When the postal rates increased earlier this year, I was faced with the choice of either raising my prices or starting to charge a modest amount for shipping. I chose the latter.
The shipping charges are based on the weight of items you order, not on their combined price value. In most cases, you will end up paying less in shipping charges than I actually spend to ship your order -- but I prefer the balance tipping in your favour rather than in mine. It just seems more fair. ;-)
The charges for shipping are broken down as follows:
Weights from 10g to 20g -- $ 0.75
Weights from 30g to 50g -- $ 1.50
Weights from 60g to 100g -- $ 2.10
Weights from 110g to 250g -- $ 5.00
Weights of 260g and above -- $ 7.50
To understand what that means in real life, consider a few examples. If you order one Learning Spindle, you will pay $1.50 in shipping. If you order a single Fetch Hook, you will pay $0.75 in shipping. If you order one package of silk fibre, you will pay $2.10 in shipping.
The neat thing is that it really is based on weight, not on quantity ordered: if you order all three of the items just listed, the clever PayPal shopping cart will add their weights, and you'll pay a total of $2.10 in shipping.
These shipping prices apply to all shipments, worldwide.
The one exception: wholesale orders will be charged actual shipping costs.