So I got a similar response when I asked about why the shipping came out higher than I'd figured it out to be:
"as described, for over $40 purcchase, we need to charge $4.5 registration fee. thanks"
I then re-checked some of his auctions and he does include a
message about it, but it's buried in text within an image and honestly I missed it. I'm sure other people have done the same. Considering how uptight eBay gets about what sellers charge for shipping, I'm surprised they're OK with him adding that fee and sort of hiding it in his listings. He could modify that source image to say whatever he wants it to, effectively skirting eBay restrictions on modifying a listing.
I'm not gonna complain, since I got a decent deal on the games.
But I still don't like it.