11 Oct
2022
11 Oct
'22
7:16 a.m.
Yes, eBay charges the seller the same commission on shipping as it does for
the item price, and the taxes charged to the buyer as well.
Sometimes if you contact the buyer and ask them nicely if they can add a
cheaper shipping option they will oblige you, but some can't use UPS or
FedEx for practical reasons (no drop-off point near them, for example).
Bottom line though, you aren't going to be able to get something like this
for less than $10 shipping.
Sellam
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 7:08 AM D. Resor via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
There is the ability to ship via Media Mail for
documentation. I try to
buy documents this way, as well as good ole vinyl records.
Several years ago eBay decided they wanted to "profit" from shipping
costs. This was supposedly to alleviate shipping cost gouging. I doubt
this has helped much.
Don Resor
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 6:59 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Cc: Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon(a)hotmail.com>
Subject: [cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskette storage cases
eBay has always been rather stupid when it comes to shipping.
I have seen many people who are actually making their profit from the
shipping rather than the actual item for sale.
On the other side of the coin... I once tried to sell a couple Chilton's
car manuals. The shipping price I quoted was the cost of a "If it fits, it
ships" USPS envelope. eBay refused to let me do it claiming the shipping
charges were too high. I haven't tried selling anything on eBay since.
(and I have a lot of stuff that just screams to be sold there!!)
bill