Sue,
I don't think that Ebay is truly attempting to show buyers that Ebay
is a satisfying purchasing venue. Instead they would LOVE it if
Sellers increase their item prices to cover S/H.
I believe that Ebay knows and wants Sellers to be adding the
difference in shipping and materials costs to the price of the item
as it positively affects their bottom line. It may seem like small
change, but it is a way for Ebay to gain more in listing and final
value fees which they could not get as shipping costs are added
separate to the money's paid for the item and thus those added S/H
dollars have not been within their grasps. But if they make a
'standard' shipping cost and make it appear to be fair in a 'one size
fits all' approach, the end result is Seller's add $5 or $30 to an
expensive insured or overseas item and that $5-$30 added to the item
instead of to S/H is adding money in Ebay's pocket as Sellers
increase the costs of their items which equates to Sellers (once
again) paying more in fees to Ebay for what was once S/H fee which
they couldn't grab.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this certainly seems like a
'found money' situation and an end resulting profit for Ebay.
Patrick
On Sep 5, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Susan Heim wrote:
I am hoping there will be enough of an uproar over this that Ebay
will have to alter their thinking. I got the same alert message for
the album cover frames I ship. Ebay had instructed me a year or so
ago that my album cover frames could be listed in the Music
category under "accessories" and that is how I have been listing
them. My alert message is that the maximum shipping for that
category will be $5 beginning in October. There is no way I can
ship a custom made album cover frame for $5. The custom box and
shipping materials cost me about $3 just by themself before I even
ship it, not to mention that I ship fully insured at my expense. I
keep getting the "shipping message" on my larger frames also. I
ship a full size movie poster frame to anywhere in the country for
$14.95. It costs me considerably more than that, so I am already
absorbing part of that shipping charge. There is no way it can go
any lower on a single frame and we ship for free on multipacks.
In their attempt to "show" buyers they are doing everything to make
Ebay a "satisfying" purchasing venue, they are forgetting about who
pays the bills. Sellers need to be taken care of also. That is
evidenced by the number of sellers, many major sellers, that have
left Ebay. I have spoken to several sellers who have said they will
add the difference in the actual cost of shipping from the maximum
amount Ebay is allowing to the price of their item. I guess that
is one way to circumvent the situation. I suppose if everyone had
to do that it would level the competition field. But then is that
really a fair deal to the buyer, especially one that might be
picking up their item in person and wouldn't be paying any
shipping. That is a common occurence for me in Los Angeles for my
particular product.
I can't imagine what they are thinking. Also, I have another
thought. How can something being sold at a fixed price be called an
auction? Auction denotes to me "bidding" going on.
Sue
www.hollywoodposterframes.com
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 22:52:43 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MOPO] new eBay mandatory $4.00 max on shipping????
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
So,
I must have missed this one...
I'm revising my CGC'd monster magazines (have to update thanks
to their so-called new and improved image-hosting... sure the NEW
pics look a little bigger, but the OLD pics shrank!?!?!) anyway,
after revision, I got this new alert:
Attention Sellers:
Attention Seller!
Starting in October, the maximum shipping cost in this category
will be $4.00. You'll be asked to enter a shipping cost less than
or equal to this cost for the first U.S. flat rate shipping service.
Get a head start on these changes by updating your shipping costs
for this listing
I am using the Magazine Back-Issue category... Now, legally, there
is absolutely NO WAY that I can send a CGC'd magazine to ANYONE in
the United States... can't legally use magazines for Media Mail, so
it's either Parcel Post or Priority
Any Poster sellers getting this one, too?
Kenwick
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