Does anyone think that shipping on auction sites is getting ridiculously high?

I am getting sick of paying more in shipping than for the actual item. I was on Ebay the other day and everything was 9.99 to ship. Why on earth would I pay 9.99 to ship something that has a bidding price of 1.99?? I don’t think its fair to make up for a low selling price by jacking up the “shipping & handling”, do you?

Sometimes this is called fee avoidance and is a big ebay no-no. Sellers pay fees on the sale price, not the total price which including shipping. That’s why an item will be $2 with $10 shipping. I bought some fountain pens for $3 and paid $12 shipping. But, the pens were worth the total price. So when you see an item with very high shipping and a low weight that is what might be going on. Part of the problem is that it is a shipping and HANDLING fee and some sellers really give you a song and dance about the price of shipping materials and then send it in a beat up old box with recycled packing..But you are right in that shipping is getting high.

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