>I am getting tried of reading about how someone might go about screwing >with other businesses and request that this topic be defined as off >topic and taken off list. > >Mike (Silveus)
Ebay is a business and its goal is to make as much money as possible, which involves decisions such as "what is the net effect on revenue if we raise fees by X and it pisses sellers off so that Z of them leave ebay?" Being a near-monopoly, they don't care if you like them or not. As the Count points out, the fees on ebay are substantially less than the major auction houses. Shipping from the majors is brutal. And slow. Sellers on ebay are businesses, too. They make their own calculations on how to maximize profit. One way is to shift some product cost to shipping cost. Ebay has a policy against this and, in some categories, 'books' for example, they strictly limit what can be charged for shipping. In other categories it is not well defined. Engaging in this practice is not 'screwing' anyone. It's business and it's entirely within the rules of ebay. Ebay is a national treasure but they are also SOBs, just like so many other things in life. Paul Swartz ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
