The Real Meaning Of Super Low Prices And Super High S H
LOW PRICES BUT HIGH SHIPPING/HANDLING FEES: What Are These, And What They May Tell You About A Seller
Some eBay sellers list items at very low prices (actually, ridiculously low prices), hoping buyers don't realize that the very high shipping and handling fees are where the sellers are making their money. For example, paying $0.01 or $0.99 for an item may look like a good deal, but when you add in the $16 or $29.99 or $33.99 (or more) shipping/handling charge, you are really paying far more for an item that may be worth only $2 to $5. This is NOT smart buying.
Sellers who engage in this practice (very low starting prices, but very high shipping/handling fees) will, many times, also ship to you by the cheapest and slowest methods, thus increasing their own profit margins.
Such sellers may also use the same photo over and over for on-going $0.01 or $0.99 or other low amount auctions, which can mean that the item you receive does not look like the item in the picture (this is especially a concern when buying hand-made items - lazy sellers will use the same photos over and over, even though what they send you does NOT match the picture in the listing but, instead, is shaped differently, has different colors, etc.).
What do such tactics tell you, as a buyer? That you had better read EVERYTHING on the seller's page, and look at the seller's other auctions (including "completed" auctions) to see if the seller (1) has a pattern of using the same photos over and over for supposed "unique" and "hand-made" items, (2) lists items at low starting prices but with high shipping/handling fees, an... ...read the full guide >>>
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