[WWI] ot: eBay Shipping Costs

[Andy Bannister]

Kenneth:
> 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.

Providing you get it for a reasonably cheap price. But if it's a regular auction (as opposed to "Buy it Now") you may end up paying through the nose for the item & the postage.
> 
> 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.

You certainly can complain on the shipping costs, even if you knew up front. If you were quoted 12 quid for postage and it actually cost 12 quid then that's fine. But to be quoted 12 pounds for postage that cost less than two is just a blatant rip-off by the seller and he should be told so. I won a kit on eBay from a US seller once who quoted me $25.00 postage. When the kit arrived the actual postage cost was $9.00. I complained and when I didn't receive an answer I left negative feedback.
Andy

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