How on Earth do they do it?

[inhawaii]

I just bought a cell phone charging cable for $2.22 with free First Class Mail shipping from California. 9,000+ sold. What am i missing here? How can they sell a item for LESS than what shipping costs?

OEM Samsung USB-C Type C Fast Charging Cable Galaxy S8 S9 S10 Plus Note 8 9

[startmark]

Because it is probably actually coming from China and not California. A lot of chinese sellers list as coming from CA. 

[pjcdn2005]

If I'm looking at the right listing, they are in the US as they use the gsp for international shipments.

[inhawaii]

That would P me off because i'm hoping to get in in a few days. 

[ten_o_nine]

You'll know when you receive it.

[debada-43]

Well chances are they aren't oem...

[mam98031]

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@inhawaii wrote:

That would P me off because i'm hoping to get in in a few days. 

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If it comes in from China or anywhere that wasn't stated in the listing.  PLEASE make sure you report them to Ebay.  That is a policy breach.

[lqdtechoutlet]

If it's a big seller, most likely this listing is to offset the amount of SNAD cases they get.

When you have too many SNAD cases, eBay adds on more fees which add up rather quickly. A buyer simply opening up a return case and accidentally choosing the wrong option (i.e. Not as described, arrived damaged, etc.) will count against you. eBay REFUSES to remove these even if there is rock solid proof that it was fraudulent or by mistake. 

Furthermore, these fees are heavy. 

Lets say you sell an item for $100

FVF=$10

Additional FVF for SNAD cases=$5 (half of the original FVF) 

If you're a big time seller, this really adds up. Instead of paying x for your monthly fees, you are now paying 50% more in fees. 

So rather than pay x amount in extra fees to ebay, they lose money on a product by selling it very cheap and with fast shipping. This drops the percentage of SNAD cases they have going because people are unlikely to return it even if the item comes damaged. 

Great system we got here, right? 

As a small time seller, I cannot afford to purchase extra inventory and take the hit. Especially, since these established sellers are already doing the same thing and have their listings at the top of the catalog. 

[luckythewinner]

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@pjcdn2005 wrote:

If I'm looking at the right listing, they are in the US 

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Just because a listing says the item is in the USA does not mean the item is actually in the USA. 

[mountainmommie]

You come back and tell me how long it lasts.

[chapeau-noir]

Dollars to doughnuts it's coming epacket from China. Both of us order small parts for our computer peripherals and it doesn't seem to matter where the seller *says* they are - we get one of those tiny little packets from China just about every time.  We try very hard to source only from US sellers, which means no "impossible deals."

[nkmipgolf]

Looks like every one is happy with their purchase. Not one negative,   1299 positives in one month

[gwzcomps]

I doubt it is a legit OEM cable like they claim. It is probably a **bleep** Chinese ripoff look alike. When you get it and it doesn't support fast charging feel free to tag me and let me know. I stopped buying stuff like this on eBay because of scams. I am down to my last genuine Samsung USB-C cable. Wish I could buy from Anker directly rather than through Amazon, but at least I won't have to worry about being scammed with counterfeit products there.

[chapeau-noir]

If it's the listing I'm thinking of, they have those little bonfires in their subtitle - USA SELLER! I'm curious as to where it actually comes from, because selling 9000 of something as a loss leader is a heck of an investment. 

[mountainmommie]

Yup. PsOS. My i11 wireless pods came the other day in a plastic ball like you get out of the gumball machine and are so fricking hot. My blonde hair is gonna pyro 🔥 one day.