Ebay sellers - high shipping cost even after eBay took part of pie?

[ctownboy]

IMHO, eBay is a joke.

First, when a seller was charging too much for postage, eBay said for buyers to just leave a Negative in the seller's Feed back.

Next, eBay changed the rules and added the five star system specifically for problems with postage. SO if a buyer had a problem with the postage they could leave positive Feed Back but ding the seller on the five star system.

Next, eBay said screw it and just started charging fees on the postage.

To me, there had to be some law/s that eBay is breaking by doing this. Also, eBay gets an automatic fee increase every year when the USPS raises their rates. This is wrong and there has to be something that can be done about it.

David

[JasonD08]

It is pretty simple. If you do not like the sellers terms......then just move on. I am not defending someone with outrageous shipping, but just saying. Why frustrate yourself over it. It is not like he is doing anything illegal. Just my 2 cents.

Jason

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by JasonD08

It is pretty simple. If you do not like the sellers terms......then just move on. I am not defending someone with outrageous shipping, but just saying. Why frustrate yourself over it. It is not like he is doing anything illegal. Just my 2 cents.

Jason

+1

[ibuysportsephemera]

In the link below is an article about eBay sellers being suspended for having low DSR scores. Charge excessive S&H and for sure you will get dinged on your DSR's and it could lead to being kicked off eBay.

http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y13/m11/i06/s01


Jeff

[steve B]

When I was selling regularly I had a few bike parts that sold well and I had a lot of them. Not expensive, something like $15 plus $2 shipping. I've always done a set price in the US and international at cost.

That made it odd, because I was sending them to Canada and I think a couple other countries for less than $2.

When Ebay changed to pushing free shipping with DSRs, I did a small experiment. I listed some at $20 with free shipping anywhere. That Just barely covered a couple countries, but none I'd ever actually sold to. It also gave me a bit more profit. I figured sales would be less. Wrong I sold about 3x as many, even with the old $15 listing still up.

So I switched everything to free shipping and added a little to the price.
That actually worked too.

Steve B