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check these shipping & handling fees out..

pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
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I was checkin these auctions out.. then I saw his shipping charges.. I emailed him and asked how much he would charge for combined shipping if I won 6 or 7 cards tonight.. this is what he told me :


>Subject: RE: Question for seller -- Item #2777399505
>Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:42:59 -0800


>First card is the highes of the Freight specified. Any additional cards
>that
>sell for $9 or more are $1.00. If card sells for less than $9 then the
>normal
>shipping/handling fee applies.

i guess he just doesnt want to pay the fee to set a reserve price or something, so he jacks up shipping & handling..
·p_A·

Comments

  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭


    << <i>I guess he just doesnt want to pay the fee to set a reserve price or something, so he jacks up shipping & handling.. >>

    And he wants
    to avoid paying Ebay fees!
    They charge based on sale not
    shipping.
    (it is against their rules, but many do it)
    ~jeff
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  • 34GoudeyCollector34GoudeyCollector Posts: 311
    He wants to make up for a low sell price in the shipping charges. Bad business!
    Ken
    Ken's 1934 Goudey Registry Set
    - Slowly (Very Slowly) Working On A 1952 Topps Raw Set (Lower Grade)
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    BKAH is correct. This is from eBay's site :

    Users may not use systems or techniques to circumvent eBay fees.
    Example :
    Unreasonable shipping or handling costs - listings with low prices but unreasonably high shipping or handling costs.

    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭


    << <i>He wants to make up for a low sell price in the shipping charges. Bad business!
    Ken >>



    yeah.. needless to say I didnt bid on any of them.. I replied to his answer with a "nevermind"..
    ·p_A·
  • rjeff34rjeff34 Posts: 202 ✭

    I have started to bid on many cards that had an hour to go and were only at like $3 (and usually sell for $15+) when right before I clicked place bid I saw the shipping fee was $15.00 !!!

    and insurance was an additional $5.00

    made me mad

    check this one out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2778023288

    Shipping and handling: US $10.00 and it's a RAW card!!! is that overnight or what??? probably not, most like will be mailed in a sleeve, plain white envelope, with a 37 cent stamp
  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
    well the auctions I was interested in are gone from that link.. but he was asking $7.95 to ship 1 graded card..
    ·p_A·
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