On 5/23/2024 at 7:17 AM, rwill said:

Shipping has to be paid no matter what.  If they are not charging you for shipping separately they must have added it to the price already, just like VAT.  

 

As someone else mentioned some of the 'free shipping' ones are just a discount on the shipping fee which most likely has already been jacked up to account for the discount.

Not quite right. If you jack up the price (for existing product) then add free delivery, the algorithm will pick it up and delete the product. Free delivery means Lazada/Shopee will charge the seller and deduct from final payment. We sell on both platforms. If there’s an * on the free delivery banner it refers to conditions which can vary. 

2 minutes ago, AustinRacing said:

Not quite right. If you jack up the price (for existing product) then add free delivery, the algorithm will pick it up and delete the product. Free delivery means Lazada/Shopee will charge the seller and deduct from final payment. We sell on both platforms. If there’s an * on the free delivery banner it refers to conditions which can vary. 

Furthermore, the only way to get the customer to absorb the free delivery cost is to create a new product with descriptions and names and photos different to an existing product in your shop (ie can’t be connected to an existing product by the algorithm). The downside is the price will appear higher and may deter the buyer to another product/shop. They are pretty strict and aware of dubious tactics people use to sell.