Originally Posted by
LindaR
I agree...shipping is what is killing everyone...I was going to bid on a bedspread $12.00 that I really liked and was looking for, shipping 16.50. NO Way was I falling for that...they hurt themselves
But how do you know that it wouldn't actually have cost the seller $16.50 to ship it? Since it was a bedspread, it was probably too bulky to fit in any of the USPS flat-rate boxes. It can cost more to ship big-and-puffy things. And shipping by UPS or FedEx can be quite pricey. Plus if the seller is in the middle of nowhere, and he/she has to drive to the Post Office/FedEx/UPS shipping center, there is an actual cost to the seller in terms of the fuel spent. Not to mention that a portion of that $16.50 also goes to eBay/PayPal for the fees. They take a cut of everything, including the shipping fees.
Just sayin' that to understand the big picture you have to try to view it from all possible perspectives.