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Originally Posted by F-U-Jimmy
I probably spend $20,000+ a year on books and electronics and stuff with Amazon and i have just one issue and its not really with them its their sellers. Its the practice of selling stuff for .01cent like iphone screen covers and then adding $6.00 mailing cost. Who the fuck do they think they are dealing with ? The mail cost on a cover i received recently was just 50cents by regular USPS so why the deception ? why not just charge a realistic price for the cover and not this deceptive way of doing business. Anytime i see this on Amazon i switch to another seller who charges a realistic price for mail even if i pay a little more for the product.
OK rant over Amazon still rocks  |
I sell on Amazon, and they do that for a couple of reasons. In your instance, Amazon only takes their cut from the sale price, not the shipping price.
Also, in terms of sales, it makes a huge difference if a seller gets the buy box. (that isn't just based on price, but price is a factor). Lots of times, as a featured seller, I will have the buy box, and be charging 3 times what the other sellers are that listed as "also available from", and I will make the sale. Shipping costs aren't factored in to the buy box positioning formula, so that is another reason.
Or that is my guess, anyhow. I don't know for sure, as things I sell are priced much higher than a penny.
