[Tigers] ebay problem

[Thomas Witt]

>>>Try SELLING and learn something.<<<

Actually I have sold 60-80 items on Ebay. In every instance I have only 
charged the - actual shipping cost.  I never charged for the box, packaging 
material, my time, my gas etc..  If there were instances where the estimate 
was over cost I sent that back to the buyer.  I've delivered items locally 
to buyers and refunded the full shipping cost Ebay forces them to pay with 
Paypal.  Why? I'd prefer to treat people the way I would like to be treated.

My post already addressed "reasonable" charges above shipping. In Michael's 
case he was charged over $14 for a poorly packed item that had a $3 shipping 
cost.  I don't see the justification of the additional $11.

Ebay is full of sellers that sell a $30 item for 99 cents and $28.99 
shipping. And, shipping is rarely (if ever) refundable.  That rips the tax 
payer off if the seller is claiming 99 cents worth of sale.  The seller is 
ripping the buyer off with no practical recourse for a refund.

 I agree it does take about an hour to photograph an item, write the 
description, get it on Ebay, package the item, ship etc.. To me that is just 
the cost of selling on Ebay.  When I go to a CAT swapmeet I never have had a 
seller say, "well including the storage time in my garage, the gas to get 
here, my time at this event etc., etc, the item you want is $20 - with an $8 
surcharge."

Tom