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why sellers love ebay
J T wrote:
Fri, Jun 11, 2004, 5:09pm (EDT-2) (xrongor) puts
out:
its just funny to me. the way people get so nutty over what they
perceive to be too high of shipping costs.
I consider "too high of shipping costs", when the seller is
obviously overcharging on shipping charges. $5 to ship a book that
actually costs just over $1 in postage
Plus the box plus the tape plus the padding plus the labor to wrap it up,
put it in the box, tape it up, and write out the label.
is overcharging is my book. I
have no problem with a minor difference between the quoted shipping and
actual postage.
ive said it before ill say it again:
1) ebay doesnt take a cut of the shipping costs.
Yes, everyone knows that.
its better for the seller to charge higher shipping.
That's your opinion.
2) price of item + price of shipping = total price. you pay the total
price regardless of which part was shipping and which part was the item.
No kidding? I didn't know that. Gee, thanks for letting me know.
3) there is indeed a logical, viable reason to charge for handling.
Gee, you mean I should have said
"shipping AND handling", instead of just "shipping"?
i dont see people complaining about ronco stuff for charging too much
for shipping, or any other 'as seen on tv' stuff.. just ebay.
Why should I complain about Ronco? I don't buy from them. Too
expensive. Besides, the thread is about eBay, not Ronco.
you're complaining that you paid 5 bucks shipping.
No. I got an excellent shipping (and handling) rate, I was charged
media rate. I had actually expected it to be a bit more. You need to
read what I said.
exactly how much do you feel you overpaid. a dollar?
See above.
you're taking moral high ground for offering to use real shipping costs
because of a dollar? so anyway. im done. in the end, i guess people
just love to critique ebay and its sellers.
And some love to critique eBay buyers.
If you read my original post, therein I say, "plus the shipping,
which most sellers seem to think is worth at least $5. A bit more than
I wanted to pay."
For future reference, media rate is considerable LESS then $5 a
book, unless it's a Helluva big book. $5+ for a book, plus $5 for
shipping it, comes to more than I cared to pay. That is, it would have
made it cost more than it was worth to me.
I've seen a lot of crap on eBay, low selling price, and way high
shipping. I've bought stuff mail order, maybe $5 shipping, and seen the
same stuff on eBay, up to $40 shipping.
Anything I sell, or not sell, on eBay, I will ask actual shipping
costs. That's the cost of postage (or UPS fee, whatever), plus any
other incurred expenses (boxes, wrapping paper, etc., bought). If I
have an box on hand, or a paper bag I can use, that's not charged. I go
to the post office every day anyway, so gas isn't included. I belive
that a reputable seller should not expect to make a profit of shipping
(and handling) charges. If I underestimate postage a bit, I swallow the
extra. If I overestimate a bit, it's not because I did it
intentionally, and I try not to next time. I try to give a buyer a fair
value for their money, and to not try to make a profit from overcharging
on shipping. I feel better about myself as a person. I believe in
trying to abide by so-called "Christian values" (even tho a lot of
Christians don't, and I don't consider myself a Christian), it's called
trying to be a good person. That's my "moral high ground".
JOAT
You know it's gonna be a bad day, when you turn on the news and they're
showing escape routes out of the city.
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--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
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