I am curious as to some of the changes on Ebay, as I have been absent for a few years. in the cell phone cstegory, I am seeing one specific seller offering phones at a BIN price, with a fixed cost for shipping, which is fine. However, included in the title description, and the listing, is a cash pickup price, which works out to between $40-$60 less than combined listing and shipping prices. Is this not a violation of Ebay TOS? In addition, cah pickup does not give you any protection, if I remember correctly. As an example, in case I have not explained this properly, here is a sample listing I found:
I dont care either way, just curious about this. Thanks in advance.
Rick
It is slightly unorthodox to offer a pick-up price lower than BIN but it does not violate any policy.
The seller is trying to attract more buyers offering "free shipping" (shipping cost included in selling price) - yet recognizes that a buyer deserves a "break" if the item is picked up (and most likely paid in cash)
Actually, stupid me, I posted the wrong listing, one with free shipping. I meant to post one that showed shipping add on charges, like this one
But I think I understand, and thanks for the replies. Makes better sense now.
Rick
Once again, the key word is "cash" pick-up.
This "honest" sellers passes along the savings of receiving "cash" instead of PayPal.
Funny you should mention Cd. Tire Money. Before they changed the payment options, you could offer any payment method, including that. One lady bought some xbox video games from me, and paid for half of the $40 charges in Cdn. Tire. Money. It was mostly 5 and 10 cent bills. The mail envelope reminded me of one of those gangster payoff type envelopes. But, was all there.
Rick
