Comments on: eBay ponder compulsory P&P http://tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22836 Chris Dawson Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:54:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22836 "<i>need to give sellers the ability to distinguish between the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, the highlands.....</i> Damn right they do... but the one I <b>really</b> have a problem with is the Channel Islands, they're technically not even in the EU and whilst I'm happy to ship to anywhere in the UK at a flat price that doesn't include shipping internationally :evil: “need to give sellers the ability to distinguish between the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, the highlands…..

Damn right they do… but the one I really have a problem with is the Channel Islands, they’re technically not even in the EU and whilst I’m happy to ship to anywhere in the UK at a flat price that doesn’t include shipping internationally :evil:

]]> By: Owen http://tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22827 Owen Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:20:05 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22827 I can't imagine how I could put P&P on a listing for a large machine. The pallet carriers have seven bands according to postcode with a spread of some £80 between the lowest and the highest. Averaging isn't an option because of the spread. If I quote the highest, I'm ripping people off. If I quote the lowest I'm ripping myself off. I can’t imagine how I could put P&P on a listing for a large machine.

The pallet carriers have seven bands according to postcode with a spread of some £80 between the lowest and the highest.

Averaging isn’t an option because of the spread. If I quote the highest, I’m ripping people off. If I quote the lowest I’m ripping myself off.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22819 Sue Bailey Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:04:57 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22819 If eBay are going to do this, they *at least* need to give sellers the ability to distinguish between the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, the highlands, IOW, Man, etc. etc. etc. Imagine the uproar from US sellers if shipping to Hawaii or Alaska had to be the same price as the continental states :O If eBay are going to do this, they *at least* need to give sellers the ability to distinguish between the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, the highlands, IOW, Man, etc. etc. etc. Imagine the uproar from US sellers if shipping to Hawaii or Alaska had to be the same price as the continental states :O

]]> By: Jade http://tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22816 Jade Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:04:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/12/ebay-ponder-compulsory-pp.html#comment-22816 I think that fixed more transparent P&P would be great. Some items that we sell we are forced to surcharge the P&P because other sellers do a silly item price and load the shipping cost. To compete we have to do the same thing. I would much rather have a fixed "proper" cost for P&P, bith as a buyer and seller. However here is the "but"! I think this would require ebay to improve the P&P display element of the ebay flow so that one can differentiate costs for differing areas/countries, I imagine this would be complex at 1st for both ebay & sellers but would improve the fairness and overall use ability for a buyer. and gone forever would be the countless emails asking for shipping quotes! I think that fixed more transparent P&P would be great. Some items that we sell we are forced to surcharge the P&P because other sellers do a silly item price and load the shipping cost. To compete we have to do the same thing. I would much rather have a fixed “proper” cost for P&P, bith as a buyer and seller.

However here is the “but”! I think this would require ebay to improve the P&P display element of the ebay flow so that one can differentiate costs for differing areas/countries, I imagine this would be complex at 1st for both ebay & sellers but would improve the fairness and overall use ability for a buyer. and gone forever would be the countless emails asking for shipping quotes!

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