[WWI] ot: eBay Shipping Costs

[Magnus Berggren]

So, overcharging P&P is okey, because it´s a way to cheat the ebay system? I 
really don´t agree with this perspective.
As I said before, I did pay the £12 (roughly $24) without questioning, 
because I´m aware of the high shipping prices of international shipping of 
parcels. But when the real shipping cost £1.45 is stamped on the jiffybag, I 
really find it  a bit hard to stomach.
To me there´s a big difference for charging for the material and work to 
ensure a safe delivery, and to overcharge the P&P, just so you can cheat 
ebay of their rightful fees.

/Magnus


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Zelnick" <kzelnick at suddenlink.net>
To: <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [WWI] ot: eBay Shipping Costs


>I don't like high shipping costs either, but some sellers do it for a 
>reason.  Ebay fees are based on the selling price of an item, so if a 
>seller gets $20 for the item and charges $1 shipping, he pays a higher fee 
>than if he sells it for $1 and charges $20 for shipping.  The buyer pays 
>the same price either way, but the seller retains more of it.  It's kind of 
>a way of cheating eBay.
>
> If you knew the shipping costs up front, I don't see how you can give 
> negative feedback on the dollar amount, but you can legitimately complain 
> about poor packaging.
>
> Just my $.02 worth.
>
> ken z
>