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WoRkAh0LiC · 08-12-2012, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by wolverine2281

as far as eBay shipping cost, a while back eBay added in the shipping costs + the auction price and now charges fees on the total shipped because of sellers doing that. I don't know why they still do it.

You beat me to that lol. eBay has been doing this since last year. Final Value Fees are now based on the TOTAL price PLUS shipping cost. Before, there was no fee for shipping charges, so sellers were able to avoid paying fees by putting a huge fee for shipping an a 1 cent buy it now. eBay caught on after a very long time and decided to just screw sellers over completely. I don't think there should be fees on shipping if sellers use the ebay calculations for it - only when sellers input the dollar amount.

Also, I'm fairly sure most sellers know about this already. If they don't, they're just plain stupid. The sellers that do know about it and still do it are actually being pretty slick. While eBay will still organize listings based on lowest price + shipping, some impulse buyers simply click Buy it Now right away when they see a low price. Only afterwards do they realize the stupid mistake they made when they see the cost of shipping. You can actually call eBay and complain about it, at which point they may make the seller drop the cost of shipping to a reasonable amount. A stupid friend of mine made this mistake once and I told him to call eBay and complain. I can't remember what it was that he bought, but shipping was $27.95 for an item that would only cost $6 in a Flat Rate Box. When he called eBay, the seller was forced to drop the shipping cost to a reasonable price. That seller learned his lesson and I doubt he ever did it again.

08-12-2012, 10:52 PM	#35130
WoRkAh0LiC Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 628	Quote: Originally Posted by wolverine2281 as far as eBay shipping cost, a while back eBay added in the shipping costs + the auction price and now charges fees on the total shipped because of sellers doing that. I don't know why they still do it. You beat me to that lol. eBay has been doing this since last year. Final Value Fees are now based on the TOTAL price PLUS shipping cost. Before, there was no fee for shipping charges, so sellers were able to avoid paying fees by putting a huge fee for shipping an a 1 cent buy it now. eBay caught on after a very long time and decided to just screw sellers over completely. I don't think there should be fees on shipping if sellers use the ebay calculations for it - only when sellers input the dollar amount. Also, I'm fairly sure most sellers know about this already. If they don't, they're just plain stupid. The sellers that do know about it and still do it are actually being pretty slick. While eBay will still organize listings based on lowest price + shipping, some impulse buyers simply click Buy it Now right away when they see a low price. Only afterwards do they realize the stupid mistake they made when they see the cost of shipping. You can actually call eBay and complain about it, at which point they may make the seller drop the cost of shipping to a reasonable amount. A stupid friend of mine made this mistake once and I told him to call eBay and complain. I can't remember what it was that he bought, but shipping was $27.95 for an item that would only cost $6 in a Flat Rate Box. When he called eBay, the seller was forced to drop the shipping cost to a reasonable price. That seller learned his lesson and I doubt he ever did it again. Last edited by WoRkAh0LiC; 08-12-2012 at 10:58 PM..