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How to snare an unwary buyer

NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
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For that shipping price, you should at least get ?

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  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    That's just simple EBay fee avoidance, right? My assumption is that the auction contains at least $50 worth of cards.....
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>That's just simple EBay fee avoidance, right? My assumption is that the auction contains at least $50 worth of cards..... >>


    Isn't the eBay final value fee the same for the item AND the shipping charges?
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    For that shipping price, you should at least get
    Many things, that if said on this board, would get you a LONG time out. (Right Neil? LOL)
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096


    << <i>Isn't the eBay final value fee the same for the item AND the shipping charges? >>


    I thought that the FVF was taken off the hammer price only, but I could be completely wrong.

    If fee avoidance isn't the reason he's doing it, then the only other possibility is that he's trying to snare an unwary buyer. image
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>That's just simple EBay fee avoidance, right? My assumption is that the auction contains at least $50 worth of cards..... >>


    Isn't the eBay final value fee the same for the item AND the shipping charges? >>



    That is correct. Either the seller doesn't realize ebay changed their policy sometime back or he's an idiot.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • brendanb438brendanb438 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Isn't the eBay final value fee the same for the item AND the shipping charges? >>


    I thought that the FVF was taken off the hammer price only, but I could be completely wrong.

    If fee avoidance isn't the reason he's doing it, then the only other possibility is that he's trying to snare an unwary buyer. image >>



    eBay changed the policy like over half a year ago to hit the FVF +Shipping costs so folks can't dodge the fees. So that is why you just move everything you can from on eBay to off eBay.
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