Post by: legend4life95 on May 15, 2005, 02:31:07 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20848&item=7156727428&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
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Post by: Nollster on May 17, 2005, 07:33:36 AM
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Post by: legend4life95 on May 17, 2005, 03:15:24 PM
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Post by: applegam on May 17, 2005, 03:24:39 PM
Post by: Umungus on May 17, 2005, 09:32:31 PM
20.00 bucks to ship a ball is really high.
You can ship an 18lb package from Baltimore, Maryland 21204 to Seattle, Washington 98110 for $15.34.
Where does it cost to ship a ball for $20.00 bucks?
Donald
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Post by: stanski on May 17, 2005, 09:43:16 PM
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Post by: legend4life95 on May 17, 2005, 09:59:13 PM
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Where does it cost to ship a ball for $20.00 bucks?
Here you go... this is from one of my receipts at the time it cost me $23.66 but now its $22.70. Go to UPS website and do a 16# package measurements are 10x10x10 from 27803(NC) to 98295(WA). Cost is $22.70
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Post by: legend4life95 on May 17, 2005, 10:02:47 PM
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That is completely rediculous. If YOU choose to sell on there it is your fault that you have to pay Ebay.
You should have enough common decency to only charge what the actual shipping is.
If you gouge the buyer on shipping so you can make an extra buck, you are a thief.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
Bash and flame me if you want to, but if you take exception to my thief comment and you are one of those people doing the gouging, you are only showing your true colors and proving my point as being true.
Its not being a theif. Example: If I have a V2 for sale and I posted it here for $50 shipped, what is the difference if I were to put it on ebay for "buy it now" of $25 and $25 for shipping? There is no difference. You're gonna pay $50 for it either way.
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Post by: sdbowler on May 17, 2005, 10:04:16 PM
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Post by: legend4life95 on May 17, 2005, 10:15:21 PM
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Post by: qstick777 on May 17, 2005, 11:00:59 PM
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Buy it now is one thing but a regular auction that can go to whatever a price is different in my mind.
I know that we are going to agree to disagree but it is real bad when a seller comes out and says that he gouges his buyers on purpose.
I think what he meant is that eBay fees are calculated on the final selling price, not on shipping.
It is cheaper to sell an item at a "loss" if you make the money up on the shipping.
Example: You sell that ball for $10 and charge $50 for shipping. Ebay fees are calculated on the $10 (5.25% of the closing value) = $0.53
You sell that same ball for $50 and charge $10 for shipping. Ebay fees are now calculated to be 5.25% of the initial $25.00 ($1.31), plus 2.75% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00) = $2.00 ($1.31 for 1st $25, and $0.69 for the additional $25 (2.75% of $25).
That's only a $1.47 difference, but why give it to eBay?
Like people have said, people factor in the shipping into their bids.
Same as one this site. I list a ball for sale with shipping included in the price. I'm hoping I get lucky and legend4life95 buys it and it only costs me $8-9 to ship (how is that Vendetta?). If somebody else in Texas, CA, or somewhere further buys it and I'm paying $14-23 to ship it (go to http://wwwapps.ups.com/calTimeCost?loc=en_US and calculate the shipping from the east coast to the west coast). Play around with the shipping options (drop-off, pick-up, billing to a UPS account, residential address, etc) and see how the cost fluctuates.
I don't think anybody is trying to rip anybody off - shipping tends to even itself out in the end. I've eaten plenty of shipping costs, and I've made money on shipping too, but I'm probably even in the end.
Post by: legend4life95 on May 17, 2005, 11:05:43 PM
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I'm hoping I get lucky and legend4life95 buys it and it only costs me $8-9 to ship (how is that Vendetta?)
Loving it! That was my second VB...they're just so versatile.
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Post by: stanski on May 18, 2005, 12:25:06 AM
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Buy it now is one thing but a regular auction that can go to whatever a price is different in my mind.
I know that we are going to agree to disagree but it is real bad when a seller comes out and says that he gouges his buyers on purpose.
I think what he meant is that eBay fees are calculated on the final selling price, not on shipping.
It is cheaper to sell an item at a "loss" if you make the money up on the shipping.
Example: You sell that ball for $10 and charge $50 for shipping. Ebay fees are calculated on the $10 (5.25% of the closing value) = $0.53
You sell that same ball for $50 and charge $10 for shipping. Ebay fees are now calculated to be 5.25% of the initial $25.00 ($1.31), plus 2.75% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00) = $2.00 ($1.31 for 1st $25, and $0.69 for the additional $25 (2.75% of $25).
That's only a $1.47 difference, but why give it to eBay?
Like people have said, people factor in the shipping into their bids.
Same as one this site. I list a ball for sale with shipping included in the price. I'm hoping I get lucky and legend4life95 buys it and it only costs me $8-9 to ship (how is that Vendetta?). If somebody else in Texas, CA, or somewhere further buys it and I'm paying $14-23 to ship it (go to http://wwwapps.ups.com/calTimeCost?loc=en_US and calculate the shipping from the east coast to the west coast). Play around with the shipping options (drop-off, pick-up, billing to a UPS account, residential address, etc) and see how the cost fluctuates.
I don't think anybody is trying to rip anybody off - shipping tends to even itself out in the end. I've eaten plenty of shipping costs, and I've made money on shipping too, but I'm probably even in the end.
Exactly, this is what I'm trying to say, evidently many people do not understand the concept.
If you don't have the time, energy, or ability to figure out that $50 shipped is the same whether i put $49.99 with $0.01 shipping and $20 shipping but with $30 original price, you shouldn't be buying on ebay. As a one time heavy ebay seller of non-bowling products, I can tell you that this is a practice that if you don't participate in, you are handing your money over to ebay. Calculate the total shipping cost into the price, bid, and pay the same amount, simple as that.
I guess some people on here would rather have large corporations grab profits than save me money personally. Wouldn't you also say that the people on here who say "$30 shipped" on here are price gouging, since their profit might be anywhere from $10-20 depending on shipping costs?
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Post by: Nollster on May 18, 2005, 09:21:46 AM
), but it was more convenient to just pay the $20 and get my ball....
Post by: Overhand on June 07, 2005, 09:47:57 AM
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20 THROW BALL
30 SAY "CRAP"
40 THROW BALL
50 DRINK BEER
60 NEXT 10
70 QUIT
Post by: BigWillyStyle on June 07, 2005, 02:57:41 PM
AND THE CROWD GOES WILD...
O! VER! HAND! O! VER! HAND!
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Post by: mumzie on June 07, 2005, 10:21:29 PM
And - if a package is at all heavy for it's size, we ONLY use fedex ground.
The good news about UPS is that they handle their claims quickly. The bad news is that there's WAAAAYYYY too many of them.
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