Yes and my point exactly is that this is wrong.

L

"IMS" wrote in message
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What eBay charges sellers is based on the what the item sells for on the
auction. eBay doesn't inc. the shipping charge in this calculation, so
some sellers use the shipping charge as a way to make a little extra $
on the transaction.

-Irene

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:01:26 -0600, "teleflora"
wrote:

I would feel better if they would just tack an extra couple bucks on the
product and then charge ACTUAL shipping costs. This wouldn't work with an
auction, but the regular shops could do this. I know I pay more for a
product when I go where they charge No Shipping, but DAMN that makes me
happy!

Cindy And for the record, I think that the charge is for shipping AND
handling. Which would include the envelope and driving to the post office,
I guess.


"lisa skeen" wrote in message
link.net...
Surfing around ebay this afternoon I found a FQ I liked, but the woman
wants $2 to stick it in an envelope and mail it. I emailed her and said
she could put it in an envelope and mail it for 39 cents, could she be
more reasonable on the shipping price. She said her prices were lower
than anyone elses, and she wasn't going to lower the shipping price.

It seems to me in the last six months or so, there have been more and
more
people on ebay price gouging in the shipping department. Week before
last
I calculated the shipping on a 5-ounce book via media mail, $1.52. The
guy wanted over $5 for shipping!

I can understand adding a bit in the shipping department if you have to
do
a lot of packing, like I have to do for my pottery, but shoving a FQ into
an envelope, or a book even, that's a no-cost proposition other than the
postage. It's getting to the point where people want more for shipping
than you pay for the item. sigh I hate price gougers.

--
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
Organized people are just too dang lazy to look for things.







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