| Hi there Annie, I think you miss my point, the SAME seller is selling two IDENTICAL items, one by auction one by buy it now. They appear to be trying to make the auction price up by charging more for the postage on that item. I just think its wrong, no one should not charge the correct postage but to over charge is wrong in my book. |
(this turned out to be a long post but there's a bit to say) ๐
Unless you know how much it costs to ship something, trying to calculate the correct postage cost is hard. Without knowing how much it costs to send the lights, it seems that by having such a low start price, they actually factored in some of the profit into the postage and hoped the buyer would be taken by such a low starting price. It's a tactic based on perception and they aren't necessarily charging more for postage, perse, as it's the total cost that makes the profit. That's why buyers should always look at the total price they are willing to spend and not worry so much about the seller but appreciate the seller trying to make a profit and using tactics to help that along.
Regarding the increased price of the item for the BIN, it is probably increased by $1-2 to cover the additional final value fees of something that's $15 or more vs. under $3. So, that might be why some sellers put their item price up when drastically reducing the postage; because a higher fee is charged to the seller so the total profit would be about the same as if they were selling it for $3 with a higher postage. I hope that makes sense...
In the end, look at the total you'll be spending. Don't necessarily go just for Top Rated Sellers - take each seller individually and gauge how confident you feel in them and the item. At the end of the day, most sellers seem to be legit. If nothing raises warning bells, go for the cheapest in a condition you're happy with buying.
