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Final Solution to Excessive S+H on Card Purchases

storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
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This new search scheme is a step in the right direction.
Excessive S+H listings will be disadvantaged in search.


From EBAY Live / Boston, MA

June 15, 2007


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Price + Shipping Sort

Bill also mentioned an important test underway. We’ve all been frustrated by excessive shipping and handling charges. Price + Shipping Sort is a new search option that sorts search results according to the total cost of the item, including shipping and handling charges. That way, buyers can choose to have the full price picture sorted by either highest total cost or lowest total cost.

We will be testing this over coming weeks with a small sample of eBay buyers. If our tests are successful, we expect to roll the Price + Shipping sort option out more broadly. Stay tuned.

Sincerely,

Kristina Klausen
Senior Director, Shipping

Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.

Comments

  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    But what happens when the seller does not fill out the S&H field and hide the S&H in the description? It seems like the excessive S&H sellers hide their charges.
    #LetsGoSwitzerlandThe Man Who Does Not Read Has No Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read. The biggest obstacle to progress is a habit of “buying what we want and begging for what we need.”You get the Freedom you fight for and get the Oppression you deserve.
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "But what happens when the seller does not fill out the S&H field and hide the S&H in the description?"

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    It is my understanding that listings that display as "not sepcified,"
    will appear at the bottom of the search results.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • LeiascardsLeiascards Posts: 3,233
    Better solution stop bidding on those who you feel are excessive. If S/H is not listed then ask, if they do not answer see first part.

    Seems like Ebay is getting closer and closer to charging fees on the total including S/H.
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "Better solution stop bidding on those who you feel are excessive."

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    That's fine, but the current gang of S+H pirates are
    manipulating the most popular search results function
    (lowest-price first). The new scheme will prevent that
    from happening, IF folks learn to search by "total price."
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,152 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All someone has to do is figure the s&h cost into their bid.

    For example:

    You are willing to spend $225 for an item that has a $20 s&h charge. $225 - $20 = $205. You bid $205. Problem solved.


    Steve
  • dan8402dan8402 Posts: 2,163
    There is a plugin to Firefox that I believe is called "shortship" that already does that. It puts the total plus shipping on the search page so you don't even have to click on the listing if it is too expensive.
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "All someone has to do is figure the s&h cost into their bid.

    For example:

    You are willing to spend $225 for an item that has a $20 s&h charge. $225 - $20 = $205. You bid $205. Problem solved."


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    That solution misidentifies the problem.

    The "problem" is that sellers who are offering reasonable
    S+H are being cheated out of their deserved place in the
    search results.

    A one-cent listing with $10.00 S+H will always
    appear ahead of a $1.00 listing with free S+H, under
    the current scheme. The new scheme short-circuits that
    fraud, and helps the honest sellers.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
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