Ok, first let me say that I don't care what eBay thinks about this topic -- I'm asking only out of curiosity.
Here's a quote from one of eBay's Help pages (italics added by me):
"In some categories, eBay sets maximum shipping and handling charges. When listing in these categories, the only time when sellers are allowed to charge more than the maximum is when using the shipping calculator to set the actual size and weight of the item, including packing materials. When using the shipping calculator, sellers should make sure the calculated cost isn’t higher than the actual shipping cost or it will be considered excessive shipping."
Now, when we're using Calculated Shipping and we enter our Packing & Handling Fee ("Not shown to buyers, but will be included in shipping total"), we can type anything we want into that field. So do you think technically this violates eBay's policy as stated above? For example, let's say I'm listing a book. Maximum flat-rate shipping is $4, so for a heavy book, I select Calculated Shipping, but I type in a $10 Packing & Handling Fee. That's pretty excessive for packing one ordinary book, but there's no way eBay could object. Right? If you are using their own listing tools, do they perk up their ears if a seller attempts to add such an exorbitant handling fee?
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