Ebay Suspends 20,000 Sellers PERMANENTLY

[gman71]

Originally Posted by dizzydolse

So what if a seller charges $2.00 or $2.25 for all their items they have listed and you receive the item and notice that the shipping cost the seller $1.72 to ship. What kind of DSR do they receive from you? At what point does a seller get dinged by you, because they clearly made more than a nickel on shipping. How can ebay justify a rule like that and not make it mandatory for all sellers to have a shipping calculator in their auctions and a scale at their house for exact weight?

I have zero problem with that. .28 or .53 cents is nothing.The seller is within reason of what he charged to what his shipping cost was

2 recent examples where I hit a sellers shipping DSR:

I paid $2.50 for shipping on an item that came in a bubble mailer with 2 stamps on it.

I paid $3.50 shipping for a package that weighed one oz. Card was in a top loader with a piece of scotch tape across it and dropped in a bubble mailer.

You tell me how either of those sellers came close to justifying their charge for shipping.

[marino5084]

Originally Posted by gman71

I have zero problem with that. .28 or .53 cents is nothing.The seller is within reason of what he charged to what his shipping cost was

2 recent examples where I hit a sellers shipping DSR:

I paid $2.50 for shipping on an item that came in a bubble mailer with 2 stamps on it.

I paid $3.50 shipping for a package that weighed one oz. Card was in a top loader with a piece of scotch tape across it and dropped in a bubble mailer.

You tell me how either of those sellers came close to justifying their charge for shipping.

You bid on the items knowing the shipping charge, they were shipped in bubble mailers and arrived safely.

Granted, $3.50 is excessive. So if you don't like the charge, don't bid knowing you are just waiting to hit the rating.

It sounds like the buyers I will immediately add to my blocked bidders list, you know, the ones that cannot be pleased no matter what you do.

I happen to go overboard to ensure my packages are safe and secure, but it just sounds like you love hitting those DSR's.

[gman71]

Originally Posted by marino5084

You bid on the items knowing the shipping charge, they were shipped in bubble mailers and arrived safely.

Granted, $3.50 is excessive. So if you don't like the charge, don't bid knowing you are just waiting to hit the rating.

It sounds like the buyers I will immediately add to my blocked bidders list, you know, the ones that cannot be pleased no matter what you do.

I happen to go overboard to ensure my packages are safe and secure, but it just sounds like you love hitting those DSR's.

Correct,I bid on the item knowing I was paying $3.50 for shipping and $2.50 for shipping. When neither item comes close to what was charged,there's no reason I should be happy.

People wanna get bent over and taken advantage of,more power to them. Not me. I buy something,it's my right to fully expect justification of a charge.

My actual shipping charges and what the shipping costs me are usually withing .10-.20 an item. I charge you $2.50 shipping, you're pretty much getting every cent of that in shipping. My buyers expect the $2.50 to be $2.50 or remotely close,not $1.12.

[dizzydolse]

Originally Posted by gman71

I have zero problem with that. .28 or .53 cents is nothing.The seller is within reason of what he charged to what his shipping cost was

2 recent examples where I hit a sellers shipping DSR:

I paid $2.50 for shipping on an item that came in a bubble mailer with 2 stamps on it.

I paid $3.50 shipping for a package that weighed one oz. Card was in a top loader with a piece of scotch tape across it and dropped in a bubble mailer.

You tell me how either of those sellers came close to justifying their charge for shipping.

Alright, these are not my words hence the quotes, they are responses from two members over at FCB regarding this same issue. They state very well exactly how I feel about your take on this situation and arrogant buyers like yourself in general:

"But if you read the auction and knew you were going to pay $4.99 shipping and handling then why? You don't know how the seller arrives at those charges.

Personally I spend quite a bit of time packaging each of my items, large scale operations like 4sc probably has staff that assists in packing and have to pay them a salary. Time is not free, nor are the bubble mailers, nor are the hard plastics, nor are the penny sleeves, nor is the ink to print the label, nor is the paper to print the label, nor is the tape to package the item, I cut up cardboard boxes for additional protection and those aren't free either.

In regards to my time packaging said item, gas to take it to the post office, etc. It's not free, I really don't understand why the buyers feel they have right to question shipping pricing, when stated in the auction. I even go as far to state in my auction how that they will be shipped in bubble mailers. And although I allow for 3 days handling time before I ship, I generally stay up late (even though I have a 2 year old and a 1 year old at home) in order to get peoples packages out next day after payment.

I mean the title is shipping and HANDLING Charges
from dictionary.com "3. a. the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc b. ( as modifier ): handling charges"

Yet despite all that I have been dinged on shipping charges (not low DSR, but still not a 5).


Buyers are apparently so ignorant sometimes they think that shipping & HANDLING charges are the same thing as shipping charges and ding your auction accordingly."


"Also, do you pay exact shipping when you purchase from Best Buy, Home shopping network, macys, etc? Of course you don't! You pay for shipping at 99.9% of businesses. You might get free shipping if the item is over $50 or $100. I would gladly offer free shipping on any item over $50, but Ebay does NOT ALLOW YOU to put stipulations on your auctions such as this.


Get a clue"

These are my words. Figuring profit into an item from S&H charges is a common business practice for online businesses. You are an experienced buyer and seller of sportscards and you should know what it costs to ship the one card you are buying/bidding on, and know that it probably won't cost $2.50 or $3.50 to ship the card. You also don't know where the person gets their supplies, how much time they spend packaging, how far away they live from the PO, etc. If you don't agree with the shipping cost, DON'T BUY THE ITEM. You are the type of person that buys knowing you will ding the seller because you are arrogant and spiteful.