I guess my point to all this is that there are many people out there who just don't care, understand or can't be bothered with little details like shipping costs. Which is why is must be so easy to "slam" buyers with high shipping fees - they just pay it and don't think twice.
beyondthebreach wrote:All this crap with shipping fees and overcharging for muliple purchases makes me laugh sometimes. I spend too much time on eBay . . . way too much time . . . I know what items sell for on average and what the other resellers usually get for their items. That "book" on "how to make a million" on ebay won't help them in the long run -- at least not reselling RPG's. You will find -- over and over -- that the customers who buy 10 modules at once will usually come back and buy 10 modules again. Are they really making more of a profit charging ungodly amounts for shipping? Are they sure of it? Have they ever tried keeping shipping rates fair for an extended period of time? I think -- taken as a whole with many items sold - that you will find the average sale price much lower when sellers charge exceptionalal shipping (and don't discount or mimimally discount) for multiple purchases. And you risk negative feedback and alienating customers. But what do I know . . . .
Ekim Toor wrote:As said by others, if the shipping is listed and it is high... walk away. If the shipping isn't listed then ask the questions before bidding.
KingOfPain wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 57510&rd=1When I looked at this lot I thought to myself "Geez this guy sure is charging a lot for shipping." But then I figured, there are quite a few items there and I can see the shipping being a little higher than usual even with no box sets. Then I noticed that he has listed different shipping costs for the auction. At the top he states $13 and then later he states it is $14. Honest mistake, he must have been tired at the time.Then I looked at this auction:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW$11 for a handful of those little Traveller books??? I may not know a whole lot about shipping costs but this seems just a bit ridiculous. Maybe he is using old silicon breast implants for packing material?
killjoy32 wrote:KingOfPain wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 57510&rd=1When I looked at this lot I thought to myself "Geez this guy sure is charging a lot for shipping." But then I figured, there are quite a few items there and I can see the shipping being a little higher than usual even with no box sets. Then I noticed that he has listed different shipping costs for the auction. At the top he states $13 and then later he states it is $14. Honest mistake, he must have been tired at the time.Then I looked at this auction:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW$11 for a handful of those little Traveller books??? I may not know a whole lot about shipping costs but this seems just a bit ridiculous. Maybe he is using old silicon breast implants for packing material? seems pretty excessive to me! you tried contacting him to confirm it? i don't live in the US, but would have been absolutely sure you can mail things of that size a lot cheaper? but then what do i know
Badmike wrote:killjoy32 wrote:seems pretty excessive to me! you tried contacting him to confirm it? i don't live in the US, but would have been absolutely sure you can mail things of that size a lot cheaper? but then what do i know Even if he was shipping flat rate priority ($7.70), he'd still pocket over $3 from shipping...but it's more likely he's shipping media mail, which would net him more than $5 shipping profit. BTW, those books are heavier than you think, I just weighed 13 of them and it's nearly 3 lbs.Mike B.
killjoy32 wrote:seems pretty excessive to me! you tried contacting him to confirm it? i don't live in the US, but would have been absolutely sure you can mail things of that size a lot cheaper? but then what do i know
nn wrote:If you win an ebay auction, are you obligated to pay for shipping?ie, if you win a measly 2$ item, and the seller tries to charge you an exorbitant shipping fee, can you just pay them the purchase price and tell them to ship it to their dustbin? Could they claim you were a non-paying bidder? Could you force a retraction of negative feedback?
Aneoth wrote:NOTE: (IMO) If you bid on a listing and the shipping cost is clearly noted, or the listing states that you should contact the seller about shipping costs before bidding, then you have no grounds to complain, regardless of how rediculous SH may be.