OT: Two out of Three eBayers ...

[CobbSpikedMe]

Don't we all consider the shipping cost in what we are willing to bid on an item? I mean, if I'm willing to pay $50 for something and shipping is $5, then I'll bid $45. If they charge $10 for shipping, then I bid $40. I don't care how they want to juggle the breakout of the charges between cost of the item vs. the shipping cost. I still paid my $50 either way. I'd be pissed if the item arrived damaged but that's a different issue. Anyway, as long as they state what they are going to charge me for shipping clearly in the listing, then I don't get upset about it.

Just my 2 cents.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Don't we all consider the shipping cost in what we are willing to bid on an item? I mean, if I'm willing to pay $50 for something and shipping is $5, then I'll bid $45. If they charge $10 for shipping, then I bid $40. I don't care how they want to juggle the breakout of the charges between cost of the item vs. the shipping cost. I still paid my $50 either way. I'd be pissed if the item arrived damaged but that's a different issue. Anyway, as long as they state what they are going to charge me for shipping clearly in the listing, then I don't get upset about it.

Just my 2 cents.

I agree, as long as I know the shipping charges I just factor that and the darned tax into it. I don't get upset but I think I do buy a little less because of recently added costs (especially tax as I am not a reseller with a tax id). I factor in shipping and tax as my landed cost basis.

[Jim65]

I try not to complain about shipping especially if the amount is stated beforehand. What bothers me is when a seller states a price like $3.80, which is the minimum retail amount for first class package with tracking, then sends in a PWE for .55 or .71 cents. I feel like its deliberately misleading.

[bobbyw8469]

The other side of the coin is, I combined shipping for a buyer. 7 huge, graded mutoscope cards and some other cards. Combine shipping was $8.50. He screamed and moaned. Said it should be $5. I explained to him that I was probably losing money on shipping the items to him, even at the $8.50 (and I did). His items easily weight over a pound, which is the cutoff for getting items into the cheaper "First Class" category. To be honest with you, I always cringe when people win multiple items from me, as shipping is always going to be a sticking point. They don't seem to understand how combined shipping even works.

[thecatspajamas]

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[ALR-bishop]

I am just a buyer on eBay. If the seller gets me the card in the condition advertised and charges no more for shipping than stated in the listing, I am good

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I am just a buyer on eBay. If the seller gets me the card in the condition advertised and charges no more for shipping than stated in the listing, I am good

I feel the same way. As long as I know the amount ahead of time and the card arrives safely then I am fine. If I feel that that shipping charge is too much, then I either take that into consideration when I bid on a card or do not participate in the sale.

[Yastrzemski Sports]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

The other side of the coin is, I combined shipping for a buyer. 7 huge, graded mutoscope cards and some other cards. Combine shipping was $8.50. He screamed and moaned. Said it should be $5. I explained to him that I was probably losing money on shipping the items to him, even at the $8.50 (and I did). His items easily weight over a pound, which is the cutoff for getting items into the cheaper "First Class" category. To be honest with you, I always cringe when people win multiple items from me, as shipping is always going to be a sticking point. They don't seem to understand how combined shipping even works.

Most people haven’t kept up with current shipping rates. Whenever the price of a stamp goes up a penny, shipping rates change across the board by a lot. When I started, a card in a bubble mailer was 49 cents. Now it’s almost $3. All items over a pound are $7 and up. And now eBay is taking a percent of the shipping money. Most of us teeter on the edge of making or losing money on shipping. At $3.50 for a single card - with all costs involved - it’s close. Always better to buy multiple items from the same seller. The most expensive item to shop is the first one.