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Message:: [QUOTE="Andrew5, post: 2398947, member: 74569"]It's a listing error. EBay thinks he's selling all 37 so it automatically calculated the shipping price for the lot. It has an algorithm that does this.  If you read his description he charges .50 shipping per coin.  Of course you won't get tracking for that amount.  The minimum amount for domestic shipping with tracking is around 2.50.  As a seller you're kinda stuck. If you offer to send a low cost item with just a stamp and no tracking you run the risk of a buyer claiming it never arrived and you're SOL because you have no proof it was sent.  If you pay for shipping and tracking on a low cost item you will lose money on the sale.  If you have the buyer pay for shipping then, well the nicely worded posts above are all we need to know about how people view that.   In the end it's easiest and best practice to have the buyer pay the shipping cost.  EBay places a higher burden on the seller then on the buyer. So items lost in transit are the sellers burden. The seller can mitigate this risk with tracking. Nobody is putting a gun to the buyers head telling them they have to purchase the item and with all shipping costs posted in the description you know what you're in for.[/QUOTE]