From: HOWARD WRIGHT (dvsww2@mindspring.com)
Date: Tue Mar 12 2002 - 12:14:25 PST
It almost sounds like the same guy as he was doing a lot of tools and
stuff. The shipping price was disclosed, but in very small print. I ship a
lot of stuff and pretty well know how much the item weighed and when he hit
me with the shipping after the auction, I knew I was had. I too used to
sell guns on Ebay, and I'm an FFL. All BATF were followed.
> [Original Message]
> From: Jumpmaster <the_real_jumpmaster@yahoo.com>
> To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Date: 3/11/02 10:37:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] The perils of honesty on eBay
>
>
> --- wwd@netheaven.com wrote:
> > Also it is really 'shipping & handling', and
> > sometimes I've paid more for this than for the
> > item especially where you grab something for
> > the opening price.
> > The 'handling' helps to reduce their loss in
> > these cases.
>
> By the way, that's called "fee avoidance" and is
> against e-bay rules. If Ebay finds a seller is
> charging "excessive" shipping and 'handling' fees,
> they will often end an auction. It's not equitable
> for the sellers that don't charge rip-off 'handling'
> fees when there are those that have cheap prices but
> make their profit on 'handling' fees. I once saw a
> seller selling a torque wrench (3/8") and was charging
> $17.00 shipping and 'handling' with a buy-it-now of
> $10.00.
>
> Ebay doesn't take a percentage of shipping and
> handling fees as part of the final value fees. That's
> why they get irritated when people do this.
>
> FWIW, I've been on ebay a long time also...was also
> able to sell a handgun on there back then. I agree
> that there are many problems that need to be
> addressed. They are generally responsive when you
> report fee avoidance to Safeharbor. It's a shame they
> aren't so responsive when someone is defrauded.
>
> T. Bloxom
> 1985 M1009 CUCV
>
>
>
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