Another money grab from Ebay.

[Rookie#1]

The fees on greedbay are getting out of control. While I get all my consumable parts from aussie dealers (chains, sprockets, lubes, tyres etc.), when you need an obsolete part that can't be found for the love of money in Australia. Case in point, I've been looking for a filter cage (or complete airbox) for a PE250 for ages. I found a cage the other day which had buy now for US $19.90. Postage US $69 ! WTF Send the seller a message asking if this was right as I thought the postage cost was wrong. He replied they send everything via USPS flat rate boxes as all the packaging and labels are free to them.They don't have to weigh every item and it makes it easier for them to run their business...If I don't like the way they do business, please don't buy from us!
I refuse to pay $69 to post something that weighs next to nothing and will fit in a padded express bag. Bastards!

Cutting nose.......spite.........face 

[Tim754]

Forwarding agents are laughing!  and now some are     lowering     fees to undercut their opposition. All good for us.

[Hardo]

Above and beyond all this..... consumer choice and consumer actions always dictate the market.

If eBay prices themselves out of the market, then the consumers will go elsewhere.

That has pretty much never changed.
Unless a local bike shop 'sponsors' you - loyalty doesn't cut it in my books.