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Price gouging on shipping?
Summary: 3islanders raises a concern about sellers on eBay pricing items low but charging extremely high shipping fees, questioning if eBay is addressing this issue. They provide an example of a seller charging $230 for shipping on a $30 item and mention difficulties in reporting such practices. howard_benjamin shares a similar experience, stating that reporting options for such activities are lacking and expressing skepticism about eBay's interest in regulating this issue. kh-leslie closes the thread for further replies due to its age, suggesting starting a new thread for continued discussion.
It's not pandemic related, but, what's the current policy on sellers pricing items fairly low but charging outrageous shipping? I thought eBay was supposed to be cracking down on that in the past...?
An American seller is charging $30USD for an item, and $230 for shipping. (From past experience, these items could ship for maybe $20-30.) I looked up the article about shipping limits, and it's not in one of the categories with limits. Also read the article on "price gouging" that explains how to report an item and that "price gouging" is supposed to be a reporting option. So "report item" doesn't work in either Firefox or Chrome, and when I tried it on my phone, there was no option in the menus for "price gouging". ...????
kh-leslie
·2 years agoHi everyone,
Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.
Thank you for understanding.
howard_benjamin
·2 years agoI bought the item from another vendor for the same price with free shipping. I guess eBay doesn't care ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Just buyer beware I suppose.