Indeed, I often do custom listings for people who need items shipped overseas but for whom eBay will not correctly combine shipping. I usually put up a listing with a stupid description and a picture completely unrelated to what I'm selling, just to try and keep other people from buying it.
Thanks, Jonathan On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 2:17 AM, jim stephens via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On 8/18/2017 4:13 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: > >> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701 >> >> >> > Two valid reasons to do this, though this is a silly way to do it and > breaks rules in one case. My cousin who has a sale rating in the tens of > thousands selling dime (litterally yes, dime) novels sometimes forgets to > send a book along to someone. To get postage, they will put up a 2 cent > auction and close it. Ebay's discount they have for their account applies > to shipping a 2 cent item as well as for shipping anything else. > > Way cheaper than post office. > > I have a sale open right now and the seller is digging on things he owes > me, and i bought a small item to allow shipping and also getting around > ebay's stupid blocking of identity exchanges (which I've done anyway). > Some high feedback sellers are afraid of the 500# gorilla and won't do that. > > And of course could be stupid, but the seller has a 987 feedback so I am > doubting that. > thanks > Jim >
