Helpz! I'm drowning in eBay!

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

One thing I have seen many sellers use is a high "shipping" cost ($10.00 shipping on a $3.00 item that I know only cost $4.00 to mail). I don't know what eBay charges their commission on, but I have always suspected that it is on the sale price and not shipping, so sellers use this to manipulate what they have to pay eBay (as well as other reasons).

Make sure you know actual shipping cost before the auction. Shipping a magazine collection will get pricey.

The other side to this is that there used to be no specific spot to put the shipping costs. I was glad when eBay programmed in a place to put the shipping that kept it near the current bid or buy it now price. Now it's hard to miss the shipping.