Pet Peeve of Mine

[442RCT]

When a seller has a high shipping charge and they're conus, I won't even bother bidding, I'll just skip it.
btw- This is just my personal opinion.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Navy-Flight-Jacket- ... 23047fe69e

 

[Hamsterbear]

Well, I see this from time to time on ebay listings. The seller is trying to "cover" his eBay listing fees, and the cut pay-pal takes as well ( which ebay owns). Some sellers do it with handling charges, but buyers complain, so the easiest way is to hike up the shipping cost.
I just sold a leather jacket for $550, and ebay took $50 from me, which is why I rarely sell on ebay anymore. Many sellers will end an auction early, for various "reasons" and cut a side deal with a buyer. The greedier eBay gets, the more creative the buyers and sellers become.
-Brian

 

[Weasel_Loader]

Sometimes it's actually an error by the seller. If the shipping rate looks too high on an item that I'm looking at, I'll ask for a more accurate rate. Most of the time the seller acknowledges an error and quotes me a much better rate.

Yes, I do agree ebay seems to be driving off sellers, but these listing high listing fees and paypal gouging have been going on for a while now and doesn't seem to be slowing ebay down. Go figure, cause I can't. :roll:

 

[ausreenactor]

For the first time I listed a few items out of 77 to see how they go, and gauge response. $2.00 BIN with $6.00 shipping for a
pair of Dragon 1/6 USAAF flight helmets. Cut the eBay take, but the postage will cost me near on that anyway..
for little items not so beneficial, but for any $20.00 item & up the method could prove a winner??

Couchy

 

[watchmanjimg]

I'm with Danny. When I'm interested in an item with a high shipping figure I simply ask the seller if they can ship via USPS Priority Flat Rate or another method with a more reasonable rate. They've been receptive every time. I was under the impression that Ebay had become more proactive about "suggesting" postal rates (at least they seem to calculate them for me when I list items for sale), but obviously some have found ways around this.

 

[shedonwanna]

economics 101 - pass costs (including fees,taxes, etc...) on to consumer and mark-up for profit. but I agree with you guys, put what you want in the initial bid (or reserve) and set a reasonable shipping price. i don't put many patches up on the bay because it's difficult to get a decent price on speculative pieces. poor odds of finding someone that wants that particular patch. most folks have their own wants when it comes to artwork. a patched repro can sometimes be re-patched to cover the stitch marks. listings on the bay are good as advertising for some business but i stay too busy to go looking for work. yes, i know, why am i posting when i should be working on patches. planning to finish some much delayed projects during the holidays (george, roberto in particular). merry Christmas everyone.

 

[Roughwear]

Here's a seller who is using the shipping charges to profit from or deter overseas buyers. His international shipping rate is nearly as high as the BIN on the jacket. :roll:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VTG-FLIGHT-AVIATO ... 20aea5ae4d

 

[asiamiles]

I was under the impression that Ebay had become more proactive about "suggesting" postal rates (at least they seem to calculate them for me when I list items for sale), but obviously some have found ways around this.

Ebay only allows you to charge $3 shipping to the US for a DVD. Okay if you're in the US but not much good when you're the other side of the world. But yes, there's a way round it...list in DVD's->Wholesale Lots->Less than 5 items (or something like that). Same with books...just list in a different but related category. When the restriction is so easy to get around why bother with it? And frankly, why introduce such a stupid idea in the first place?

It's odd because eBay must be very aware that they are driving off sellers with such practices and have introduced the 5 free listings every month as an incentive to list. It's a strange way to run down a business that a couple of years ago most sellers were happy with.