That's A Reasonable Shipping Charge

[Cordovian]

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Cigar-Style-Heavy-body-Fountain-Pen-860-/310214190775?pt=AU_PensWritingItems&hash=item483a34e6b7

[them700project]

Some irresponsible sellers pull that to trick people. Some people dont even look at the shipping. So i can sell my 100 pen for 1 dollar and 150 in shipping and someone will think they got a deal. until the bill comes.

[SujiCorp12345]

$1500 in shipping!!

 

Seems fair to me.

[JotterAddict62]

Should ask if possible to have local pickup?

Wonder what they would say...

[twdpens]

I must be missing something as it says AU$18.50 here. That's not unreasonable (assuming tracked air-mail, which Paypal more or less insists upon).

 

Martin

[PAKMAN]

Shows AU $1,650.00 here. This guy's other items show reasonable postage, must have slipped an extra couple of zeros in by mistake.

[serpent]

when i look it's AU $1,650.00. But it's likely an error since their other pen auctions ship @ 15.50. they prob entered 1650 without decimal point and ebay did the rest.

[Ernst Bitterman]

I suspect he just missed typing the decimal. I once came very close to bidding $2050 on a mid-range Sheaffer Snorkel.

[gweimer1]

I've seen a couple listing here in the USA that have outlandish shipping fees, like $20 for 5 pens. I think this is someone's way of getting around eBay fees, since shipping charges don't count. Sell an item low, charge high shipping, and realize more profit.

[Morphling27]

I thought fleabay had done away with shipping spiking a long time ago for a multitude of reasons. Obviously they miss out on fees and it also gives an unfair advantage of a lower priced item. Also, it makes many customers mad after they think they've found a deal.

 

I remember in college, back when ebay was the only real game in town, a friend put some travel voucher worth hundreds of dollars on sale for like $50 (or whatever to be in a good price bracket). Shipping for a few pieces of paper was an astounding $300. He thought himself very smug.

[wastelanded]

Typos aside, this seller's grip on financial reality can be skewed at times.

[ceac]

typo ! .... domestic shipping within Australia : AU $7.60 (approx. US $6.69)

[oldmatekev]

Interesting aside, the nib is stamped 'CHINA 22KGP' instead of the usual IPG.

 

Knowing Australian postal charges, $16.50 (if that's what was intended) is a very good international rate, the pen price on the other hand......

[Chrissy]

I thought fleabay had done away with shipping spiking a long time ago for a multitude of reasons. Obviously they miss out on fees and it also gives an unfair advantage of a lower priced item. Also, it makes many customers mad after they think they've found a deal.

 

I remember in college, back when ebay was the only real game in town, a friend put some travel voucher worth hundreds of dollars on sale for like $50 (or whatever to be in a good price bracket). Shipping for a few pieces of paper was an astounding $300. He thought himself very smug.

They have. They now charge their final value fee on the total price including shipping

[JotterAddict62]

I'll go and inquire about the shipping price. Will see what happens..

 

I'll just ask why the shipping is so high...

 

This is what I will type.

 

Greetings;

Why is the shipping charges so high ?

Thanks for your time.

Edited October 22, 2014 by JotterAddict62

[Cryptos]

Yes, I expect that eBay's approach is not to discourage sellers trying shipping spikes but rather a backhand way of cashing in on those sellers. After all, if a seller sells with a ridiciulous shipping charge then they are probably still benefiting even after eBay extracts its pound of flesh. Of course I cannot imagine that many people are willing to pay huge shipping charges in the first place. That is just my perspective though, I have no idea of how it applies to eBay globally.

Edited October 22, 2014 by Cryptos

[Chrissy]

I search for items. I look at listings. If I see a high P&P (shipping) price, I press the back button. Simple

[Randal6393]

It is interesting that 5 of 6 available items are sold. So, if it's not an error -- this guy has collected a cool bundle.

 

Enjoy,

[jdllizard]

I've seen a couple listing here in the USA that have outlandish shipping fees, like $20 for 5 pens. I think this is someone's way of getting around eBay fees, since shipping charges don't count. Sell an item low, charge high shipping, and realize more profit.

I've come across the seller I think you're talking about. She(? I think it's a girl anyway) will put up a $15 pen with $20 shipping charges. All of her auctions are like that, and I skip over them every time.

[JotterAddict62]

Sometimes when I see a listing that the shipping is a little to high I would

use the shipping price as the amount I would pay for the pen and the sale of

the pen as the shipping charge. In other word, I add the total of the sale & shipping

not to exceed the max I would pay.