Yes, eBay charges the seller the same commission on shipping as it does for the item price, and the taxes charged to the buyer as well.
Sometimes if you contact the buyer and ask them nicely if they can add a cheaper shipping option they will oblige you, but some can't use UPS or FedEx for practical reasons (no drop-off point near them, for example). Bottom line though, you aren't going to be able to get something like this for less than $10 shipping. Sellam On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 7:08 AM D. Resor via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > There is the ability to ship via Media Mail for documentation. I try to > buy documents this way, as well as good ole vinyl records. > > Several years ago eBay decided they wanted to "profit" from shipping > costs. This was supposedly to alleviate shipping cost gouging. I doubt > this has helped much. > > Don Resor > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 6:59 AM > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Cc: Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshan...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskette storage cases > > > eBay has always been rather stupid when it comes to shipping. > I have seen many people who are actually making their profit from the > shipping rather than the actual item for sale. > > On the other side of the coin... I once tried to sell a couple Chilton's > car manuals. The shipping price I quoted was the cost of a "If it fits, it > ships" USPS envelope. eBay refused to let me do it claiming the shipping > charges were too high. I haven't tried selling anything on eBay since. > (and I have a lot of stuff that just screams to be sold there!!) > > bill > > > >
