Excessive Ebay shipping charges from HK? You ain't seen nothing yet....

I wonder if they would allow collection if someone lived close enough :lol:
 
Your link takes me to a flash bracket in the US, with no postal charges displayed.
 
Ryanair are doing a special deal to the US for £8!! May be worth looking into that :shrug:
 
A lot of US sellers would do much better if they just used USPS Airmail.

Its really cheap, I've had things sent over for under $35 (I got my Nikkor 70-200 VR for £635 inc.that way), takes 4 to 5 days to arrive.
 
Yv said:
:eek: a miscalculation surely?? the seller is using a postal calculator app. :shrug:
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I think it is. I saw something else for sale with the exact same amount for shipping. Totally different item too.
 
It does say contact him with location to get an accurate price
 
more importantly - why would you bolt a monopod to your camera pointing up......
:lol:
 
Do ebay monitor a sellers postage costs ?

I believe you only pay ebay fees on the final price (not inc the postage) so if you had a buy it now price in mind, whats stopping a seller from advertising £50 worth of goods at a "buy it now" price of £1 + £49 P + P ? This would save the seller a bit of cash on fees with no loss to the buyer.

Or is this a stupid idea brought on by too much cider ?
 
bully74uk said:
Do ebay monitor a sellers postage costs ?

I believe you only pay ebay fees on the final price (not inc the postage) so if you had a buy it now price in mind, whats stopping a seller from advertising £50 worth of goods at a "buy it now" price of £1 + £49 P + P ? This would save the seller a bit of cash on fees with no loss to the buyer.

Or is this a stupid idea brought on by too much cider ?
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It's called "fee avoidance" and Ebay aren't too impressed when you try it (I should know :lol:) unless you're selling camera accessories from Hong Kong :suspect:
 
bully74uk said:
Do ebay monitor a sellers postage costs ?

I believe you only pay ebay fees on the final price (not inc the postage) so if you had a buy it now price in mind, whats stopping a seller from advertising £50 worth of goods at a "buy it now" price of £1 + £49 P + P ? This would save the seller a bit of cash on fees with no loss to the buyer.

Or is this a stupid idea brought on by too much cider ?
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If the item is faulty they will gladly refund what you paid for it on return of the item, less postage of course:lol:
 
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bully74uk said:
Do ebay monitor a sellers postage costs ?

I believe you only pay ebay fees on the final price (not inc the postage) so if you had a buy it now price in mind, whats stopping a seller from advertising £50 worth of goods at a "buy it now" price of £1 + £49 P + P ? This would save the seller a bit of cash on fees with no loss to the buyer.

Or is this a stupid idea brought on by too much cider ?
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Yes, I once looked at an item that was advertised on ebay.com [as opposed to ebay.co.uk] that was selling to the States IIRC, but the item/seller was based in oxford. Mailed the seller to ask if if was strictly necessary to say £45 p&p on a £20 item for delivery 45 miles up the rd....he said yes, that was why the item was so cheap....except the item was only £33 retail in Uk shops :thinking: It was only afterwards I found out ebay aren't too keen and I could have reported it.
 
bully74uk said:
Do ebay monitor a sellers postage costs ?

I believe you only pay ebay fees on the final price (not inc the postage) so if you had a buy it now price in mind, whats stopping a seller from advertising £50 worth of goods at a "buy it now" price of £1 + £49 P + P ? This would save the seller a bit of cash on fees with no loss to the buyer.

Or is this a stupid idea brought on by too much cider ?
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Thats what HK dealers do.
 
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