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wrndln · 03-02-2015, 07:48 PM

Ebay started including shipping in the fee calculation, as some idiots were selling items for a dollar or two and putting shipping at $100 or more to skirt the items fees. The idiots ruined it for everyone, when eBay decided to stop the scam by the few people that were doing it. Now the item and shipping are added together before the selling fee is calculated. I think this happened 4 or 5 years ago, maybe even longer ago. I am sure eBay didn't mind doing that, as it meant more $$ for them. I wish there was some real competition to eBay.
Rusty Nelson

03-02-2015, 07:48 PM	#19
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,162	Re: Another way you can be scammed on Ebay Ebay started including shipping in the fee calculation, as some idiots were selling items for a dollar or two and putting shipping at $100 or more to skirt the items fees. The idiots ruined it for everyone, when eBay decided to stop the scam by the few people that were doing it. Now the item and shipping are added together before the selling fee is calculated. I think this happened 4 or 5 years ago, maybe even longer ago. I am sure eBay didn't mind doing that, as it meant more $$ for them. I wish there was some real competition to eBay. Rusty Nelson Last edited by wrndln; 03-02-2015 at 08:55 PM.