993c2cab

I won a wind screen on ebay.. (Sorry if anyone else was in the hunt.) However
he wants 60 bucks to ship from Ca. to Mi. these seems steep. Anyone know it this is a fair price, or how much they weigh?? I've shipped golf clubs for less.

LuftKopf

outrageous, unless it says "inquire about shipping costs"....
they use that line to have an out to zing you.
but that's how half of these ebay auctions run.

You should propose a prepaid fedex account number or something on your dime.
They are pretty big, but flat and not heavy.
When a mom and pop slips in "handling" as part of shipping it can get out of hand as well.

Good luck.

tj90

Its impossible to know whats fair for his handling charge.... Of course, these costs should be clear before you bid - whether its a flat charge or calculated. Did you get an estimate or carefully review auction details before you bid?

I dont know the auction you are talking about, but Im a power seller on EBAY and cant stand it when buyers want to haggle on shipping after they won an auction - even though the terms are clearly written in the auction. I even charge a handling fee if customer wants to pick up to cover my time meeting someone to pickup, paypal, EBAY insertion fees etc...

Bull

So, check out the cost of shipping it yourself, either with the many online calculators offerd by the usual shippers, or by making some calls. eBay is as eBay does!