what a shady tactic

[buttasuperb]

i almost bid until i saw the shipping price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1372091893

[zektor]

That is rediculous. I just emailed the guy telling him I shipped a unit out from NJ to CA for $9 priority (this is true) not too long ago. I also asked him why the shipping is so expensive through him. I'll keep you updated of his reply. I'd love to see how he talks his way out of this one...without saying he's trying to juice shipping cash out of the high bidder.

[MrRetroGamer]

He may not honestly know the cost of shipping this item. All his other auctions are for posters that have reasonable shipping charges. So, he may just be uninformed. That's still a lame excuse, but that's how it looks to me. He also has a high number of negatives, I'd still avoid doing business with this person. Perhaps report him to EBAY for fee circumvention? :twisted:

[Time]

Lately it seems like a lot of sellers are charging ridiculous shipping charges. The last seller I confronted about their shipping charges told me he did it to avoid paying Ebay higher fees. He said that the bidder took the shipping into consideration when bidding and bid accordingly. I think sellers are using these shipping fees as profit which Ebay doesn't charge a fee on. The bidder pays the same amount but Ebay gets less of a fee.

[zektor]

Shipping is high because the price is so low. $30 total is still a
reasonable price.

Thanks,

Craig



What a ripoff. I emailed him again letting him know this is against Ebay rules.