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08-16-2008, 06:51 PM | #111 |
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this thread is ridiculous
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08-16-2008, 06:52 PM | #112 |
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and it belongs in the non joe related area.
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08-16-2008, 10:11 PM | #113 |
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Well, as long as you admit the point you're trying to make is moot...
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08-17-2008, 02:32 AM | #114 |
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Ebay has said that sellers can not charge you for their eBay or Paypal fees.
So they're just adding it into the auction as a flat "shipping and handling" fee. To sellers: Priority Shipping through PayPal's shipping service is the best way to go... 1 lb or less is $4.75 and you can order free boxes and supplies from USPS.com FREE BOXES!!!!!!!!!!!! I ordered 100 DVD Priority mailers and got them shipped to me for free. So I don't even need to buy bubble envelopes or spend $$$ on gas to buy them at the dollar store. I charged a flat fee of $4.75 for Priority and $2.50 for First class. Never had any problems because it was actual cost. I don't try to make money off of shipping because I think it's lousy. I make money off what I'm selling. One guy said I charged too much shipping for a DVD... but he was the one that wanted 2-3 day Priority and not the 5-7 day First Class and I only charged him actual cost. So I chalk that one up to buyer's remorse. But yes... everyone should look at the S/H charges. If I feel it's too much, then I move on... someone someday will have the same thing availible for less.
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08-17-2008, 03:18 AM | #115 |
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Why Why God Is this thread still going? No one is going to make some awesome point that changes anyones opinion on anything! I mean Come the F*** on guys, Do you buyers really think your going to scare sellers into lowering there shipping fees on anything? Same goes for sellers, do you actually think you can prove your stance on why we charge more for shipping then it actually coasts? I charge 5.80-10.00 to ship stuff out and thats that No one will change that if you don't like it cool don't buy it. Is it really that Fu**ing hard to do? I mean come on Think about it! All of these posts including MINE mean absolutely nothing to the next person. Nothing!
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08-17-2008, 04:34 AM | #116 |
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As I said originally, the only point that really matters in the end IMO is that there is NO defense to leaving negative feedback over something you agreed to with full knowledge.
Why these buyers seem to think they can dance around that is beyond me. I don't care how much it bothers you... if you make an agreement with someone voluntarily you do not have the moral right to stab them in the back with negative feedback afterwards. If I want to charge $100 shipping and HANDLING that is my business. I won't ever sell anything, but it is perfectly within my rights as long as I don't have a monopoly. And just FYI I usually end up losing money on shipping and handling. I rarely charge more than it costs, and when I do it's pretty much by accident. |
08-17-2008, 07:49 AM | #117 |
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Ebay has said that sellers can not charge you for their eBay or Paypal fees.
So they're just adding it into the auction as a flat "shipping and handling" fee. To sellers: Priority Shipping through PayPal's shipping service is the best way to go... 1 lb or less is $4.75 and you can order free boxes and supplies from USPS.com FREE BOXES!!!!!!!!!!!! I ordered 100 DVD Priority mailers and got them shipped to me for free. So I don't even need to buy bubble envelopes or spend $$$ on gas to buy them at the dollar store. I charged a flat fee of $4.75 for Priority and $2.50 for First class. Never had any problems because it was actual cost. I don't try to make money off of shipping because I think it's lousy. I make money off what I'm selling. One guy said I charged too much shipping for a DVD... but he was the one that wanted 2-3 day Priority and not the 5-7 day First Class and I only charged him actual cost. So I chalk that one up to buyer's remorse. But yes... everyone should look at the S/H charges. If I feel it's too much, then I move on... someone someday will have the same thing availible for less. |
08-17-2008, 08:33 AM | #118 |
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08-17-2008, 08:47 AM | #119 |
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All those fees are the price of selling something on ebay. If you have an item and you want to sell it, what do you do, put it out in your yard and hope someone wants it? You will get far less for that item. If you put it on ebay and people want it they will pay more for it than someone at a yard sale. You gots to pay to sell. That shouldnt be added to the shipping amount. I dont know why Im trying to convince you though after seeing your auctions.
Look, I really don't understand the beef here. It is a simple issue of supply and demand. They have what you want, they have a certain price it will take to acquire said item. Either meet their demand or go find it somewhere else. I don't have a problem with people overcharging on shipping because I know how bad it sucks to have a great item get sold for crap and feel like you are losing money. The higher you put the starting cost, the more it costs to list. And quite frankly, they offer insurance on delivery. Neither party has any control over what happens once the package goes into the possession of the US Postal service. It sucks. But I could spend all the money in the world to triple protect something and it may not even do a thing and the item can still be damaged. How would that be my fault as a seller? I see both sides of the argument, but this is business. People are in it to make money. Don't like the pricetag, go somewhere else.
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08-17-2008, 08:52 AM | #120 |
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They will also enforce the excessive shipping rule in cases when the price of the item is obviously included in the shipping. For example, you buy an DVD pack for 99 cents, but pay $28 in shipping. I'm not trying to defend any particular amount sellers may choose to charge. I don't buy from sellers that are obviously gouging on the back end. I don't particularly buy from sellers that don't charge shipping. I make a decision based on total price. My point is that buyers don't need to know how their money is allocated. If a buyer agrees to the charges, then they have no room to complain, unless the seller somehow changed the terms. Hey, if the seller wants to use the money I paid to buy themselves an Egg McMuffin on the way to the post office, I don't care. The price I paid was what I felt the item is worth, as if I just handed the cash to someone right in front of me. The way ebay is now skewed toward the "angry buyer" instead of "pleasant mutual transactions" is the reason I stopped selling on there a while ago. |
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