Recently I purchased two items from a seller here on eBay.
Within the sellers item description, the seller states; regarding combined shipping... and shipping charges:
DOMESTIC SHIPPING
Sales under $50 -- $1.95
Sales $50 to $250 -- $3.20
Sales $251 to $600 -- $5.00
Sales over $800 -- Registered mail at actual cost
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I, the buyer, am under the assumption from what I've read above, the shipping charges would be $1.95 for a combined invoice that totals under $50.. correct ??
So I message the seller and ask him why he is charging me $3.20.. And his response as follows;
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Individual shipping for the two items was 1.95 x 2 – 3.90. The combined shipping was reduced to 3.20 which is what I charge for shipments that must be sent as small packages per USPS rules. USPS charges from 2.93 to 3.17 (depending on location) for small packages so the 3.20 rate is about as low as I can go without losing money on shipping (including cost of mailer, label, etc.).
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Conclusion:
It's important for sellers on eBay to honor what they place in their items descriptions. If your a seller who offers discount shipping, as seen above, then honor it !!.
I know it's only a matter of $1.25 more, no big deal, but when you make hundreds of purchases a year, that $1.25 really starts to add up big time for some buyers here on eBay. And eBay, you should start cracking down on your sellers who offer shipping discounts and then turn around and refuse them because they fell they are not making money off the buyers.. as seen from the sellers response above.
Just thought I'd point this out for everybody here on eBay, buyer and seller alike. We are all in this together.
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