I agree with most on this forum when they say that if shipping is specified in the auction I anticipate that price when calculating my bid, and bid accordingly. While it irks me when I spend $5-6 on shipping only to have the item arrive in a 2-cent envelope with a a few stamps thrown on it, as long as the item isn't damaged I just chalk it up to experience and move on.
On the other hand, if the seller could leave crappy feedback for unreasonable buyers (much like the old system) there didn't seem to be as many issues as there seems to be now. Ebay is so one-sided now towards the buyer that it makes it too utterly frustrating to use as a seller.
This is coming from someone that hasn't sold an item on ebay in upwards of 2-3 years. At one time I used ebay very regularly but count me as one of those that just can't justify spending my hard-earned time to do all the work writing descriptions, uploading pictures, running to the post office, etc. and then in the end paying ebay 12% of the final value (once paypal is taken into consideration) when I can consign to a reputable auction house who will do all the work and will sometimes even have the item graded, etc. and I don't have to do anything and often have 0% sellers commission.
-Rhett
Also, a recent pet-peave of mine is that I saw an item last week and threw out a snipe and it ended on Thursday evening, I then left on Friday morning for the weekend and didn't even realize I had won it until I opened my email this morning and I had 16 emails from the seller ranging from invoices to private messages wondering why I hadn't paid for the item yet. I expect a couple, but 16!
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05-31-2009, 08:38 PM
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