eBay shipping gouging

Shame on sellers like time_4_bidding
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220011196753

eBay is supposedly going to be enforceing this rules but it hasn't happened so far. This stupid $0.99 + $50 S&H thing is getting out of hand.

Handlobraesing said:

Shame on sellers like time_4_bidding
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220011196753

eBay is supposedly going to be enforceing this rules but it hasn't happened so far. This stupid $0.99 + $50 S&H thing is getting out of hand.

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They sent a message to folks yesterday that said they were stepping up enforcement of that...if you report those auctions, there's a decent chance they'll close them.

A good way to find out is to go to the "community", then "discussion boards" under "packaging and shipping" and see how many people are %&$#ing about having their auctions shut down...hehe

JM-99

Jumpmaster said:

They sent a message to folks yesterday that said they were stepping up enforcement of that...if you report those auctions, there's a decent chance they'll close them.

JM-99

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yah... right...
try it.

Handlobraesing said:

yah... right...
try it.

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Ok...give me an auction number or ten...

JM-99

Jumpmaster said:

Ok...give me an auction number or ten...

JM-99

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250011836297,250011836281,170012126685,170012126640,140011911898,140011912050,180011236829,250011519432,250011519713,250011519762

and give it a few days. I'm fairly certain that these items will end w/o any intervention.

you know the reason why they do this dont you.

regards.

Reported.

And yes, it's so they have to pay fewer fees to ebay and also when people do a search for the cheapest price, their items show up at the top because the search doesn't factor in shipping.

JM-99
(It's irritating to me too...glad to see they're at least acknowledgeing they have a problem...)

i think they do it becassue they're only liable for the product price in the case of a refund...

SHADY!!!

Manzerick said:

i think they do it becassue they're only liable for the product price in the case of a refund...

SHADY!!!

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And that too...

JM-99

Jumpmaster said:

Reported.

And yes, it's so they have to pay fewer fees to ebay and also when people do a search for the cheapest price, their items show up at the top because the search doesn't factor in shipping.

JM-99
(It's irritating to me too...glad to see they're at least acknowledgeing they have a problem...)

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This is exactly what ticks me off. They want to make money with high shipping ok.. they want to make it 10x more difficult for me to find a good deal, not ok.

a least ebay now show the shipping charge and any insurance together on the same line as the item price.

it was fun playing find the hidden shipping or insurance price.:lolsign:

regards.

I report these people every time I see one... :shakehead:

Handlo, I'm surprise the "Signline Shrinker" mod hasn't yelled at you yet for that huge sigline pic. Read the rules and shring it before you get a :whoopin:

250011836297, 250011836281 have both been removed already.

What were you saying??

JM-99

Jumpmaster said:

250011836297, 250011836281 have both been removed already.

What were you saying??

JM-99

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:twothumbs :hahaha: Serves them right. Rules and guidelines exist, in theory anyway, to preserve order and ensure fairness, not to give the unscrupulous an unfair advantage. I know they (ebay) have a lot on their plates, but they make an unfathomable amount of money, and should do a better job policing the listings.

I wonder if the number of complaints have an effect on if they'll take action (computerized that is).

yep...I stop buying from Ebay....

I "leech" lights from users here through the BST forum...lol

This has been common place on eBay for well over a year that I know of and probably long before that as well. eBay does not appear to do anything about it since it persists on a regular basis on all product categories.

One thing that I have noticed though is that almost everyone that I've seen with the product price built into the shipping price appears to come from sellers that is in Southeast Asia (primarily China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan), or us Hong Kong/Taiwan based using a U.S. PO Box front in someplace like Nevada, or is from a seller who gives their location as one of the southern California cities that is primarily populated by people of Asian heritage and with text that appears to have been written by a person of Chinese heritage for whom English is a secondary language.

As mentioned, the greatest danger here to the buyer is that the low purchase price makes it all but impossible to act whould you receive defective merchandise, as the seller is only obligated to refund the purchase price.

simple, ebay should make the seller refund the whole selling price including post and packing and insurance.

if their item is found to be faulty, or misrepresented.

regards.

Hah, well my eBay account was suspended "indefinitely" for supposed trademark infringement. I sold a used Movado watch... is it illegal for me to mention "Movado" when that's what I'm selling?! Oh well, I won't be going back. There's nothing there I can't find elsewhere with fewer potential headaches.

Well... nothing except "butt plug soap on a rope," but that's not my bag baby. (No, really...)

Update:
These items (that I reported above) have been removed:
250011836297
250011836281
170012126685
170012126640
140011911898
140011912050
180011236829

These have not (so they'll be reported again...):
250011519432
250011519713
250011519762



JM-99