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<p>[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 4162346, member: 36248"]I read your thread title and it immediately thought of one of the oldest posts on CoinTalk. Like one of the original threads from way back when in 2002. I was thinking you were resurrecting it, but it was not the case, and your thread is of a slightly different nature. Well, now that I have you curious, he it is: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-avoid-getting-cheated-on-ebay.1/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-avoid-getting-cheated-on-ebay.1/">How to Avoid Getting Cheated on eBay</a> was what your title reminded me of.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if you think it's weird I have 17 year old thread titles floating around in my brain, i don't have a photographic memory or anything, it's because I am working on a data compiling project, and these very old threads interest me.</p><p><br /></p><p>But to your original question, I have likewise paused and thought before I submitted an offer when the shipping is not listed as free. And I even backed out of some "Make Offers" before I submitted them, for this very reason. The shipping is added to whatever offer you are making, at least when I last did it. So if the shipping fees are onerous, such as on some heavy purchases, well it can make some accepted offers still a bad deal for the buyer, and it you really low-ball them to try and keep your overall offer + shipping at the price point you want, well that makes you look bad to some sellers if it's like 20%+ off the listed price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 4162346, member: 36248"]I read your thread title and it immediately thought of one of the oldest posts on CoinTalk. Like one of the original threads from way back when in 2002. I was thinking you were resurrecting it, but it was not the case, and your thread is of a slightly different nature. Well, now that I have you curious, he it is: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-avoid-getting-cheated-on-ebay.1/']How to Avoid Getting Cheated on eBay[/URL] was what your title reminded me of. Now, if you think it's weird I have 17 year old thread titles floating around in my brain, i don't have a photographic memory or anything, it's because I am working on a data compiling project, and these very old threads interest me. But to your original question, I have likewise paused and thought before I submitted an offer when the shipping is not listed as free. And I even backed out of some "Make Offers" before I submitted them, for this very reason. The shipping is added to whatever offer you are making, at least when I last did it. So if the shipping fees are onerous, such as on some heavy purchases, well it can make some accepted offers still a bad deal for the buyer, and it you really low-ball them to try and keep your overall offer + shipping at the price point you want, well that makes you look bad to some sellers if it's like 20%+ off the listed price.[/QUOTE]
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