It is a shame. too. I really like ebay. but mostly I use it to see what it available or information...seldom buying ;-) Sadly, BarbE
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Postage costs It is very important, when dealing with eBay, to be sure you understand the shipping charges and return charges. Some sellers intentionally sell their goods at a very low price, but post outrageously high shipping costs. They usually claim they will cheerfully return your purchase price if you're not happy (but not the shipping). The result is that people rarely ever return anything. I'm not sure how these things work for sellers (not being a "power seller" - or even an occasional seller any more...) but I suspect that if they're audited, the purchase prices are the figures counted for tax purposes, and the shipping becomes an "expense" (ie., hidden profit). I loved the "good old days" of eBay. But these days it seems to be infested with unpleasant people, and the bargains just don't show up enough to spend any time looking for them. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dear Arachnids, > > > > It looks to me like some ebay sellers do hide a mark-up in their postage > charges, even in the US. > > > > Granted, it might be difficult to predict exactly what it would cost to mail to > a certain destination. But recently, I bought a skirt, which after receiving it, > I commented to the seller I felt was overpriced and misrepresented as antique > Edwardian, when, in fact, only the bottom border was old lace, and the entire > top of the skirt had obviously been replaced in recent years. > > > > She was wonderful about taking it back, and sent me the link to the original > sale at which she had purchased it. Then I could see how she covered the > original purchase price she had paid by understating the "buy now" price by > about $5 and adding a little extra padding (about $5) on the shipping charges. > She did refund the shipping charges that she had charged me as well as the > purchase price, which I appreciated, but I did have to eat the $5 it cost to > send it back to her. She is apparently now trying to get her money back from the > original seller, because it was misrepresented to her, and she didn't realize > it. > > > > The clincher was that she knew how much it would cost (approximately) to ship > the item, since she herself had recently had it shipped to her, AND the fact > that adding on the extra shipping costs brought the total up enough to cover her > own purchase of that item. > > > > As an aside, I hadn't returned anything before, and was a bit disappointed to > find out now I only have eBay credit, instead of a return of the funds to my > credit card. > > > > Hidden costs disguised as shipping charges is something I've also seen happen in > other contexts besides eBay, of course. > > > > I wonder, does eBay have a policy on accurate shipping charges? Does it > expressly allow people to add on charges to pay sellers for their time and > effort to mail the item? > > > > Regards, > > Ricki in Utah > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolc mp0 > 0050000000003 > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.9/1158 - Release Date: 11/28/2007 9:11 PM - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
