I feel the need to post this. I will never sell again so now I am solely a buyer but wanted to point out a few things about shipping and handling costs. 1) The mail is not free-sellers do not have an unspoke of agreement with the post office to ship items for free. It would be nice if they did but they do not. Have any of you ever been allowed to send something free of charge using any of the shipping companies or the US mail. 2) Packing materials are not free and some are actually rather expensive. There is no place you can go and get free bubble wrap, tape, packing materials, paper, large boxes or envelopes. The post office does provide some boxes and envelopes free of charge but sizes are limited. 3) Tracking confirmations are not free. If shipping is 1.89 via the US mail and the envelope costs 5 cents and a tracking number is 60 cents the buyer chaarging $2.50 for shipping is not excessive or unreasonable. Handling charges Say you buy a blender or blanket or curtains or pillows. You look and see that a seller has sold many of these. If you knock on that sellers door you will not likely enter a home with these items filling up the kitchen and living room. In most cases items will be stored in a storage unit which is not free. The buyer has incurred this cost and can add that into the handling fee. My point is it is insulting to everyone on EBAY to complain and deem shipping and handling fees unreasonable. Why should a buyer lose money selling you an item. Please ask what you have done for this seller to warrant your assumption they should basically give you something for free. It hurts everyone if good sellers leave Ebay because they did not reach 5 star service and have done nothing wrong. If a seller recoups his costs he is not cheating or beating you out of any money so how can such costs be unreasonable. If you would like free shipping you can modify searches to only show such items but if you do bid on items that have a shipping charge please be logical when leaving feedback.
Orignal From: Attention ALL BUYERS INTRODUCING..... LOGIC please put to good use
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