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<p>[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3560325, member: 99642"]As for as auctions go, I've only bought from eBay and, by and large, I'm OK with it because I shop very carefully.</p><p>My pet peeve and biggest complaint is excessive shipping charges from sellers who want to treat shipping charges as just another source of profit.</p><p>I once had a seller that, after I won about $32.00 worth of small coins, wanted to charge full shipping for each coin, which amounted to over $34.00. When I complained his answer was that he does consignments on eBay for other peoples coins and that he considers the excess S&H to be part of his profits <i>just like eBay does.</i></p><p><i> </i>Others try to charge full price for the first coin, then as much as $1.50 each for every extra coin.</p><p>Full price for the 1st is of course, OK, but more than about $0.25 each for extras is not OK to me.</p><p>What I look for on eBay is the quality of the items, low starting prices, and reasonable shipping charges.</p><p>Another big gripe is sellers who, at the last minute possible, cancel all bids and end a listing, especially when it's very obvious in some cases that it's only because the seller doesn't like the way the bidding is going.He doesn't want to "give it away".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3560325, member: 99642"]As for as auctions go, I've only bought from eBay and, by and large, I'm OK with it because I shop very carefully. My pet peeve and biggest complaint is excessive shipping charges from sellers who want to treat shipping charges as just another source of profit. I once had a seller that, after I won about $32.00 worth of small coins, wanted to charge full shipping for each coin, which amounted to over $34.00. When I complained his answer was that he does consignments on eBay for other peoples coins and that he considers the excess S&H to be part of his profits [I]just like eBay does. [/I]Others try to charge full price for the first coin, then as much as $1.50 each for every extra coin. Full price for the 1st is of course, OK, but more than about $0.25 each for extras is not OK to me. What I look for on eBay is the quality of the items, low starting prices, and reasonable shipping charges. Another big gripe is sellers who, at the last minute possible, cancel all bids and end a listing, especially when it's very obvious in some cases that it's only because the seller doesn't like the way the bidding is going.He doesn't want to "give it away".[/QUOTE]
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