If you buy anything on Ebay you do not expect to get ripped off on inflated postage fees just to boost the price of the item as Ebay dont charge commission on postage so the seller gets more for their item this way. Is there anything we can do to stop this I wonder?
2006-12-15 22:26:17 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
My item cost was just 99p but post and packaging was £5.99 when it arrived it s postage was just £1.70 a bonus to the seller of £4.29 commission free!!! This has to be a rip off doesn't it?
2006-12-16 00:38:41 · update #1
No I agree it is a complete and utter rip off, I have bought quite a few things off ebay for xmas etc, yeah I am getting the bargains but take a dvd, on the envelope is said 66p postage the woman charged me 1.99 for it, extortion!!!!!!!!!!!!! These power sellers as they call themselves make a bundle!!
2006-12-16 02:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Lorraine J 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know that they say the postage includes packaging etc but sometimes the inflated cost of postage are ridiculous.
I think e-bay should introduce a postage limit for each item and this way sellers would not be able to rip us off
2006-12-15 22:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by Paul N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Postal charges are quite clearly stated. If you do not want to pay them, don't bid on the item. I sometimes put items on for a couple of pounds. The actual postage might be £1.50 but I charge £3.50. In fact the purchase price of this item was say £5 but to get the bidding going I put it on at £1.50. If the item is sold for £1.50 plus actual postage of £1.50, I have lost £2 ! For a loss of £2 I have to spend time wrapping the item, going to the post office and ultimately taking the risk that the customer is not happy with the item. No I think the pricing system is very good.
2006-12-17 03:49:55 · answer #3 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ebay is asking too much commission from its sellers, so I am OK with also paying the postal costs as I do want to have the item of course! But, there should be a way more better method so you will know the exact costs of the shipping BEFORE bidding and winning the lot you want
2006-12-16 11:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Marty. I've been buying stuff from EBay for years. One of the first things I look at is the cost of postage. If the seller ships UPS and I get the item in about 2 days I dont mind paying the higher price. But some people wrap something like a CD in a paddes envelope, mail it through regular postal service and charge $10.00 for shipping. That is rediculous.
2006-12-15 22:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by tmills883 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I bought a great item last summer on eBay from a seller who had outrageous shipping. The seller made $18.00 - that's about 10 pounds on the shipping. I was happy with the purchase.
At the same time I bought something else with a small markup about $2.00 on the shipping charge and was unhappy.
Why the difference? Because I am only interested in the TOTAL COST of the items I buy.
I took both these packages to a video studio and opened them in front of a camera. The video is about five minutes long and will give you something to think about.
Watch it at:
http://www.news.iwantcollectibles.com/ebay-packages.shtml
2006-12-18 12:52:05 · answer #6 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
eBay is completely open about postage charges. You can set up the screen so postage charges are displayed when you do a search. When I'm buying, I never bid for items where postage charges are unreasonable. When I'm selling, I always offer the option of collecting the goods. If everyone did the same, the practice would die out within 10 days.
2006-12-15 22:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You just have to build the cost of the postage into the overall value of the item. So if someone's on for £5 but p and p is also £5, is the item actually worth £10? Sometimes it might be.
2006-12-15 22:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Included in the postage price is the seller's payment to themselves for the time they take from their lives to go to the Post Office and post your item. Not to mention the packaging. And the time it takes to pack an item.
On the other hand, if Ebay wants a slice of this pie they'll find a way to do it.
2006-12-17 19:06:59 · answer #9 · answered by wilke_alex 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no its not but there monitering skills are very bad. I had someone try and sabotage the sale of my car and he wasnt even bidding but Ebay require emails to be forwarded etc and even when you have done this correctly they still dont do anything. It is a free for all on there. I always check the postage before I agree to it and let the seller know how much it costs if they are over charging.
2006-12-15 22:29:45 · answer #10 · answered by entertainer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋