http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257

Starting price == $0.01

On Oct 19, 11:14 am, SFTV_troy > wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257
>
> Starting price == $0.01

Yes, this is spam, folks, but the real question is, what wine goes
with this popcorn? Buttery, oaky chardonnay?

Dan-O (getting on-topic)

i just want some fried chicken

On Oct 19, 12:42 pm, SN > wrote:
> i just want some fried chicken

Have you tried Ebay?

--Bryan

On Oct 19, 11:20 am, Dan the Man > wrote:
> On Oct 19, 11:14 am, SFTV_troy > wrote:
>
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257
>
> > Starting price == $0.01
>
> Yes, this is spam, folks, but the real question is, what wine goes
> with this popcorn? Buttery, oaky chardonnay?
>
> Dan-O (getting on-topic)

Dan-O, what elese with popcorn but BEER!
Or a nice buttery dragonwell!
Jenn

"SFTV_troy" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257
>
> Starting price == $0.01
>
DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

US $24.88

Also, a 97.6% happy buyer ratio is very low for EBAY;
Avoid, Avoid, Avoid

Kent wrote:
> "SFTV_troy" > wrote ...
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257
>>
>> Starting price == $0.01
>>
> DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> US $24.88
>
> Also, a 97.6% happy buyer ratio is very low for EBAY;
> Avoid, Avoid, Avoid

The happy buyer ratio is mostly bull anyway. What counts is how long
the have been selling or buying.
http://www.techweb.com/article/showA...1600603&pgno=1

--
DougW

"DougW" > wrote in message
...
> Kent wrote:
>> "SFTV_troy" > wrote ...
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257
>>>
>>> Starting price == $0.01
>>>
>> DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> US $24.88
>>
>> Also, a 97.6% happy buyer ratio is very low for EBAY;
>> Avoid, Avoid, Avoid
>
> The happy buyer ratio is mostly bull anyway. What counts is how long
> the have been selling or buying.
> http://www.techweb.com/article/showA...1600603&pgno=1

Selling cheap and increasing the shipping costs is a way to get around ebay
fees since they are charged on the goods, not shipping. Check the total
cost to see if it is a good deal.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "DougW" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Kent wrote:
>>> "SFTV_troy" > wrote ...
>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260172730257
>>>>
>>>> Starting price == $0.01
>>>>
>>> DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> US $24.88
>>>
>>> Also, a 97.6% happy buyer ratio is very low for EBAY;
>>> Avoid, Avoid, Avoid
>>
>> The happy buyer ratio is mostly bull anyway. What counts is how long
>> the have been selling or buying.
>> http://www.techweb.com/article/showA...1600603&pgno=1
>
> Selling cheap and increasing the shipping costs is a way to get
> around ebay fees since they are charged on the goods, not shipping. Check
> the total cost to see if it is a good deal.

Ebay has a mechanism in place to report sellers who appear to be
over-charging on shipping. Ebay initiated rules about 6 months ago to try
and solve that issue.
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

"Kent" > wrote in
:

> DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> US $24.88
>
> Also, a 97.6% happy buyer ratio is very low for EBAY;
> Avoid, Avoid, Avoid

It's not so very low when you have over 500 transactions, but I agree that
nearly $25 doesn't strike me as what parcel post would cost, not everywhere
in the lower 48. (According to <http://www.usps.com/rates/parcel-post-
rates.htm> it goes by distance & weight.)

But he's really stretching it in the description, for example when he says
the item is "BRAND NEW. Never used." Can you imagine anyone paying for used
popcorn? :-))

Ozzy

Ozzy wrote:
> "Kent" > wrote in
> :
>
>
>> DID YOU NOTICE THE SHIPPING COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> US $24.88
>>
>> Also, a 97.6% happy buyer ratio is very low for EBAY;
>> Avoid, Avoid, Avoid
>>
>
> It's not so very low when you have over 500 transactions, but I agree that
> nearly $25 doesn't strike me as what parcel post would cost, not everywhere
> in the lower 48. (According to <http://www.usps.com/rates/parcel-post-
> rates.htm> it goes by distance & weight.)
>
I would encourage anyone to avoid buying from this spammer. Or any spammer.

However, a quick discussion about pricing might be in order. PayPal
charges the vendor a percentage of the sales price, but not of the
shipping. So some vendors put low prices on stuff with a "buy it now"
option and really high shipping. Of course it doesn't cost $25 to ship
the popcorn. Of course the popcorn is worth more than a penny.

As a buyer, look at the total of the sale price and shipping and decide
if that is a reasonable total. eBay has recently changed the sort
options on their displays so you can sort by the price + shipping costs,
which makes comparisons easier.

Personally, I think that this approach - low price with high shipping
costs - is unfair to PayPal and I don't buy from sellers who do that.
As a seller, I don't do that either. It's just not right! If you don't
like PayPal, don't use them. If you use them, you should pay them
fairly for their services.

Mike

> Personally, I think that this approach - low price with high shipping
> costs - is unfair to PayPal

Well, IMHO their fees are pretty high, and they are raking in billions for
little more than running a big website. And they own Paypal too, who takes a
nice chunk of each sale as well...if you accept credit cards.

So I feel nothing for Ebay as far as losing a few bucks here and there.
But, I sell my stuff for actual shipping on principle.

-John O

"JohnO" > wrote in message
>
> Well, IMHO their fees are pretty high, and they are raking in billions for
> little more than running a big website.

All they do is run a web site?

FYI,.they employ 13,200 people. That is a lot of families living the good
life with food and housing because they have a job with a profitable
company. Their stock is publicly traded so you can buy a piece of the
action and make money too.

Jump on and get rich too http://investor.ebay.com/faq.cfm