[BBC-Micro] eBay auction prices

[Mark Haysman]

> Anyway, I was bidding on a Master yesterday. That seller quoted shipping 
> to
> Sweden is £29. The one you just linked to has quoted £50 shipping to 
> Sweden,
> for an identical machine. I understand there are a few options 
> (Parcelforce,
> Parcel2Go, various company discounts etc, seller listing incorrect 
> postage)
> but a difference of £20 is quite a lot.

I recently sold a machine to a guy in the Netherlands, and charged £29.50 
shipping. The cost breakdown of that was £19 for the basic shipping cost 
using DHL plus £5.00 for transit cover up to £250, with VAT added, makes it 
£27.60. The balance of a few pounds covers the packing materials etc., so 
that quote of the first seller sounds about right.

£50 is just either plain profiteering, or the seller being ignorant of the 
various shipping options available. I would bet a cheese sandwich on the 
former....

Mark.