Actually, no it's not. Most of the time it has cost around 3.65 to ship. I always ship with tracking # to ensure the package safely arrives at it's location too. And since I am disabled and getting to my post office is a pain, on occasion I end up sending priority just to get it there faster because I delayed several days in making the drive due to weather or pain levels. And if the auction goes over 300 credits, I ship to the winner for free. It's incentive. In one week I had 7 auctions close here and 3 items went on paperbackswap.com and I had over $30 in shipping. When on a fixed income that isn't something I can afford to do every week.