i really don't mind what the cost is for postage - If i'm paying a good price for product and post together, it doesn't matter if the listed posting cost is more than the price on the envelope. The cost of posting is a combination of actual stamp price, packing and Paypal (If u were picking up stuff, u would pay in cash probs). It is annoying when sellers don't combine postage well, though if you ask politely before buying, then you can see what sort of deal you are going to be getting.
Listing stuff on ebay is time consuming, and setting up the combined postage rules as a seller is annoying, and even then they don't work properly, so will need to be manually adjusted. Changing the postage value on each item you list can also be time consuming, so it can be easier to list with a flat postage cost and make up the difference in the item price.
However there are plenty of dodgey sellers out there, who will try and make as much on postage as possible. And then theres the ones who are really unhelpful generally...
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