[ale] OT: Cheap part hight shipping

[Dow Hurst]

That really isn't the answer.  Ebay should have a policy 
about shipping charges that covers this situation.  The Ebay 
cut of the selling price versus shipping charges acting as 
profit is the real problem.  Especially on lower priced items!
Dow

PS.  I think from his negotiations that he is dealing with a 
bad situation the best he can.


kafka at antichri.st wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 01:37:00PM -0500, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> 
>>I just got a reply from him in regards to our conversations:
>>
>>
>>the really problem  is: ebay selling price is FAR lower than this
>>cable's real pirce, if i set sale price at $8.95 and shipping fee:
>>$3.99, nobody will come to check the aution,
>>so, how about item price $8.95 with free shipping?
>>does this make sense?
> 
> 
> So, in other words he's deliberately lying to people about the cost.  I'd 
> forward this on to ebay, 'cause this kind of thing really annoys me...
> 
> --George
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