Deadlord36 wrote:OK......... this is one of my all-time most hated things people do on eBay.A unnamed member of the forum here has some items up for sale, and when I asked about "buyer covers ALL fees", two e-mails later I get the "Paypal and eBay fees".What the fuck? How cheap can someone get? If I had won one of the auctions (and I was prepared to pay a lot) I would have hit the roof. eBay fees are the responsibility of the SELLER, unless you CLEARLY state this in the auction. And charging Paypal fees violates eBay's rules. They do not allow a surcharge for Paypal payments to be charged to the buyer. After all, they own Paypal and it would hurt their business.I feel the same way about "handling charges", but that is not against eBay policy, it's just fucking cheap.Opinions?
Deadlord36 wrote:Well, the auction was VERY unclear as to exactly what the fees were (5%, BTW).It isn't England. All I can say is it is a Mediterranean country shaped like a boot.........
Deadlord36 wrote:OK......... this is one of my all-time most hated things people do on eBay.A unnamed member of the forum here has some items up for sale, and when I asked about "buyer covers ALL fees", two e-mails later I get the "Paypal and eBay fees".
myalbinogorilla wrote:I could care less what a seller chooses to tack on, as long as it's clearly stated in the auction description. I hate surprises when the auction is over. I always account for shipping and handling charges before I bid so if a seller wants to charge a $20 flat rate in shipping charges to sell a module and ship via media mail, I just factor that into my final bid price. The same amount of money leaves my pocket in the end either way so what do I care how they choose to dress it up? The bait and switch element is minor and forgiveable in most cases.What I can't stand are reserve auctions, ridiculously high minimum bids and BIN's all designed to devour newbays. With the exception of very rare items, whenever I click an auction and see "reserve price not met" I immediately hit "back" on my browser just move along. It's insulting to me to have to waste my time coming up with a reasonable bid only to find out the asshole wants $250 for a sixth print PHB. I think you should give the sellers who explain why they want the extra money a little bit of credit. At least they're honest. Sellers who use reserves and high minimums are trying to get their fees covered too but don't have the balls to be up front about it. Why ebay allows reserve auctions I'll never understand. At best, the listed minimum bid on reserve auction is ebay sanctioned false advertising. The least they could do is have an icon in the listing header that stands for reserve price not met, similar to the icons that show whether there's a picture included or not.
Deadlord36 wrote:You? I meant a different Italian....