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Rant- Ebay seller and the cost of shipping 1 cd.

Hi y'all. I apologize that this more of a rant than anything else, there is a cd that I want to buy, the cd is $8.51 'buy it now' option, which is ok, now the sellers shipping charges.
To quote:

$6.99 Kinda Slow (12-21 Days*)
$7.99 Best Value (6-9 Days*)
Much faster delivery time for a little more. Insurance is optional at checkout.
$16.99 Really Fast (3-5 Days*) additional item $9.99.
Insurance is included with this service.

I have purchased many cd's from all over the US and I waited probably a maximum of 7 days to receive the Item/s, even when i order from the EU.
Does anyone think these postage charges are reasonable to have 1 cd shipped in the US, or have I just been spoilt or lucky?
I usually pay about $2.65 for a single cd shipping in the US. When I send cd's to friends in the shipping is $1.65 excluding the puffy yellow bag. I think it is about $5 to send to EU (if my memory serves me)
I can and do appreciate that a small profit should be made when a seller sends a cd.
Any body else got any views/queries about shipping charges that they have Incured?
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rmaidenberg
32 posts
 
Gawdbless, I feel you.

There have been many CDs I would have purchased off of eBay, both auctions and buy it now, but for the shipping gouges, er..., "charges".

Amazon is where I do most of my purchases.
lamcam
76 posts
 
You don't have to buy it if you feel the shipping charge is too high.
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gawdbless OP
1,235 posts
 
Photon46, It is not a 1 cent auction. It is a 'buy it now' for
$8.51
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gawdbless OP
1,235 posts
 
Lamcam, of course you are correct, the only thing I have to do everyday is breathe. Do you not think the charges are a little bit excessive?
photon46
1,086 posts
 
Oops, misread your post. Well, look at it this way. With the shipping charge, the cost of a cd (if new) works out to be about retail. At least that's the way I look at these sort of sellers. My premise still holds true though, it's a way sellers use to maximize profits and cut Ebay out of their percentage. Many sellers are ticked off at Ebays new fee structure and this sort of thing is becoming more common. I always try to buy off of Half.com, had much better luck getting good deals there. I guess I've had bad luck with dishonest scammers on Amazon, too many misrepresented discs condition wise.
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