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Who Wins in eBay's New Shipping Cost Requirements?

hi scott,

agree with you on this one...

and your q' ''wait, who wins on this one''?

here's some more shipping/pnp nonsense for your thoughts.

(i have posted on another thread then copied and pasted here for your easy ref'...)

In the uk a part of the new measures '' to improve the buyer expierience '' heavy emphasis and promo' is getting behind 'free postage' and 'least expensive postage' listings......
There's recently a 'free postage banner' on the home page driving sellers to listings offering this nonsense.
Nonsense?
Yes, how on earth can it possibly be free, it has to be built into the purchase price instead.
Isn't this all a tad deceptive and disingenuous?
In any event, cheapest isn't always best, especially re' service industries.
Sellers only enjoy paypal coverage if they ship recorded delivery, Whilst ebay encourages buyers towards less expensive options, with no effort to highlight the cheap choice risks...
Towards the same ends, the new search facility offers cheapest postage search...
Well how about a 'safe secure/insured postage' search too?

Meanwhile....

As competitive sellers introduce free p n p, building it into their purchase prices, there is one short term beneficiary - ebay, with a higher purchase price from which to take a fvf %
Hmmmmnnnnnnnnn..... Conflict of interest ?