I buy cds online and maybe this is off topic, BUT this is a thread about illegal stuff on ebay so I'll ask.
Is it legal for ebayers to say their shipping cost is more than what ebay has it listed as? If not, do they have to honor what the listed shipping cost is? International sellers do this quite a bit.
Part of the issue seems to depend on the evolution of effort to deceive. Properly described auctions, being up front about the item being sold, sold at the appropriate price, while fraudulent descriptions garnered higher prices, due to intent to mislead or outright fraud. A few years ago, we'd see 'Mint black lotus' auctions, with no picture or mention of Collector's Edition--obviously fraudulent. Later, we'd see "Mint Black Lotus' auctions, with "CE" mentioned, but the abbreviation not explained, using a 'stock photo' of the card front only, with the 'stock photo' wording in the smallest possible font, as well hidden as possible--less obviously fraudulent, but still. Now we have our current example.
We're getting better at defining what's acceptable practice for being deceptive and misleading, but not actionable due to fraud. Buyer beware--If it seems too good to be true, it probably is; also TANSTAAFL (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch). Finally, we can ostracize deceptive sellers--block them from all searches, as they've proven they can't be trusted.
I buy cds online and maybe this is off topic, BUT this is a thread about illegal stuff on ebay so I'll ask.
Is it legal for ebayers to say their shipping cost is more than what ebay has it listed as? If not, do they have to honor what the listed shipping cost is? International sellers do this quite a bit.
What do you mean listed shipping cost?
The auction has one shipping cost in the text, but another one in the actual details, or the auction has one in the details and you get an invoice for $14 rather than $2?
If the seller is using calculated shipping there is a serious problem with eBay's shipping calculator (it normally overcharges). I don't know if thier estimated shipping includes seller handling, or is even equivilent to what thier actual calculator provides. I just know as a seller I haven't been burned by it, but it has overcharged my buyers more than once.
Sometimes eBay uses shipping options, which I bet are confusing. (I bought a couple items over the weekend using thier new system and it was hard to tell what I won, and how to pay for it.)
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The shipping cost listed under the price of the item.
For example, ebay says shipping on a single cd is $3.00 from a non-US country and has it listed as so. In the seller's description, it will say "Shipping is NOT $3.00, shipping cost is X.XX, please wait for invoice before sending payment"
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Is it legal for ebayers to say their shipping cost is more than what ebay has it listed as? If not, do they have to honor what the listed shipping cost is? International sellers do this quite a bit.
We're getting better at defining what's acceptable practice for being deceptive and misleading, but not actionable due to fraud. Buyer beware--If it seems too good to be true, it probably is; also TANSTAAFL (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch). Finally, we can ostracize deceptive sellers--block them from all searches, as they've proven they can't be trusted.
What do you mean listed shipping cost?
The auction has one shipping cost in the text, but another one in the actual details, or the auction has one in the details and you get an invoice for $14 rather than $2?
If the seller is using calculated shipping there is a serious problem with eBay's shipping calculator (it normally overcharges). I don't know if thier estimated shipping includes seller handling, or is even equivilent to what thier actual calculator provides. I just know as a seller I haven't been burned by it, but it has overcharged my buyers more than once.
Sometimes eBay uses shipping options, which I bet are confusing. (I bought a couple items over the weekend using thier new system and it was hard to tell what I won, and how to pay for it.)
For example, ebay says shipping on a single cd is $3.00 from a non-US country and has it listed as so. In the seller's description, it will say "Shipping is NOT $3.00, shipping cost is X.XX, please wait for invoice before sending payment"