Comments on: eBay sellers make money on shipping http://ebaymistakes.today.com/2008/09/09/ebay-sellers-make-money-on-shipping/ Featuring tips from a former Powerseller for eBay, Amazon and other home biz ventures Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:12:49 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: erikebay http://ebaymistakes.today.com/2008/09/09/ebay-sellers-make-money-on-shipping/#comment-3 erikebay Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:04:24 +0000 http://ebaymistakes.today.com/2008/09/09/ebay-sellers-make-money-on-shipping/#comment-3 Scoundrels. For US sellers, it's been a bonanza regarding international interest in items thanks to a weak US dollar. It's not very kosher to try and kill off that business and try to exploit them. Like you said, buyers are smarter than that too and they'll just go to a seller with REASONABLE shipping prices. Sellers trying to take advantage of buyers will only end up hurting themselves. Scoundrels. For US sellers, it’s been a bonanza regarding international interest in items thanks to a weak US dollar. It’s not very kosher to try and kill off that business and try to exploit them. Like you said, buyers are smarter than that too and they’ll just go to a seller with REASONABLE shipping prices. Sellers trying to take advantage of buyers will only end up hurting themselves.

]]> By: katieanne http://ebaymistakes.today.com/2008/09/09/ebay-sellers-make-money-on-shipping/#comment-2 katieanne Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:48:17 +0000 http://ebaymistakes.today.com/2008/09/09/ebay-sellers-make-money-on-shipping/#comment-2 Yup, the eBay buyer has to be real careful these days. Usually I'm buying from the US for shipping to Europe and I've had eBay sellers try to tell me that shipping is $25 when other eBay sellers of the same item in the same state are advertising their shipping as less than half of that for my country. I understand about time and packaging figure into the costs but if the shipping costs are greatly exagerated I'll wait until the same item comes up again with another seller. Buyers also need to be aware (and sellers too if they haven't caught on to this tactic employed by some) that there are some sellers who claim "free shipping" but that option is only available if the buyer actually goes and picks the item up! To me this isn't exactly free shipping, but I guess eBay rules must have a loophole that allows it to be advertised as such. Yup, the eBay buyer has to be real careful these days. Usually I’m buying from the US for shipping to Europe and I’ve had eBay sellers try to tell me that shipping is $25 when other eBay sellers of the same item in the same state are advertising their shipping as less than half of that for my country. I understand about time and packaging figure into the costs but if the shipping costs are greatly exagerated I’ll wait until the same item comes up again with another seller.

Buyers also need to be aware (and sellers too if they haven’t caught on to this tactic employed by some) that there are some sellers who claim “free shipping” but that option is only available if the buyer actually goes and picks the item up! To me this isn’t exactly free shipping, but I guess eBay rules must have a loophole that allows it to be advertised as such.

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