On the other site if given too many low ratings for shipping can result in a loss of discounts to powersellers thus making them up their overall price on items to recoup what they had discount wise
On another note I wonder how the buyer would feel if someone were to do or question them about the same thing,do they feel their shipping fees are above and beyond reproach,are they selling items at 1$ and shipping them for free or is it ONLY their shipping that is reasonable.I am sure some buyers have looked over and moved on by thinking perhaps the shipping fees were too high but not stop purchase an item than complain about postage
last thing if 2 seperate selelrs had the exact same item for sale 1 seller with perfect feedback the other iffy,the perfect seller has shipping at 5$ the iffy seller has shipping at 3$ are you going to buy from the iffy seller and cross your fingers or buy from the perfect seller and then complain about how you saw the same item being offered for 2$ less shipping wise,I know who I would go with and happily so
Just my opinion but as a seller it really does hit a nerve hearing this as most good sellers try to offer the best shipping rates they can and as we only know how our own shipping goes cost time etc every seller is different too many variables to consider time location (if they are far away from the post their gas money will factor in) materials etc etc etc so to just assume someone is gouging as it does not reflect a cost your used to seeing or think it should be really is unfair that you would tarnish their selling reputation and this applies to any and all buyers don't like the fee don't buy the item and then ambush em least someone can do is ask why the shipping fee is at x amount,if a reasonable answer is given should be more than enough
And before anyone asks no I am not a seller who has a grudge I actually have 5 stars across the board somewhere so my fees seem to be fine with everyone who has purchased from me
some sellers ship out a few items a week,some much much more they have overhead,employees the fact that they indeed have to pay for the items to be packaged and perhaps are paying someone to do just that does not factor in with the op too many things we do not see as buyers that sellers have to take into effect and if anyone is to blame on a certain site,well blame the site itself for taking a % of the sellers shipping fees now
If total cost to ship an item with packing materials etc is 2.90 and the seller charges 3$ take away the 2% that site takes and you have left the seller with nothing,nothing money wise to locate, package and run off to the post office (gas money not included) and your small profit quickly becomes a debit do that 100 times a week and see if your tune changes slightly
I would understand if charged 10$ for an item that should cost 2$ but who the heck is going to pay that keep in mind that the 25-75 cents extra sellers may charge is what accounts for protecting your items and let's them stay afloat,especially the smaller sellers who barely break even with adding an extra few cents to their shipping
Too many sites running the small seller into the red,too bad a lot of buyers seem to be just as eager to help
You know full well what your getting into when buying an item,it almost seems spiteful to bring down a sellers ratings unless for a darn good reason and I cannot justify going into a sale knowing full well the postage charged reason at all,don't like the fees move on,don't like the fees but agree to buy the item anyway your choice as long as you get what you paid for item wise leave the sellers alone