I'm not saying you're ripping people off, no worries. 
International shipping, especially from the US, can be a complete pain in the arse.
I was just pondering bidding on the copy of Air Zonk at $24.99 USD when I noticed the shipping to Canada was listed at $20.53 USD.
Ebay seems to be acting up right now but it appears that the other TG16 games are listed at the same shipping cost as well.
I figured as much, and yeah that is an error - I have Priority Flat Rate Envelope listed as a shipping option, but yet it won't show up no matter what I do on any country. I'm not changing the package type to Large Envelope, because then it screws me over on the US shipping side with the calculator and undercuts the shipping cost at that point. It also turns some possible bidders away, as they see envelope and think I just throw it in there with no packing material; which is FAR from the case.
The cheapest shipping method that I will ship to Canada on that game is Flat Rate Priority Envelope - I will not do First Class, pretty much the same reason what Michael stated. That is going to be your cheapest option with me - and it is $10 for as much as I can safely put in there, which at most is 2 CD sized cases with bubble wrap or cardboard. I started offering that shipping method, as opposed to standard Priority (which is what I would require otherwise), out of courtesy - I don't blame people for getting upset - almost $20 is ridiculous, and the rest of the world's shipping prices at that method are even more so. I also wouldn't ship that way unless I packed well enough to prevent damage. If I put a flat shipping cost for international, I will end up getting screwed somewhere due to it being different per country. By doing that, it is surely a lose:lose situation for me.
I have been on eBay about 10 years; my feedback score, percentage and DSR's show more than I could ever say, and clearer than glass - I am the last person that anyone needs to worry about overcharging on shipping. If I charged excessive shipping, I wouldn't have a DSR on Shipping and handling charges of 4.9. I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. If someone buys something from me, and the shipping calculator is wrong, I send them an invoice with the CORRECTED amount. If someone pays before I get a chance to correct it, I refund them the difference. I also don't charge stupid fees other than maybe $1 per package or whatever, which is far more reasonable than anyone else I have ever dealt with on there, especially the 'sell an item for .99 and charge $25 shipping on an item that costs $3 or $5 to ship' sellers.
So either way, if eBay's calculator is wrong, you WILL NOT get sent an invoice for the bloated amount they have listed. Anyone that has ANY questions about my shipping costs or wants a correct shipping quote, they can feel free to contact me on here or on eBay, and I will be more than happy to send them a correct quote
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Topic: Moved to eBay -- FS: just some Turbo Games (Air Zonk, etc.) (Read 336 times)