Re eBay, Bill Roberts writes:
> ...I've noticed two trends that are discouraging from
> the buyer's point of view: [1] a seller adds exorbitant shipping
> cost, such as $3 to mail a set of
> decals and [2] a seller asks buyers using PayPal to
> add 3% to their successful bid.
> ...
> As an occasional buyer, when I see exorbitant
> shipping and extra costs for using PayPal, all I
> can do is decline to bid.
That's certainly one option. If you pay by credit card, tacking on a
surcharge is a violation of the agreement that the merchant has with
the credit card company. I don't know whether that's also the case
with PayPal -- but you could check it out with them.
As to the exorbitant shipping/handling charges (which are indeed
absurd), you can just take it into account in deciding how much to
bid. If there's an item I'd have bid $25 on, and there's a $10
"handling charge", I won't bid more than $15.
JR Hill
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