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The small boxes are too small to use for eggs, except maybe button quail eggs. They are less than 2" tall so you wouldn't be able to pad the eggs very well.
ETA: So even if someone ordered 1 dozen eggs from you, they'd still have to pay $10 shipping? My shipping fees are based on the number of eggs in the shipment. Quail eggs (button or coturnix) get $1 added to the shipping price to cover materials and paypal fees. So for 1 dozen eggs, shipping should be around $5 ($4.95-$5.15 for >1 pound). That would be $6 for S&H and $4 for coturnix eggs, for a total of $10. Another dozen would add another $1 to fees and materials, so that would be $7 shipping plus $8 for 2 dozen eggs. Basically, I add another $1 to 'fees and materials' for every additional dozen. However, I don't charge more than $4 for fees, and that's usually on very large (6 dozen+) orders. But I also use 'exact' shipping rates based on the buyer's zip code and the weight of the package. I don't like to rip people off and I feel I should do whatever it takes to make sure my buyers will continue to buy from me without feeling that they got shafted. I also try to get my buyers to send payment through paypal as a gift to eliminate the paypal fees. Obviously I can't do that with ebay sales, but private sales the buyers usually don't have a problem with that.
The small boxes are too small to use for eggs, except maybe button quail eggs. They are less than 2" tall so you wouldn't be able to pad the eggs very well.
ETA: So even if someone ordered 1 dozen eggs from you, they'd still have to pay $10 shipping? My shipping fees are based on the number of eggs in the shipment. Quail eggs (button or coturnix) get $1 added to the shipping price to cover materials and paypal fees. So for 1 dozen eggs, shipping should be around $5 ($4.95-$5.15 for >1 pound). That would be $6 for S&H and $4 for coturnix eggs, for a total of $10. Another dozen would add another $1 to fees and materials, so that would be $7 shipping plus $8 for 2 dozen eggs. Basically, I add another $1 to 'fees and materials' for every additional dozen. However, I don't charge more than $4 for fees, and that's usually on very large (6 dozen+) orders. But I also use 'exact' shipping rates based on the buyer's zip code and the weight of the package. I don't like to rip people off and I feel I should do whatever it takes to make sure my buyers will continue to buy from me without feeling that they got shafted. I also try to get my buyers to send payment through paypal as a gift to eliminate the paypal fees. Obviously I can't do that with ebay sales, but private sales the buyers usually don't have a problem with that.
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