoming more competitive and buyers should be given the whole of the information on total price for an item at a glance IMO so they know which item is the best priced item overall.
It also makes no sense to me for the postage to be shown on some pages and not others as there is room on all pages.

[Gill]

Gill - it's one of the options for viewing listings in the drop down menu

Thanks Annie but what is the difference between gallery and brickwork?

[Anniemcc2]

Thanks Annie but what is the difference between gallery and brickwork?

No idea - they look the same to me ! Unless it's do with the device you're viewing eBid on.

[JaBek1]

The actual S&H cost is going to vary widely based on the potential buyer's location, the type of shipping offered and even the quantity of items being purchased, in some cases. I still feel that the buyer would be better served if they had to visit the actual listing to get the particulars about shipping costs and methods available.

Of course, having an option to search by total price would probably work. Although it would probably need to require more time for buyers to enter their location and desired method of shipment into the search parameters. However, there is always the issue of buyers search results being based on a less expensive method of shipping and the buyer wanting an upgrade.

[tony41]

The actual S&H cost is going to vary widely based on the potential buyer's location, the type of shipping offered and even the quantity of items being purchased, in some cases. I still feel that the buyer would be better served if they had to visit the actual listing to get the particulars about shipping costs and methods available.

Of course, having an option to search by total price would probably work. Although it would probably need to require more time for buyers to enter their location and desired method of shipment into the search parameters. However, there is always the issue of buyers search results being based on a less expensive method of shipping and the buyer wanting an upgrade.

Search by total price would be very misleading where a seller offers combined shipping on multiple purchases.

[JaBek1]

Search by total price would be very misleading where a seller offers combined shipping on multiple purchases.

I suppose there is no perfect way to do things to take into account all potential possibilities.