what i dislike about ebay...

Did you know that sellers who do that are supposed to be reported? Charging ridiculous postage is against the ebay rules and they have warned us (sellers) many times. I've reported many sellers for doing this because being a seller myself I know what they should be charging. Please report them and don't let them get away with it.

that's precisely why they do it, and Ebay has made it a violation of their TOS to not gouge like that on shipping,

So if there is a way you can report it to Ebay I would, they have gotten a lot of complaints for that exact reason, and its one reason they supposedly lowered their listing and final value fees, I always look at shipping fees, and compare it to the product, if I save more even with the fees I might consider it, but most times I won't, I'd rather pay a little more for the product and get fair shipping fees.

But it is one thing to really pay attention to sellers, and where its coming from, some of the shipping fees are high because of over seas shipping so make sure you check location, can you get it cheaper in the US?

Mooch

I see this alot too. You really need to read the whole listing and ask any questions if your not sure about something.

I buy alot of our DVD's on there and I know it only costs about $2.50 to ship them (b/c I've shipped them myself) and yet I'll see ppl charging $8-10 to ship one. I have also caught a few sellers that charge high shipping costs and then add in the listing (usually where someone wouldn't catch it) that there is no case...it's just the movie disc.

I don't buy from ppl like that...I think it's cheating ppl to do stuff like that. My best advice is just to take your time and read the whole thing.

**AT PEACE WITHIN**

~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

I agree that some sellers abuse that hidden cost, possibly hoping for a higher payday at the expense of the buyer... but I personally list a higher shipping cost and then start the bidding at $0.01. That way I pay less for fees if/when the item sells. It's a smart way to try to pocket more of the money, rather than having to pay eBay more.