Global Shipping Program | Buying

jumunjipeter · 2013-06-18T12:49:36.431000Z

Buyers beware of sellers in the USA who are on the Global Shipping Program. I recently bought 4 watches from the same seller in the USA, and when I went to pay, there were 4 shipping costs - $17.70, $17.40, $17.80 and $17.89. (Try and work out why they were all different???). When I asked the seller to combine the posting, he replied that he cannot as the Global Shipping Program does not allow him to combine. When I messaged eBay about this I received a message back that said in part "The seller doesn't know the import cost since it is the global shipping provider that would determine depending on your location. Thus, the US sellers are not allowed to combine postage." That is a load of crock. THERE IS NO IMPORT COST FOR WATCHES INTO AUSTRALIA. I have imported for the last 2 years. Talk about getting ripped-off. Pitney Bowes are the Global Shippers, and their site reads "AFTER you've completed checkout, you can review these charges on the Order Details page. The Order Details page shows the total charges and the payment amounts to the seller and the payment amount that went to the global shipping provider". The seller posts your item to Pitney Bowes and they forward post it to you. I read up on this Global Shipping Program and it says that they are not affiliated with eBay, yet eBay obviously gets a kick-back from them. This is what their site reads under "Description of Fees":: 1. U.S. Shipping Fee 2. International Shipping Fee 3. Fuel Surcharge 4. Transportation Fee 5. Parcel Processing Service Fee 6. Distribution Center Management Fee 7. Loss Management Fee 8. Transportation Risk Premium Fee 9. Referral Fee - a variable fee paid by Pitney Bowes to eBay Inc. for referring you to the program. I wonder, if ever, when eBay will stop it's quest for greed at the expense of the buyers and sellers. There are millions of items sold and bought on eBay every day. When is "enough" enough??

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