on 1/26/04 15:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > While I do understand that Ebayers need to make money too, and I do pack stuff > for shipping in the course of my job's duties, I think that a $10 shipping > charge on a monitor adapter is pretty lame. I got 8 adapters shipped to my > house from Arizona for $5.62US. > > A lot of Ebayers use the shipping cost as a source of revenue, and they use a > very low starting bid to get their items listed first in the 'lowest price' > search. I'm guilty of using it, and I'm sure everyone else does, too. But I > don't appreciate finding something for a $1 and then getting ripped on > shipping. Very high shipping charges is also a great way to rip off someone > who's not familiar with Ebay, too. > > Well, that's my $.02 worth. Anyone who sells on Ebay, please don't take > offense. I'm just saying that some people practice business this way. BTW, > if I add shipping and the auction bid and it's reasonable, I'll bid anyway. > That's how I got my LCIII and ended up here, after all :) > > Denni > > For those e-bayers that do this it is concidered auction fraud and can be pointed out to ebay...
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