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Posted By: Diane Waltman <dianewaltman@comcast.net> In Response To: Sorry, no suggestions; just want to add to your gripe... (MaaMaw)
Thursday, 29 June 2006, at 7:49 a.m.
Instead of starting there items out at top dollar they charge the cost of their item in the shipping charge. Which YES I think is rediculous, but look at all the buyers they get for their items.
Apparently it works!
I went to an Ebay seminar a few years ago hosted by a few of Ebay's top sellers. They taught us to charge your ebay and paypal fees in your shipping charges, which yes to me that does make sense to charge those fees, but they are only a couple of dollars NOT $90 or $70....
I sell custom golf head covers on Ebay and I charge $8.00 for shipping, that includes my priority mail shipping cost of $4.20 and $1.80 for Ebay fees and $1.00 for Paypal fees and $1.00 for gas to run to the Post Office.
And sometimes those fees vary a little and I do not even cover all my costs with that shipping charge.
I myself refuse to buy from sellers on Ebay who do business that way!
> I know eBay is a busy place, but y'know what really bugs the hell out of
> me?
> There are TONS and TONS and TONS of people selling items for peanuts and
> charging ridiculous shipping costs to avoid paying eBay fees.
> One example is a guy selling brand new wedding dresses for $1.69 with $98
> shipping. And printers for $.99 with $77 shipping.
> Now I know they probably don't have time to go out and hunt these people
> down, but come on now... some of them have THOUSANDS of feedbacks. I
> have personally complained about several of them, only to get a worthless
> form letter and no action.
> It's very unfair to legitimate sellers trying to compete.
> Wouldn't you think when these things are reported, SOMEBODY would be
> assigned to this job so they don't get ignored long enough to collect
> 5,000 feedbacks?
> GEEEEZZZ!!!
> Sorry about your problem Kami. I just couldn't resist adding my own
> little rant. I know exactly what you mean when you say, "It's
> like nobody even read my email," and I think it's disgusting.
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
Berks County Work at Home Moms Organization
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