CRAZY Shipping prices!!

[Yamahauler]

Is it just me, or have you guys noticed that a lot of the stuff you buy on ebay has extremly overpriced shipping costs.
Especially is you want something shipped to canada.
I just sent a message to one guy on ebay asking him how much to send some footpegs to me. In his auction, shipping to the states was $14. He said to ship it to me it would cost $29.25. That is way overpriced, kind of pisses you off when you get the package and see they only paid $10 to ship it amd they charge you $30.

[88 Turbo Coupe]

Just another way to screw you out of some more doe. Pay it and weeep.

[bondoboy]

Some of these guys have a low starting bid or buy it now, but they have this extremely high shipping. I guess they hope you see the cheap bid and buy it before seeing the shipping cost. Dishonest if you ask me.

[TimSr]

Actually its a crooked way of trying to avoid ebay fees. Ebay fees are based on the final price of the item, before shipping fees are added. An example is one guy was trying to sell something for $1.00 with a $95.00 shipping fee. They killed his auction, but had it gone through, ebay would have charged him based on a $1 sale price.

[Yamahauler]

Yea, Ive seen those ones, but I'm talking about 50% of any normal auctions. When you ask if they'l ship to Canada, they usually just double the price of shipping. Its a rip off!

[dizasterzrfun69]

well some people dont like it but when i sell something i estimate the shipping alot of the time. Normally i make $2 or $3 extra on shipping but i figure this is enough for packing material and it should help cover the cost if my "calculations" on USPS.com are off any. Like if i sell a tailight, $5 shipping to the US. I dont think this is bad. However if someone charges $10-$15 to ship a tail light inside the US, thats bogus. I just estimate to cover my arse if it costs more then i expected but it's not like i'm trying to make money off of shipping. Yea i did notice some people try to get rich off of shipping though.


Kevin

[sandpuppi101]

I too agree with the bogus way that some of the e-bayers go about there shipping! I actually do the opposite most of the time on my shipping,Last week for example I sold a bunch of items and put a set price on all my shipping,I actually sold a set of '85 200X fenders with shipping at 9.99. Sure I took a hit on the shipping ,it actually cost me an extra 20.00,but I walked away with a profit and my customer was very happy.Just one practice that I would like to see more often,but people are greedy- thats the bottomline!!!

[Howdy]

On my auctions I get the items exact weight + 2-3lbs for packaging and $1.00 for s&h fees. But once the auction is over I automatically combine multiple wins and get the actual shipping weight. I then use this for sending out the end of auctions. I have actually had a few auctions that showed $8-10 to ship a item ( via the calcuator ), but when the end of auctions went out the shipping was $5.25 for 3 items combined. I charged the $5.25 for all 3 items combined. This actually saved the buyer $22 over the ebay shipping calculator. I think it's messed up any how. To me it's good for getting shipping cost estimates ( as a seller ). My feedback speaks for itself ( here and on Ebay ).
Howdy

[chris200x]

I remember someone selling 250r fenders for a buck and charging 250 dollars for shipping! What a joke. What some of you guys have to realize is international shipping is more expensive. along with the hassle of filling out forms and such. I always end up taking a hit with shipping. I now always throw in an extra buck or two in the handling fee just to cover my buns.

If my memory serves me correctly didn't the post office just change someting with a flat rate on a certian size box... Can some one clarify this?

[sandpuppi101]

I agree Howdy,I try to help out my customers like that! I love happy-REPEAT customers!!! And yep,your feedback shows!!!!

[Infinity Cycle Supply LLC.]

Most people having a business on Ebay do it for income. If you are taking a loss anywhere that is very bad. You will have repeat customers but for how long before you business would go under?? You wanna do that go ahead. Shipping prices have gone up alot in the few month with fuel sur charges and such. I created a package for ausidunner and took it to the post office and they said it was to big so I made it as small as I could and at that point they told me it would be 800 dollars!!! Shipping costs alot of money and is always up and down, so as far as a Ebay based business they better atleast be charging what it cost to ship it plus some. What are you pay yourself a few hours at night boxing stuff up and taking it to the shipper nothin??

[Dammit!]

I've been running into way high shipping costs when I'm trying to ship things myself. I screwed myself out of some money on a few transaction by underestimating the cost and then eating the difference rather than asking a winning bidder to pay for my mistake. UPS has been the biggest offender. I took a front wheel to a UPS Store and they quoted me fifty bucks to ship it! I got pissed and left and went 1/2 mile away to a staples and sent the same thing via UPS for under $25.

I'm going fedex ground from now on. Way cheaper. UPS wanted 70 bucks to ship a frame. Fedex ground was just barely over $40.

[nouseforaname90]

Yeah. I have had bad experiences with UPS. They charge way too much and are way too slow. USPS can get something to me (for instance, a grab bar) in 3 days. It took UPS 8 days to get the darn thing to me!

And as far as eBay goes, I try to quote the buyer a few dollars more than I think the shipping cost is going to be, and then refund the extra money if there is any. A few times I have actually quoted them as much as $5 less than the shipping cost and I ended up having to eat that cost.

[TimSr]

There is also a certain amount of buyer responsibility before you bid. I dont think an inflated shipping cost is unethical as looing as its clearly posted in the auction. You should figure the cost of shipping along with the cost of the item when deciding what to bid. Whether its $50 for the item and $20 shipping, or $20 for the item, and $50 shipping, you are still spending $70 to get the item. I avoid auctions seller is unclear or doesnt want to prequote shipping. Id rather deal with an inflated known shipping cost than having to wonder if Im going to get shafted.

The most common reason for incorrect shipping calculations going strictly by weight and not observing size limitations, and keeping packages within those limitations. One example is a pair of rear tires. Two rears are borderline oversize. Cutting down your box by an inch can make a $12 difference in shipping cost. Alwasy check box dimensions, and cut it down whenever possible if its borderline or slightly over.

[nouseforaname90]

There is also a certain amount of buyer responsibility before you bid. I dont think an inflated shipping cost is unethical as looing as its clearly posted in the auction. You should figure the cost of shipping along with the cost of the item when deciding what to bid. Whether its $50 for the item and $20 shipping, or $20 for the item, and $50 shipping, you are still spending $70 to get the item. I avoid auctions seller is unclear or doesnt want to prequote shipping. Id rather deal with an inflated known shipping cost than having to wonder if Im going to get shafted.

That is exactly what I do. I hate auctions that do not include fixed shipping prices and I avoid them. Even if it is an item that I really want, I can't risk getting shafted on the shipping.