Finally got my first organic sales on my high-ticket store... then fees and shipping ate all the profit 😂 Anyone else?
Hey everyone! I finally made my first few sales completely organically. The product is already on the expensive/high-ticket side, so I thought the margins would be safe.
...Then shipping, taxes, platform fees, and payment processors entered the chat. 😂
Because the base product price is high, the percentage-based fees plus international shipping wiped out almost all my profit. I’m basically running a high-end non-profit at this point!
Is this the standard initiation rite when selling pricier items? How do you guys optimize shipping rates and fees on higher-priced products without pushing the total price too high for the customer?
Would love to hear your experiences (or just share the pain lol).
u/eros_paparoti — 13 days ago