Originally Posted by mshollysd
One question, is the shipping seem high? It used to be that on ebay people would put some of their profit into the shipping cost, instead of actual shipping. I have heard that this procedure has been changed, but I haven't read anything on ebay about it. As long as they aren't gouging you on shipping, they shouldn't be irritated if you wanted to see it, and save on shipping.
You always need to look at the combined price (item plus shipping) and decide if that's a number you're willing to pay.
Re:eBay - yes, some lousy sellers used to charge a ridiculously low item price with a ridiculously HIGH shipping price to avoid eBay fees. But because of the complaints by buyers, those fees are now charged on the total (item plus shipping) so a seller wouldn't be getting away with that now.
Bad side of that is the good sellers, who never gouged their buyers, now have to pay a fee on their shipping charge, so it's gotten more expensive for them to sell on eBay.