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Fee avoidance

Agutka
Agutka Posts: 2,376 Forumite
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Is this fee avoidance?
Just in case your wondering why the P+P is so high on this item compared to similar items of size and weight, the reason for this is ebay can only take a percentage of the final selling price and not the P+P so by setting the posting and packaging at a higher price we can save money and in turn pass the savings on too you hence the low starting price!It does make sense if you think about it dont you think?

Thanks guys.
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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,449 Ambassador
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    Oh yes, and ebay don't like it that blatant at all!
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  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    Yep definately. Report the seller to eBay.
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  • pennylane99
    pennylane99 Posts: 5,783 Forumite
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  • Agutka
    Agutka Posts: 2,376 Forumite
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    Thank you all! The silly so and so copy and pasted my listing so I am glad I can also report her for something Ebay may take notice of. Whoo hoo. I'm on the warpath!
    :wall:
  • Amazombie
    Amazombie Posts: 268 Forumite
    Item Number 230098002561

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PIMSLEUR-Language-Program-30-Lessons-16-CDs-POLISH_W0QQitemZ230098002561QQihZ013QQcategoryZ13537QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    razorbladekisses wrote:
    Yep definately. Report the seller to eBay.

    why? how does it hurt you - as they say the item may go for less and you still pay the same at most
  • Agutka
    Agutka Posts: 2,376 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Blacksheep1979 wrote:
    why? how does it hurt you - as they say the item may go for less and you still pay the same at most

    Because I don't agree with fee avoidance and because I worked hard on the description which this seller has copied. So I want the listing pulled.
    :wall:
  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    has your auction ended yet? if not Ebay will pull it and they'll relist it by copying your text again.
  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    Blacksheep1979 wrote:
    why? how does it hurt you - as they say the item may go for less and you still pay the same at most

    ...But the seller is getting away with paying less fees than the rest of us which IMO is very unfair.
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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    scheming_gypsy wrote:
    has your auction ended yet? if not Ebay will pull it and they'll relist it by copying your text again.

    Oh, so cynical :)

    I find that one listing pulled teaches them not to do it again.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
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