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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kc_hhsl, post: 1194367, member: 31245&quot;]I&#039;m a person who believes in capitalism.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never sold anything off of ebay to my recollection - might have but it was some time ago if I did.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, ebay like every other company is in business to make money.&nbsp; If someone found a way around paying ebay fees by jacking up the shipping and therefore their bid amount is a bit less - then so be it.&nbsp; Frankly if ebay has allowed this to go on for some time it took them a long time to learn their lesson.</p><p><br /></p><p>I for one will look at the total cost of whatever I&#039;m buying - what will it cost me for the item and what is shipping going to cost.&nbsp; I do not lean one way or the other on shipping costs - add it in and if I can buy the item at a price I&#039;m comfortable with then I do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Classic example is someone on ebay selling folders for $1.99 but the shipping is $7 ... to me that makes the folder $8.99 plus any applicable tax.&nbsp; I ask my self why pay that on ebay when I can go to an actual retail place and pay flat shipping for $X and buy the folders anywhere from $2.50 to $3.00 (depends on which site).&nbsp; By the time I buy 10 folders - I pay $30 + shipping - let&#039;s say the total is $36 - makes my cost/folder $3.60.</p><p><br /></p><p>I even asked one of the guys selling folders what happens if I buy 5+ folders - is the overall shipping based on each folder or reduced.&nbsp; I received a complicated response and at that point put my calculus book back on the shelf and figured I&#039;ll order my stuff straight on line.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find ebay a good place for one item.&nbsp; Getting a decent response from shipping has been iffy at best.&nbsp; Plus the odds of me getting 5 items bought without overpaying for one or two could be hard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my pondering wondering thoughts.</p><p><br /></p><p>KC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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