lou_dias wrote:
I put the game up for a penny with NO RESERVE.
If you pay a penny for it and $8.25 to ship it which should get to you in a couple of days depending on how far from Mass you are, could you really complain much?
Would you prefer I start the bidding at $5.01 and charge $3.25 for shipping? The difference is I would pay a higher listing and final value fee. Either way, I get hit with 2.9% + $0.30 from Paypal because I am a merchant. So you can pay with a credit card and it makes no difference to me.
See the pic and compare the box to the size of the game's CD...This game comes in an 8"x9" box with a thick manual so it won't cost just a couple of dollars to ship it over seas. I have a bigger box to put it in and ship it, I'm not just going to wrap it up.
In any case, I've relisted it.
Hey, you asked why no one bid on it. I'm just stating why I, as a buyer, did not. Also as a bidder, I could really care what you pay for merchant costs, etc. I don't pass that along when I sell on ebay nor my online store. I incur the costs as I believe that's part of normal business expenses. Would I have bid if it were $5 with 3.25 shipping? Yep. See, if I bid $10, had my bid met and was charged 3.25, I'd be out 13.25. My bid would be considerably lower if I thought I'd have to pay more for shipping. $10 total is a good deal if it didn't get bid any higher than a penny. Not only that, as a buyer, I know that it won't cost anywhere close to that amount to ship to the US flat rate (and at the most, 5.50 for US Priority) so it's a matter of principle for me.
