Confusion over adding a handling charge

From time to time, I encounter the claim "I can't add a handling charge, Ebay must have eliminated handling charges!!".

And the answer is, you can add a handling charge.  However:

1. The listing must use calculated shipping
2. The handling charge option must be selected.

On your listing, first off, check to see if the option is available.  It's just below the handling time option.

If it's not there, confirm this is a calculated shipping listing.
If it's just not there, check the line which begins "Add Shipping Details".  There is a link on that line to "add or remove options".  Go there, and add the handling charge option.

If the handling charge option is not in the list of options which can be added using that link, then one of two things is true.
1. The listing is not calculated shipping.
2. The handling charge option is already available.

Just complicated enough to be confusing.

Note: you can use a handling charge on calculated shipping even while using a flat rate shipping service, such as Media Mail.

But be careful how high your handling charge is. Bum S/H stars are painful.