What a Shmoe!!

[guinaevere]

Unreal (http://cgi.ebay.com/Gangs-of-London-for-PSP_W0QQitemZ130059285637QQihZ003QQcategoryZ62053Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

What first got me was this doofus selling Gangs of London PSP starting at $7/ BIN $10 with $25 shipping... but then I reading the subtitle and seeing the blurry picture... he's only selling the demo!

[6669]

:lol:
Maybe he just has the wrong pic. I mean, he is charging ~$20 for shipping.

[guinaevere]

That's a possibility I hadn't considered. I mean, that's gotta be a friggen heavy game.

[yellowcoward]

Even more now $33.50 shipping

[YoshiFan1]

Reported for excessive shipping and handling charges. If EBay doesn't pull it I'm going to be very annoyed

[shrike4242]

Reported for excessive shipping and handling charges. If EBay doesn't pull it I'm going to be very annoyed
Seconded.

[Pookymeister]

how do you report for excessive shipping?

[pimpinc333]

Reported for excessive shipping and handling charges. If EBay doesn't pull it I'm going to be very annoyed

To go off topic for a sec. I had an auction just pulled recently due to Excessive Shipping. I relisted it and it sold. I originaly charged 10.00 for shipping but then lowered it to 9.00. When I mailed the item out I ended up losing money on shipping. Came out to like 9.50 then like 1.59 for the box. I was mad :( But yea 33.50 for a game only is way too much.

[6669]

Even more now $33.50 shipping
Thats what mine said too, but it had an option to make it $20 something. Still way too much though.

[guinaevere]

how do you report for excessive shipping?I reported it for excessive shipping before I posted. The auction is over, but he's relisted it again with the same costs for shipping.

(I just realized why its $25 for me, ~$30 for others... it's estimating by buyers zipcode... as if tossing this demo in a flat rate envelope with some some padding is too much for this guy...)

Anyway. I'm going to report him again and here we go with the lesson.
find an item (http://cgi.ebay.com/Gangs-of-London-for-PSP_W0QQitemZ130060841751QQihZ003QQcategoryZ62053Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) where the seller is charging confiscatory s/h costs.
scroll to bottom of page where you find: What else can you do? Back to list of items (http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbuyeracctQQhtZ-1) | Ask seller a question (http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ShowCoreAskSellerQuestion&requested=buyeracct&iid=130060841751&frm=284&redirect=0) | Add to Calendar (http://pages.ebay.com/popups/calendar_reminder.html?itemId=130060841751&site=core) | Report this item (http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index_4.html?tier0=report_listing.js&item=130060841751) | Printer Version (http://cgi.ebay.com/Gangs-of-London-for-PSP_W0QQitemZ130060841751QQcategoryZ62053QQcmdZVie wItemQQisPrinterFriendlyZ1QQpvZ2) | Email to a friend (http://contact.ebay.com/ws1/eBayISAPI.dll?ShowEmailAuctionToFriend&item=130060841751)
click the "Report this item" link.
Select subtopic: Listing Policy Violations (improper keywords, outside links, excessive shipping, etc.)
Select another subtopic: Excessive shipping and handling.
Excessive shipping and handling.
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Click where it says, Contact Customer Support Email us (http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/result_C00192.html?item=130060841751&dsturl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fgangs-of-london-for-psp_w0qqitemz130060841751qqihz003qqcategoryz62053q qrdz1qqcmdzviewitem&tier0=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tier1=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tier2=result_C00192&continue=Continue+%3E#)
It then brings you to a page where you can confiirm that the correct item number is being reported. If it is, go ahead and click Send.And voila! Shmoe has been reported yet again.


To go off topic for a sec. I had an auction just pulled recently due to Excessive Shipping. I relisted it and it sold. I originaly charged 10.00 for shipping but then lowered it to 9.00. When I mailed the item out I ended up losing money on shipping. Came out to like 9.50 then like 1.59 for the box. I was mad :( But yea 33.50 for a game only is way too much.I hear ya. Some items are heavier than we would imagine, which is why I always weigh (with my little kitchen scale) and then check at USPS.com to see about how much it's gonna cost. With eBay fees, PayPal fees and the possible loss of a dollar or two on items shipped, it's worth being very accurate.

[YoshiFan1]

To go off topic for a sec. I had an auction just pulled recently due to Excessive Shipping. I relisted it and it sold. I originaly charged 10.00 for shipping but then lowered it to 9.00. When I mailed the item out I ended up losing money on shipping. Came out to like 9.50 then like 1.59 for the box. I was mad :( But yea 33.50 for a game only is way too much.

I think it was wrong for EBay to pull it especially if you lost money. That's what I hate how people who honsetly are not overcharging on shipping (or only charging a buck or two over actual costs) get listings pulled yet sellers charing $20+ get away with it most of the time

[Kayden]

I would think people would be more for higher shipping. The reason ebay cares is because they don't get a cut from it. If you count shipping into the total price, don't really sweat it. IE- Game X is $60 in store. You don't want to pay more than $60 to have it shipped. Seller A has game with $20 shipping, but starts bidding at .99. Only bid to $40 knowing that the seller is using the higher shipping to screw ebay out of screwing him.

You don't think all these companies turn a profit selling things for $.01 and spend 9.99 on shipping?

[pimpinc333]

I think it was wrong for EBay to pull it especially if you lost money. That's what I hate how people who honsetly are not overcharging on shipping (or only charging a buck or two over actual costs) get listings pulled yet sellers charing $20+ get away with it most of the time

Yea every other auction had a Shipping Price of about 14.99 to 20.00. I went to Live Help and asked them about this and they really had no info on it.

[whoknows]

I like this part of his description:

Great game with lots of action and suitable for all ages!

Yet it's rated M :lol:

[JEKKI]

I don't see the problem.

I sold games for $0.01 BIN and charged like $24.99 for shipping.

(ebay eventually caught on to me, so I adjusted it a bit)

dudes still get their games for cheap, and I dont give back to ebay.

it's win win situation

[arfin]

The problem is you win over customers with your cheap tactics jekki, while others try and sell the honest way. eBay should suspend your account, no one likes to pay fees, but if you sell on eBay get used to it. When you have a bullshit listing price of 1 cent and $30 shipping, you drive customers to your listing, and at the same time screw eBay, and we end up paying for it.

[Pookymeister]

eBay could always just take a cut of shipping - that would solve the problem quick. Maybe drop the % cut a tiny bit, but include shipping.