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<p>[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1688795, member: 38783"]I ran into this a little while back, where the seller justified not combining shipping because the items didn't sell for as much as he would have liked, thus making up for his "lost" profits. I paid $35 for shipping 7 coins - actual cost was $2.11 for the postage, and the coins were wrapped in paper towels (not even bubble wrap) and rubber-banded together - obviously costing nowhere near what I paid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously sellers can charge what they want for the shipping and if they don't want to lower it, then you have to make the decision on whether to include that in your willing bid amount. But I think it's all about the customer service and how you handle it when asked if it can be lowered. It's one thing to say "it really costs me close to $16 between materials, time, and the international shipping/signing fees so I can't lower it". That is reasonable and explained honestly and you really can't argue with that. In this case, it's not close to that and I would just move on to the next one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1688795, member: 38783"]I ran into this a little while back, where the seller justified not combining shipping because the items didn't sell for as much as he would have liked, thus making up for his "lost" profits. I paid $35 for shipping 7 coins - actual cost was $2.11 for the postage, and the coins were wrapped in paper towels (not even bubble wrap) and rubber-banded together - obviously costing nowhere near what I paid. Obviously sellers can charge what they want for the shipping and if they don't want to lower it, then you have to make the decision on whether to include that in your willing bid amount. But I think it's all about the customer service and how you handle it when asked if it can be lowered. It's one thing to say "it really costs me close to $16 between materials, time, and the international shipping/signing fees so I can't lower it". That is reasonable and explained honestly and you really can't argue with that. In this case, it's not close to that and I would just move on to the next one.[/QUOTE]
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