Less than reputable? Say it isn't so! ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: [drakelist] eBay "shipping" costs
Be aware that Upay, I mean eBay, has had interface problems in the past, still does for some features. In any case, on one screen you might see a clickable button labeled "shipping costs". Following that link, make sure you read all the print, including the fine print. On the next screen from "shpping costs", you get a statement of the automatically computed "costs". What may or may not be obvious is that this second screen is actually shipping costs PLUS seller defined handling costs. From the first screen, one might conclude that only the actual, valid shipping costs are being calculated. Not so. It is a minor wording issue but it enables some less than reputable individuals to capture added profit (over and above even reasonable handling costs) under the guise of shipping costs. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Pilant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 2:06 pm Subject: Re: [drakelist] Somewhat OT: Experiment Mark Pilant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you all very much. Here was the motivation for the experiment... I just recently purchased a TR-3/RV-3/AC-3/W-7 on eBay, and the the shopping costs were shown as $44.00. I assumed, since I had know reason to think otherwise, this what what the seller specified for shipping charges. I was a little surprised when the actual shipping charges came in at $120.00. (I have always sold items specifying the buyer will bay the actual shipping charges.) We agreed to split the difference (of $44 and $120) and all went well. However, I got to thinking the shipping costs might be generated by eBay. It appears this is the case. So I just sent the seller the remaining shipping amount to make sure everything was square; and he did not get the short end of eBay's "friendly" shipping cost "estimate". So I guess the bottom line is to make sure, if it is not explicitly stated in the auction, to confirm with the seller what the actual shipping costs are. Thank you all for your time and help with my experiment. 73 - Mark N1VQW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail!
