eBay Question

[Slapshot4]

Can sellers really make people pay extra if a card goes for over 100 dollars for shipping when its posted for 3 bucks. I mean they know this card is gunn a go for more than a hundred so why not just put the shipping price at 15 bucks? Can they really make you pay for then what's listed just by writing it in the discription?

[rydlar99]

Can sellers really make people pay extra if a card goes for over 100 dollars for shipping when its posted for 3 bucks. I mean they know this card is gunn a go for more than a hundred so why not just put the shipping price at 15 bucks? Can they really make you pay for then what's listed just by writing it in the discription?

I think so. That's how I do things anyhow... listing too many cards, too fast sometimes you miss a higher value one. Remember, the tracking and insurance really is to cover both parties... seller's don't make a dime off it, and usually (for me) I actually end up LOSING on shipping at that amount.

[Phoenix]

Can sellers really make people pay extra if a card goes for over 100 dollars for shipping when its posted for 3 bucks. I mean they know this card is gunn a go for more than a hundred so why not just put the shipping price at 15 bucks? Can they really make you pay for then what's listed just by writing it in the discription?

They can't MAKE you, but they can refuse to ship if you don't pay the extra.

[RGM81]

Absolutely they can stipulate that in their listings. It's protective for both the buyer and the seller due to the high volume of mail fraud and damage that takes place. You wouldn't be happy to spend $100 on a card and have it show up in a PWE would you?

[RGM81]

Absolutely they can stipulate that in their listings. It's protective for both the buyer and the seller due to the high volume of mail fraud and damage that takes place. You wouldn't be happy to spend $100 on a card and have it show up in a PWE would you?

[Slapshot4]

Absolutely they can stipulate that in their listings. It's protective for both the buyer and the seller due to the high volume of mail fraud and damage that takes place. You wouldn't be happy to spend $100 on a card and have it show up in a PWE would you?

No but all I'm saying is why not just post it with 15 bucks shipping. Someone could easily go card is free shipping unless it goes for over 100 then 15 bucks. Just doesn't make sence

[RGM81]

Of course it makes sense. The seller probably has a high volume of cards they're selling and just uses a template. Some cards will obviously go for more than others, it's just giving the potential buyer a heads-up that if Card X (or combined lot of Cards X, Y, and Z) sell for a certain amount of money tracking & insurance will be used. This protects the buyer and ensures that they will receive their card faster, and it protects the seller from being screwed over by eBay's policies should something go wrong. Each seller sets their own policies when it comes to shipping and thresholds for registered/tracking/XpressPost. As you noted, some do say free shipping on high value cards but they build that into their final pricing if it's a BIN listing.

[30ranfordfan]

Sure they can.

Now - do they state it in their auction? That's the big thing for me. You will very often see "Shipping is $3.00, but all orders over $50 will cost $15 for shipping" (or something to that effect.

For me - that simply means a max bid might be $49.99 (won't pay the extra s/h) or just simply factor the additional shipping costs into your purchase. If you think a card is worth $70.... and anything over $50 costs $15 to ship.... then don't bid higher than $55. The same way you wouldn't bid over $12, for a card you think is worth $15 to you, when the shipping costs $3.


I think it's a perfectly fine thing to do for sellers that move lots of product. They're using a standard paragraph to describe the s/h charges, and starting all their auctions at the same price.



What I don't agree with - is sending a message to the buyer after the fact, asking for more money on shipping. If the seller will require extra cash for higher end shipping (on high sale values) then they should state that in the auction, not decide it afterwards - then both parties are aware.

[dahabsfan]

No they absolutely cannot UNLESS they've also indicated it using the ebay shipping forms and it is visible under shipping options. A simple note in your description carries ZERO weight and ebay will find against the seller unless the amount was provided via the actual shipping info boxes.

Darren

[sjw241]

No they absolutely cannot UNLESS they've also indicated it using the ebay shipping forms and it is visible under shipping options. A simple note in your description carries ZERO weight and ebay will find against the seller unless the amount was provided via the actual shipping info boxes.

Darren

I disagree with what you have said. I've been challenged on this by a buyer and eBay said if it's in the description, that is the sellers policy and that is what needs to be followed.