Why is there a difference in postage cost from the search page to the listing page?

[antarctica101]

Why is there a difference in postage cost from the search page to the listing page?

Many items in the search page have a current bid/buy it now price, anddirectly underneath it, a postage cost. When you click on an item to go to its listing page, there appears a completely different postage cost, which is invariably more than the previous page's price.

[bigbrickshop]

Are you looking at items from the US being shipped through the Global Shipping ripoff?

[antarctica101]

Well, I shouldn't say invariably more, because I've just found one where the opposite is true. In fact less than half the search pages price.

[antarctica101]

and then we have this . . . . . . . . .

The postage has jumped from US$47.24  to US$64.08

[bigbrickshop]

That is because the seller is using the Global Shipping Program through Pitney Bowes and they add a processing fee to the shipping price. You can try emailing the seller and ask if they'll ship directly to you but a lot of sellers are using the GSP to ensure they have Seller Protection through eBay and PayPal.

eBay is actively encouraging US sellers to use it and I was reading on the US boards the other day where some sellers had been opted in to the program without any choice.

[antarctica101]

I see.

Your previous comment now makes more sense to me. Thankyou for clarifying.

[antarctica101]

In that case what happens when and item is in reverse to this situation?

I saw one that had $524 postage, then clicked on it to find it was only $200 postage?

[bigbrickshop]

Click on the Postage tab in the listing, there may be options for shipping at different rates, express etc.

And also check that they ship to Aus. The $200 may be shipping to US. If international shipping quoted sounds low I always email the seller to confirm. Sometimes they've made a mistake and it's better to check before you commit to buy.

[antarctica101]

Then . . . .

[lyndal1838]

What service is being quoted as postage....the $532.04.  Is it USPS through Pitney Bowes?

The other two quotes are for UPS...a courier service, not USPS...the postal service.