FormCritic wrote:The above is one of those strange phenomena that involves the first post appearing after the second, accidental post. Although the X to delete the post is present, the site will not allow me to delete it because the late arriving first post counts as an "answer."
FormCritic wrote:The "shipping gouge" is standard practice at the moment.I only have a real problem with it if the seller does not post his shipping prices.The Ebay feature that allows a buyer to search "lowest price + shipping" is a nice improvement. Saves me having to search through modules being sold for 99 cents, + $6.99 shipping.
Deadlord39 wrote:Strange, that never happens to me..
guerret wrote:But for international buyers, it's completely useless. First because very few sellers state international shipping rates, and second because even when they do, the information is taken from the USPS website and it's completely different from the actual costs.
The item shiping is under the price billed for shipping the item. It doesn't include new packing materials and I also personally charge $5 for completing Customs Declaration and standing at the post office.
Alexander1968 wrote:He charges $5 for standing at the Post Office??? This is perhaps the most idiotic remark I have ever read
Deadlord39 wrote:I remember the small IT days. 3 minutes=$75. 20 minutes=$75. 1 hour 2 minutes = $150. I graduated to large-scale networks and haven't regretted a day of it. It's not in my nature to pork people.
guerret wrote:When the item arrived (after a LOOONG time, since the shipment was the cheapest one), the postal stamp had a price of $5.40 written on it, ten whopping dollars less than the seller had asked me. When I asked for explanations, this is the reply I got (excerpt):The item shiping is under the price billed for shipping the item. It doesn't include new packing materials and I also personally charge $5 for completing Customs Declaration and standing at the post office.
Mercenary_Roadie wrote:Why don'y you report them to eBay for excesive shipping and enclose the reply that you received. Maybe eBay will do something about them.
Alexander1968 wrote:Don't get me wrong: I agree with people saying you must factor in all costs associated in doing business - I don't charge exact shipping costs, for example, in my eBay sales because I have to include personnel, shipping rates, packing materials and so on - but this is simply obscene. I can 'understand' a company milking people's wallets (and losing soooo many customers in the process...), but not individuals. I have had some clashes with overseas sellers thinking that having foreign buyers is a license to print money (I mean sellers charging FOUR TIMES actual shipping costs....). But, nonetheless, the far biggest part of my overseas (US & Canada) transactions has been very pleasant. I like Americans and - this is a sad note - I trust them more than my countrymen