Hello davidc4430,
You say .......
"no one is forced to buy from sellers using global shipping, its voluntary."
OK, no buyers are forced but some sellers feel intimidated into using it because they have problems getting out of it. They don't know how. Often I hear frustration voiced on this topiic.
You say ......
"yep, most of the time its very expensive."
Yes it is expensive! Double and sometimes triple of what it would cost in comparison to USPS First Class International. BTW: First Class International takes 2 weeks sometimes quicker (depending) to get t Australia from the States. A relaiable service!
You say ...
"have i used it? yes, not often but if i absolutly have to have an item and its only available from a seller using the GSP i have.
but most of the time i find the same item from a non GSP seller."
For collectors that is not an option. Take Northern Soul collectors. Often that article they are chasing may not come up again for years. Same for Hi-Fi collectors.
You say .....
"it comes down to doing research, not just seeing GSP and screaming ripoff! maybe the items not available from any other sellers 'today'
wait a week or two and search again."
While research can help in some instances, in many other (from a collectors perspective and needs) the item may never be available again.
Hmmm you're using the term : "screaming ripoff! ". From the way you're speaking, it would appear that you think it is unacceptable for people to voice their displeasure over something that is costing them a packet when it never used to. Don't we have that right?
You say ....
"millions of items get listed everyday'
Not the items I want. Many items I look for plus some of my collector friends in their quests are once offs. This is wht ebay has bidding so that sellers can make good money out of something they want to sell. If a seller picks up an item for 50 cents at a garage sale and turns it into $350 in an auction that attracts 20 bids, I am happy for that seller.
Anyway, I'm getting a bit off track here. What I am trying to explain is that the bidding thing is self explanatory. Ebay is an online trading place that is patroned by collectors. The so called "millions of tems" may not have that special item the collector wants!
It's wrong, so very very wrong that people now have to pay unreal inflated amounts of money to buy that SPECIAlL ITEM. Many folks just can't afford that. I hope you can appreciate what I say.
