At what point do you lower rating on shipping

[leatherrebel5150]

Im talking about on ebay. What is your threshold for when you recieve an item in the mail and you see that the shipping was less than what was charged?

Personally I still give them a 4 to 5 star if the amount I was charged was within a dollar of what it costs to ship. I just got a game in last week that they charged I think 3.00 and the shipping on it was actually 2.30 or something. What I can't stand is when they charge 4.00 to ship and it costs like 2.05.

So at what point do you start to knock down the seller rating for shipping?

[Wookie]

Unless it's really egregious, I don't mark a seller down for this. I set my bid based on the total price, including shipping. If the shipping is high, I bid less, and vice versa. I understand there are costs, beyond the raw postage, that sellers must cover, including ebay's new fee on shipping costs.

I do punish sellers for dishonesty, though, so if someone charges me for Priority mail then ships it 1st class, I'll knock them down to 3 stars.

[Kitsune Sniper]

You should take into consideration the fact that bubble mailers, gas, tape, all that stuff costs money. So I don't really mind, unless the seller screws me over on shipping (charging way too much for something that cost $3 to ship.)

[Cornelius]

Unless it's really egregious, I don't mark a seller down for this. I set my bid based on the total price, including shipping. If the shipping is high, I bid less, and vice versa. I understand there are costs, beyond the raw postage, that sellers must cover, including ebay's new fee on shipping costs.

I do punish sellers for dishonesty, though, so if someone charges me for Priority mail then ships it 1st class, I'll knock them down to 3 stars.

This. If you aren't shopping/bidding based on the total price, you are doing it wrong.