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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4184102, member: 82549"]When you list an item on eBay, you have the option of offering a discount when combining items for shipping. This discount is stated in the shipping information. If there is no discount listed, then you would have no reason to assume that you will be offered one, regardless of how many items you've purchased.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many dealers include consideration of the shipping price when deciding what the opening bid or buy-it-now price will be, allowing them to list coins--usually lower grade--at a slightly lower price than would be expected, maiking them seem like bargains. Whether or not this is a good way to encourage customer loyalty is open to discussion, but it's not dishonest. At worst, it's just cynical business practice, which we Americans tend to excel at.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4184102, member: 82549"]When you list an item on eBay, you have the option of offering a discount when combining items for shipping. This discount is stated in the shipping information. If there is no discount listed, then you would have no reason to assume that you will be offered one, regardless of how many items you've purchased. Many dealers include consideration of the shipping price when deciding what the opening bid or buy-it-now price will be, allowing them to list coins--usually lower grade--at a slightly lower price than would be expected, maiking them seem like bargains. Whether or not this is a good way to encourage customer loyalty is open to discussion, but it's not dishonest. At worst, it's just cynical business practice, which we Americans tend to excel at.[/QUOTE]
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