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Default DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "DougW" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Kent wrote:
>>> "SFTV_troy" > wrote ...
>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257
>>>>
>>>> Starting price == $0.01
>>>>
>>> DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> US $24.88
>>>
>>> Also, a 97.6% happy buyer ratio is very low for EBAY;
>>> Avoid, Avoid, Avoid

>>
>> The happy buyer ratio is mostly bull anyway. What counts is how long
>> the have been selling or buying.
>> http://www.techweb.com/article/showA...1600603&pgno=1

>
> Selling cheap and increasing the shipping costs is a way to get
> around ebay fees since they are charged on the goods, not shipping. Check
> the total cost to see if it is a good deal.


Ebay has a mechanism in place to report sellers who appear to be
over-charging on shipping. Ebay initiated rules about 6 months ago to try
and solve that issue.
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