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<p>[QUOTE="d_lairson, post: 267952, member: 8441"]I mean it this time... This is my final word on the matter, then I will let it go...</p><p><br /></p><p>When I buy something on ebay I take into account the cost of shipping as it is listed in the auction, if it is not listed I ask the seller. If it is too high for me I won't bid on the auction. When I do pay the shipping fee I expect that the bulk of the fee to go towards the actual shipping costs. I actually expect, and I am OK with paying a small, reasonable handling fee. But on this item 85% of the shipping fee went towards "handling". That is excessive. Maybe this is a bad example or a one time thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a 1976-s quarter on eaby for $3.51... $0.01 for the coin, and $3.50 for shipping. Shipping actually cost something like $2.89 (or something, with insurance and such) which ment there was a 17% handling fee. That is reasonable. </p><p><br /></p><p>(let me worn you, math is not my strong suit so some of these figures could be off)</p><p><br /></p><p>That's it I'm done![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="d_lairson, post: 267952, member: 8441"]I mean it this time... This is my final word on the matter, then I will let it go... When I buy something on ebay I take into account the cost of shipping as it is listed in the auction, if it is not listed I ask the seller. If it is too high for me I won't bid on the auction. When I do pay the shipping fee I expect that the bulk of the fee to go towards the actual shipping costs. I actually expect, and I am OK with paying a small, reasonable handling fee. But on this item 85% of the shipping fee went towards "handling". That is excessive. Maybe this is a bad example or a one time thing. I bought a 1976-s quarter on eaby for $3.51... $0.01 for the coin, and $3.50 for shipping. Shipping actually cost something like $2.89 (or something, with insurance and such) which ment there was a 17% handling fee. That is reasonable. (let me worn you, math is not my strong suit so some of these figures could be off) That's it I'm done![/QUOTE]
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