I purchased an item for 1 cent and the shipping was 7.80 $. What can I do?

[4catsand1dog]

The cost of shipping has no relationship to the price or value of the item purchased.  The weight, and the distance it travels determine shipping cost.  

The shipping cost is usually listed on the item's auction page.  You are expected to read the entire auction listing before you bid.  By bidding, you are agreeing to the shipping charge.  

If it is coming from outside your country of residence, free shipping usually only applies to the country where the seller resides.  

Basically, you bid, you pay.  If you do not pay, the seller may file an unpaid item complaint against you.  2 of those in one year usually results in triggering an automatic block in most sellers who will not accept bids from buyers with 2 or more unpaid items.  

[reallynicestamps]

The item you purchased has a value of $7.81.

Part of that was for the item. Part of that was for the shipping.

Which is cheapest?

A penny item with $7.80 shipping?

A $7.80 item with one cent shipping?

A $7.81 item with 'free' shipping?

What do you do?

 You pay for the purchase.

It was this sort of insulting listing, pretending that an item was cheap and then piling on the shipping, that encouraged eBay some years ago to charge sellers a fee on the cost of shipping.

It used to be that a smartalec seller would only be paying fees on the penny sale, nothing on the shipping, which was the real cost of the item.

That has to the great annoyance of honest sellers, not been the case for several years.

You have up to 60 days to leave feedback. The most effective feedback is calm and factual. 'Inflates shipping to avoid fees Unaware of FVF changes.' for example.

At the same time you will be asked to leave Detailed Seller Ratings, which are much more important.

A normal transaction gets 5 Stars. The lowest Rating is ONE STAR. No stars are a free pass.

If a seller's DSRs drop below 4.3, his ability to list and sell on eBay are restricted. His fees may rise. Or he may be removed from the site.

Leave Detailed Seller Ratings.

And in future.

Read the whole listing including the shipping fees to Canada

If there are not fees listed for Canada, contact the seller for a firm quote. If he refuses or the quote is too high, don't bid.

If you are shopping on a mobile device, cross check the listing on a laptop or desktop before bidding. Mobiles have limited information for the shopper.