And what is lame or dishonest about it?

So if I sold you a car for $100 and charged you a $15,000 delivery fee
that wouldn't be lame? (and *of course* you can't pick it up dummy)

Okay, the car costs $15,100. Is that lame or dishonest? Seems perfectly
honest and straight forward to me.

And who said you can't pick it up? I sold a large piece of exercise
equipment on Ebay. For anyone wanting it shipped I charged "the actual
freight cost plus $50 handling" The buyer paid $355 for the machine, $50
for handling, and $65 for freight. The buyer knew the story before bidding
and was delighted with her bargain.
I didn't bother to figure out in advance what the shipping would be, because
I assumed the buyer would be local and pick it up. Then there would be no
freight and no handling.
Was I lame or dishonest?

If I sell you a tire for $5 but I charge $80 for mounting and
balancing.... that's not dishonest? (and no, you can't mount it
yourself sir... all tires come with mounting and balancing as a
courtesty)

Well, lets see. The tire costs $85. And that is dishonest how?

It's not at all difficult to understand.... and if YOU want to do
business with folks that play these games, that's your option. But
when you get bit in the ass by one of them, I hope you don't complain
too loudly because this guy won't be feelin no sympathy!

How could I get bit when the cost is known to me before I bid? If I am too
stupid or lazy to add in the shipping before bidding then I certainly
deserve what I get.

Joe Barta

P.S. And if you think it's just okie dokie to skate past ebay's
fees... if someone were to use a loophole to skate past paying YOU
what you might otherwise be owed, I wonder if you'd think it was
perfectly ok.

Ebay doesn't seem to have a problem with people charging handling; they
would just charge commission on the entire transaction rather than just the
product if they cared. Why on earth do you? Or are you just trolling on
this and I bit?