Interesting. Well, not like we all thought that eBay was exactly the squeakiest of companies, I guess. Haha. Good to know the main reason though.

Quote Originally Posted by VX KAT View Post
Actually, ebay has single-handedly created this problem because they upped the final value fees so much at the back end of the transaction. FVF are based on the selling price. So it's cheaper for the seller to "transfer" more of the costs into shipping/handling, thereby avoiding some of the FVF. In reality, just look at the total price + s/h and determine if that's what you're willing to pay for an item.