posted on December 30, 2000 10:12:55 PM new
Anyone know of a catagory on ebay that tends to have lots of items that go for $1 or less where sellers tend not to gauge on shipping? Ie total cost of item is under a few bucks?
posted on December 30, 2000 11:27:22 PM new
Yes I do. It's called the tax write-off category.
The sellers that sell there, sell their items for $1 or less, they pay $.25 in Ebay listing fees and if you pay using a payment service like PayPal they pay an additional $.35. So they get $.40 or less minus 5% for the final value fee on the transaction. (I forgot to mention they pay several dollars wholesale for each item they sell.) They also provide a money back guarantee and pay shipping both ways leaving them $5 to $10 in the red if you are not totally satisfied with the item they are selling.
Note: this post is strictly toung-in-cheek and is not meant to offend anyone.
posted on December 31, 2000 05:00:43 AM new
ed123, There is no excuse for gouging on shipping, regardless how cheap the seller is selling items for. It is called thievery, plain and simple.
