Date   : Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:51:16 -0000
From   : jumbos.bazzar@... (Mark Haysman)
Subject: eBay auction prices

> Anyway, I was bidding on a Master yesterday. That seller quoted shipping 
> to
> Sweden is ?29. The one you just linked to has quoted ?50 shipping to 
> Sweden,
> for an identical machine. I understand there are a few options 
> (Parcelforce,
> Parcel2Go, various company discounts etc, seller listing incorrect 
> postage)
> but a difference of ?20 is quite a lot.

I recently sold a machine to a guy in the Netherlands, and charged ?29.50 
shipping. The cost breakdown of that was ?19 for the basic shipping cost 
using DHL plus ?5.00 for transit cover up to ?250, with VAT added, makes it 
?27.60. The balance of a few pounds covers the packing materials etc., so 
that quote of the first seller sounds about right.

?50 is just either plain profiteering, or the seller being ignorant of the 
various shipping options available. I would bet a cheese sandwich on the 
former....

Mark.