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Had a recent runaround with shipping charges on eBay myself.
Placed a winning bid of $42.50 for a Sencore VA62A, that was advertised as "Free Shipping". Before the auction ended, the listing gets updated to reflect a $9.75 shipping charge (which still wouldn't come close to covering the cost of properly packing and shipping it). Then once the auction ended, I get an invoice for $41 shipping, on top of the cost of the unit.
As soon as I initially saw the "free shipping", I was concerned, but bid anyway, because the price was really cheap, the unit was in nice shape, and most importantly, the seller was only a few miles away. I ended up just picking the thing up in person, but the last minute changes in the shipping costs would have provided a valid reason to void the transaction if he tried to insist on shipping it. Fortunately, he agreed to pickup, which I intended to do all along. Wouldn't trust the quality of packing on a "free shipping" deal on a unit like that.
I don't think that some sellers pay any attention at all when listing stuff.
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