Very common, I'm afraid. This has been going on for quite a while. I just saw one the other day for an inexpensive record. Granted, safely shipping a 78 does require some good packaging and there is some cost involved. But what got me was that the seller had a big, red, bold notice that multiple auctions may NOT be combined for shipping....... Most dealers will happily combine several items to pack in one box and save shipping. Obviously this seller sees shipping as a profit center and wasn't about to give any of that away. Best regards, Rene Rondeau In a message dated 11/26/2006 4:22:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
In the past few months I've noticed that sellers on eBay have been charging inflated shipping charges -- often $10-$15 more than the actual shipping charges, when the real shipping charges are only a few dollars. At first I thought these were just handling charges to pay people for their materials and trouble, but now I realize that this is a way for sellers to get more for their item without having to pay the percentage to eBay the seller would have to pay if this was part of the bid. Anyone else experiencing this? It's getting me annoyed...
