[quote name='markytbass' post='79492' date='Oct 25 2007, 06:31 PM']Now, I've been buying and occasionally selling on Ebay for some time so have a general idea when it comes to postal costs. However some people seem to bump up their postal charges to make extra money on the items they have sold. I recently bought an amp and paid £30 postage, didn't bother me too much at the time as it would have cost more to go and collect. What really got my back up was that it took the guy 2 weeks to post it. For £30 he could have sent it via a courier next day delivery and still have money left over. Grrrr[/quote]
If he's complacent about delivery then he ought to be scolded for it. It's not good enough assuming he doesn't have a reasonable explanation (post strike?).
Ebay/paypal charges are a big deal and expensive items reap expensive fees and it's arguable who should pay these. In my opinion, if a seller is planning to share out or lump all the fees on the buyer, the item description should notify this.
Another thing, assuming packaging is scarce and finite, the seller may have this in mind. Time spent packing is also a concern.
I just think sellers should be completely transparent about all the charges and that then becomes a term of bidding. This can add a pessimistic air to an item description, but is a worthy trade-off for complete understanding.
[url="http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/fees.html"]http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/fees.html[/url]
(Ebay fees page)
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