Sea-to-sky-games wrote:I suspect eBay doesn't care one iota how you come up with your s/h fees so long as it does not give the appearence of fee avoidance.
Radovarl wrote:It's called "billable hours". Your attorney can charge you for thinking about your case while sitting in traffic during his/her commute. Usually they keep it to 15-minute increments.
However, by placing a bid on Ebay, you are not signing on to pay their hourly wage.
Does the seller then have to provide proof to Ebay of their annual income to prove what their hourly wage is?
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:I do think if I honestly had to drive 10 hours (5 hours there and back) and explicitly noted this fact in my listing, I could probably -- and quite rightly so, in my opinion -- charge a lot of money for this endeavor.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:So $500 would probably not fly, but $100-$200 probably would be reasonable.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:Anyways, I suspect eBay doesn't care one iota how you come up with your s/h fees so long as it does not give the appearence of fee avoidance.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:I do think if I honestly had to drive 10 hours (5 hours there and back) and explicitly noted this fact in my listing, I could probably -- and quite rightly so, in my opinion -- charge a lot of money for this endeavor. Of course, the lawyer's time cost example doesn't really hold over such a long journey because it would be more economical just to go through the hassle of hiring someone to make the drive for you. So $500 would probably not fly, but $100-$200 probably would be reasonable. Anyways, I suspect eBay doesn't care one iota how you come up with your s/h fees so long as it does not give the appearence of fee avoidance.Anyways, this was a hypothetical to illustrate a point. I was just trying to remark that some people, given certain circumstances (such as a high leisure cost ) could charge more than your average joe, and in so doing cover their expenses while remaining faithful to eBay policies.
Radovarl wrote:No, by bidding on something on eBay you're entering into a legally binding contract to pay the listed fees and your winning bid. It's fairly straightforward, I think. What exactly do you mean by "another troll"? I'm not even a seller, for one thing. Why is it that some people here (bclarkie and you are the only ones I've encountered, to be fair) feel they need to be insulting when someone disagrees with them?
Radovarl wrote:What exactly do you mean by "another troll"? I'm not even a seller, for one thing. Why is it that some people here (bclarkie and you are the only ones I've encountered, to be fair) feel they need to be insulting when someone disagrees with them?
Actually Ebay does care about these things if anyone decides to report them. You don't think that Ebay would look at your reasonable s/h fees and say the book only cost $10 but you are charging $200 to deliver it to the post office and say ya that's reasonable. They would completely judge it as fee avoidance.
Now, in the nicest possible way, let me say that I feel you consistently and deliberately are rude and purposely instigate divisive points of view. I suspect that you are laughing over you keyboard even as you type. Let me ask you in the least insulting way I can to please stop . . . it is not appreciated and no one here cares for it. The next time you think it might be a good idea to espouse an economic or social commentary that you know will get the ire of the community, simply close your browser or point it towards a different URL. I'm pretty sure I speak for just about everyone. Stop it - and if you simply can not bring yourself to stop, then just go away.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:This whole argument you are making Mars is ridiculous. I'm sorry. I just don't see what you are talking about. Maybe pm me because this is really getting out of hand.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:I firmly believe they would not because, if it costs me $200 to deliver the package, then eBay has no foundation to accuse me of fee avoidance.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:Ultimately, no one should be listing something on eBay that makes them lose money.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:What you are essentially arguing is that they should lose money if it doesn't pass a few Acaeum member's seal of approval. I find that divisive, mean-spirited, and rude.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:You guys are just crazy. I said charge something reasonable.. and within that context reasonable covers material cost and "handling charges".
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:What the hell are handling charges? In my view, these account for some of the cost of actually delivering the package. Does this mean people charge their full hourly rate, the precise amount gas consumed, discounted wear and tear on the car.. in so doing.. well, probably not. But that's not the point, and I guess some of you totally missed it.
As is clearly stated by Ebay, THESE ARE NOT VALID HANDLING FEES!
In what possible situation are you imagining that it could cost someone $200 in extra money to mail a package? Especially considering that the USPS will pick up any package at any address in this country ... wait for it ... FOR FREE!