Unintended "free" post

Question

I have sold the last 3 items  where it appears the "Free Post" checkbox has been prechecked automatically. I am led to believe as in the past that upon entering postage details and the postage cost is calculated that the buyer is paying but with the box automatically prefilled unless I go over the form you can get caught out and have to pay the postage! This has only happened recently. I have been a seller since 2000 and felt that fees being charged on postage costs was bad enough but this...

chameleon54 · Accepted Answer

It pays to do a quick check before clicking the confirm listing icon. Ebay also often populate international postage details from previous recent listings. Can be a real problem if the item is heavy and not intended for international postage. Another one to watch is ebay activating the automatic offers icon. I never use this feature, but ebay seems to " help " by randomly checking the box to activate this on a pretty regular occasion.