Shipping Rip Offs.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Just priced shipping on a solid gearbox mount for my car. Item is $50US, shipping is $63US. Why don't they just say "no, I wont ship internationally?" $63, and its no bigger than a spindle of CDs. Idiots. Anyone seen anything similar? Seems like it happens on every second item I query.

Edited November 9, 2007 by LittleRedSpirit

[Xany]

Just about anything from europe is like that.....i needed some parts for my RC car, and europe is the only place i can get them from....6GBP for the part 23GBP for postage......i was furious. Then i found a place that doesnt wanna rip people off and got postage for around 4GBP. Thank god for that.

[dfunkt]

Just priced shipping on a solid gearbox mount for my car. Item is $50US, shipping is $63US. Why don't they just say "no, I wont ship internationally?" $63, and its no bigger than a spindle of CDs. Idiots. Anyone seen anything similar? Seems like it happens on every second item I query.

 

I paid $16.95 Euro shipping on a boot badge. about the size of a school ruler.

 

i shipped some personal gear back from europe the size of a shoebox, weighing around 2 kgs, that cost me $30 Euro.

 

go figure, they all just grossly over-estimate and pocket the profits...

[camerondownunder88]

Most ebay sellers in Asia land do this item is $1 postage $40. I mean who would buy that. All the sellers want is the cheap add if it is under a certain price so to make up the difference they whack on some postage.

 

I have had this a lot from fuel nozzles to a few turbines to books postage soem people put on items is crap.

 

Cam

[7shades]

Ok get this

 

I have been getting quotes to ship a front beaver panel to David in Norway. Weighs less than 2kg, but is 140cm long.

 

cheapest so far - $320

[JiP]

Yeah, I've encountered that what some of you speak of from ebay. Item costed $50, Postage $50. Or Go to their personal website and pay $100 and get free postage.

[Jono]

sellers on ebay don't have to pay ebay the fees on the postage costs only fees on the what the item sold for....

[JiP]

I've never sold on ebay. I'm just a passive buyer.

[irokin]

Most ebay sellers in Asia land do this item is $1 postage $40. I mean who would buy that.

 

Plenty of people...thats why they do it 8|

 

No reason you couldn't leave negative feedback something along the lines of "Item was good but postage was ridiculous" etc

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

Plenty of people...thats why they do it 8|

 

No reason you couldn't leave negative feedback something along the lines of "Item was good but postage was ridiculous" etc

 

 

Not a good idea ebay could remove that feedback if the postage cost was listed in the auction before you bidded. then You could be left with bad feedback yourself for not trying to sort out conflict thru the seller/ebay.

I sell on ebay so feedback is everything.

Edited November 9, 2007 by KE30_KE35_KE55

[irokin]

bleh!! can't win with ebay these days...hence I haven't used it in more than 4 years...and don't plan to anytime soon

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

bleh!! can't win with ebay these days...hence I haven't used it in more than 4 years...and don't plan to anytime soon

 

And its getting so dear to sell on ebay too. if someone had the know how then started another trade site up they would clean up.

[towe001]

There are a few and ones based on the Sunshine Coast and it was started by a teenager...

 

http://www.oztion.com.au

http://sexbay.com.au/index.php

http://aussiebid.com.au/index.php

 

are just a few

 

But ebays the popular one cause of the publicity that it gets, both in paid adds and free publicity (eg - eBay Items)

[marksKE25]

I mainly buy thing off ebay, and have paid allot for postage. what if the fee for selling something?

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

I mainly buy thing off ebay, and have paid allot for postage. what if the fee for selling something?

 

I just sold 3 Items for a total of $1,357.50, Basic listings 10 day duration and it cost me $59.52, Cars cost even more thats why so many people sell cars under the parts section.