I have a question about buying something from Ebay if someone could help please?

Question

Ok I'm very new to using Ebay so I'm sorry if this is a dumb question lol.

Say the item I want to bid on is $7.99...I'm going to place a bid for $9.00. Now according to the seller the shipping fee for this item is $4.50. Now say my bid of $9.00 won....would I make the check out for $13.50? I assume the shipping fee isn't included in the bid price right?

Please fill me in I don't want to make a fool out of myself in front of the seller lol. If there's anything else important you think I should know about bidding/paying please let me know.

Answer 1

Hi! You are correct. If you win the item for $9.00 you add $4.50 for shipping to that and make the check out for $13.50. The shipping fee is always separate from your winning bid.

I sell a lot of items on Ebay and I can give a few tips. Watch the item and then bid on it when there are only a few minutes remaining. This increases your chances of winning something for a lower price.

Secondly, don't be afraid to send an email to the seller asking them if they would be interested in letting you "Buy it Now." Propose a price and if they agree, they will stop the auction and sell it to you. Not only do you have a chance of purchasing the item at a lower cost, you will get it immediately. Don't be shy. The most they can do is say no. People ask me this often and many, many times I've agreed to it.

Lastly, if you like the item but think their shipping charges are too high, propose an alternate shipping price to the seller. Many sellers on Ebay charge unbelievably high shipping costs to increase their profit. (Absolutely unfair and shouldn't be allowed!)

Good luck!

Answer 2

The shipping fee definitely isn't included in the price unless it is stated that way on the auction. It's actually a very common trick some sellers use to bump up their profits, listing an item at a lower price and then charging over double the actual shipping costs, which you're agreeing to when you bid.

Also, you only pay as high as your bid goes. Placing a bid of $9.00 means that the most you're willing to pay is $9.00. If no one else bids, then you'll get it for the starting price of $7.99. If someone else bids $8.00 and it goes up in increments of 50 cents, then you'll get it for $8.50. Make sense? You'll also lose a lot of auctions this way, it's called "sniping". People log on at the last second and bid up the item in as small of an amount as possible until they discover what your max bid is. It's fair I suppose, but it's annoying when you lose an item you wanted by a single cent, so make sure you bid exactly the highest you're willing to pay.

Answer 3

Your right!!! The shipping is not included in the bid price. And if you win the bid the seller will tell you what you owe. And just because you bid up to $9.00 for it....you might get it cheaper if nobody outbids you. Rule of thumb it's best to bid towards the last...say the item has 4 more days of bidding ....don't bid then.....I usually wait till the last hours to bid. Happy bidding...I hope you get what you want. And don't worry there's no dumb ??'s when it comes to e-bay...it's new for alot of people and most sellers will help you with any ??'s you have!

Answer 4

When you win a bid, go to My Ebay. It will give you the order you bid on, if you won it. There is a box on the right hand side of the bar. It says Leave Feedback, etc. One of the options is to ask seller for final price.

He will then e-mail you with a final price.

Hints:
1) Always check the seller's ratings before buying. If you see something you don't like, don't buy.

2) Get PayPal, it helps.

Answer 5

yes. When you win a bid on ebay, you will directly be contacted by the seller. In this 'convo' with the seller, they will give you the total price. This is also when you want to specify shipping insurance, if they'll send it overnight, etc. But yes, you would pay for all of it together.
SInce you're new to ebay, and you're writing a check, make sure they accept checks. Down where you bid it will have a section titled "payment options" or "seller's payment preferences"
Make sure you check, because winning puts you in a binding contract with the seller

Answer 6

You are correct, you add the ship total to the final bid price.

Paypal (the eBay electronic funds transfer website) calculates this for you, but if you were paying by check or money order you add it up yourself.

Check to make sure what forms of payment the seller accepts. Some accept only Paypal. (I use it a lot and I think it is safe, but a lot of people don't use it).

For people that don't take Paypal, I prefer to send money orders than a personal check. One reason, is so I don't have to send my bank routing/account numbers/ phone number to a seller I don't know. Second reason is you don't have to wait for check to clear before the seller sends you your stuff. Money orders cost less than $1.00 at the post office (I'm pretty sure).

Answer 7

Yes, the shipping is in addition to the bid. Make sure the particular seller takes checks if that's how you want to pay as well. Sometimes they set restrictions like only PayPal.

Answer 8

the number you put in is your maximum bid... you may not get that high... but just for examples, you win the item for $9.00... you still need to pay for shipping, sometimes insurance, and etc. You can contact the shipper to ask the total price when u win...



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Answer 9

correct. shipping and handling is in addition to the winning bid price. you can always email the seller aftre you have won the auction to confirm bottom line price.

Answer 10

Yea the shipping is on top of the bid. So $13.50.