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    Buying MX Revolution on eBay - Suspect Seller

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by FusiveResonance, Nov 22, 2009.

  1. FusiveResonance

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    FusiveResonance, Nov 22, 2009
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    Well, the guy is shipping from Canada, and the shipping method is Express Mail International. Generally speaking, a seller can charge whatever they want for shipping, as eBay does not regulate, at least to my knowledge, what you can (over)charge on shipping costs.

    I will say that overcharging on shipping costs pisses people off though, and that can reflect negatively on the seller when it comes time to give them feedback. Since this guy has no feedback score, I would stay away from this seller and look elsewhere.
     
    garetjax, Nov 22, 2009
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  3. Syndrome

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    Wow, I got some of those new from BestBuy for 40$. Thats cheaper than the shipping alone.
     
    Syndrome, Nov 22, 2009
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  4. FusiveResonance

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    Was this during a sale? I'm in Canada btw.
     
    FusiveResonance, Nov 22, 2009
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    They just dropped the price. It was before Logitech announced the new receivers that would accept more than one device. I figured they were just going to unveil a new gen mouse. At the time I picked up two of them and called all my friends and told them to get some too.

    I talked to a rep at the bestbuy at the time and he just told me that logitech said to lower the price to that ammount. Now you cannot buy the MX Revolution on the bestbuy website.
     
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  6. The Fire Snake

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    I thought the same thing until last night. I listed a Video game for sale and the system would not let me charge any more than $4 for shipping. Never say that before and i don't know what their rules are for the various items/categories that are listed.
     
    The Fire Snake, Nov 22, 2009
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