Moron Seller wrote:There is a $5 handling fee added, wich is figured into the shipping cost calculator. I have drive 4 miles to the post office and gas is not cheap and my time is not free.
bclarkie wrote:On a similiar note, has anyone else out there realized that there are more and more ass hole sellers out there who are trying to screw everyone with their handling fees? I mean it was bad before, but recently it seems to be getting even worse.
bclarkie wrote:Here's one for you:eBay listingsI inquired about what I thought was a screw up in his shipping calcualtor and this is the quality response that I got:Nothing like acting like an ass towards your potential bidders. I am glad his time isn't free cause neither is mine and so I'll be skipping those auctions. On a similiar note, has anyone else out there realized that there are more and more ass hole sellers out there who are trying to screw everyone with their handling fees? I mean it was bad before, but recently it seems to be getting even worse.
Marlith wrote:I have always hated the "handling fee" on auctions. That is the sort of cost that should be built into the price of the item. What if when you went to Kroger to buy a gallon of milk it was priced at $1.79 but then at the register in addition to the tax the store but a $1.56 destination charge on it. If you need to price an item at $8 to make your self determined profit margain then mark it with an $8 reserve not a $3 minimum or BIN and then add $5 in addition to shipping.
deimos3428 wrote:Charge packaging and shipping at cost, and if you must, hide additional fees in the minimum bid -- that's just intelligent marketing.
Badmike wrote:They are all newbies who read the same "How to make money on Ebay" books and websites, where it states that "Hey! Ebay can't charge you for shipping/handling so screw the buyer there and keep the money!". They act like they just figured out this loophole, but of course they don't take into account there are plenty of ebay sellers out there who DONT charge $5 handling and are their competition, so in the long run this "innovative" strategy isn't going to make them any money at all. Morons.Mike B.
Caution, Its been 50 days no product, he said cat ate one of the miniatures. Reply by trevorstamper: cat DID eat on mini--pinated a new one, and shipped
Shady Ass Seller wrote:Brian, What can I telll you, they are 19 year old magazines, I didn't say they were new or in like new condition, and when put into perspective they are in excellent condition considering that they are 19 years old. We really want all of our customers to be happy campers so this is what we will do, return the magazines and we will refund your total bid amounts minus shipping and handling. Shipping and handling charges are not to just cover postage, they also defer some of the other costs associated with doing business. It's always iffy what the item will sell for and I do the same amount of work for all of them. My charges are not out of line with other sellers. Thanks again for your business,Alan
A$$ Hole Seller wrote:Well Brian I do believe our business is concluded.
bclarkie wrote:Well, here is another submission to this thread and I strongly suggest everyone from dealing with this guy:seattlesbest45seattlesbest45 should be renamed seattlesworst69. I won 3 Dungeon Magazines from this guy a couple of weeks ago that were supposedly listed in "excellent condition": ** expired/removed eBay auction ** ** expired/removed eBay auction ** ** expired/removed eBay auction **The number 3 wasn't too bad, but number 5 and nubmer 6 were hammered. As a matter of fact number 5 is so bad that the cover has come completely off and almost 100% split in half as well. Compounded by the fact that he charged me $12 S&H to ship these 3 magazines for what was supposed to be for USPS Parcel Post(which was very high as it was), but he then went ahead and shipped them Media Mail for $2.67. To make matters even worse he dumped the magazines in an unpadded manilla envelope with ZERO protection. So, needless to say when they arrived yesterday I was a little more than annoyed. So like I always do, I sent this moron an email stating my concerns, before I light his ass up with negative feedback. Here is the response that I got this morning:Its probably a good this that this asshole lives in Washington state, because I would seriously consider paying him a visit. I already emailed him back that his "plan" wasn't going to fly with me, but I know that this is going to end up very bad.
