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[-] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 137 points 5 days ago

$20 and $10 shipping: 😡

$30 and free shipping: 😄

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago

It is kind of a dick move when companies overcharge for shipping. I only charge calculated shipping on large or heavy items because those are the ones that vary a lot and I don't want someone in zone 8 (like Southern California or even someone in HI buying it and shipping costing more than they paid. If it's under 1 lb then I just give free shipping and bake it into the price.

[-] moonbunny@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

This reminds me of my early shopping days using EBay, where it wasn’t uncommon for sellers to under-price their products so they show up near the top of the price (cheapest-most expensive) sort pile, and then charge an outrageous amount in shipping.

I’ve found that almost always (at the time), that the seller offering free or low cost shipping was usually cheaper.

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

That was because their fees were based on the sale price of the item minus the shipping. So they were only paying fees on 1 cent. They changed the fees so that the total sale including shipping is calculated.

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