Amazon shipping help?!?!?!?!? ?

Question

I am a seller on amazon and recently i have sold a book. Amazon says that the total net gain after everything is abt $20. Then, i go to a shipping place and i ask the person how much it will cost. He said that the shipping this package will cost $13. I did buy the shipping case to put the book in, ut i didn't expect it to be $13. The book weighed like 3 pounds. So, does anyone know how to ship an item with minimal cost so that i make the profit amazon predicts? thanks you for your time.

Also, i would like to know how to get paid. It says transaction complete, but does that mean that the money is transferred to my credit card?

Answer 1

Most people ship media mail via USPS.  If you take the book to someplace and have someone else pack/ship it for you, it will cost much, much more.  With USPS, you will still need to purchase a box to ship it in.  But, the shipping rate itself is usually only a few bucks.

I sold on Amazon for a bit, and if I recall, they transferred money every two weeks.  Check your account - they had a variety of options on how to get paid, I chose to have it deposited directly to my bank account.  I don't recall "credit card" being an option.