Ebay Shipping Charges

IMHO..yes

I would even suspect that even regular priority mail would be cheaper than the scenerio I made an example of.

When dealing with forgeries - the postal overcharges get even worse. Quite often the sellers offer money back no questions asked. And they actually will do it. However, they refund the bid ONLY - without refunding postage. That way the total cost to them is actually covered by the postage charge. Thend result is that if you chose to return the coin (at your cost)because it is fake they can give the bid amount back - pay for the original coin and then re-sell it. The buyer ends up being out postage costs both ways. But since the seller offers you your money back - ebay is happy and sees nothing at all wrong with the transaction.

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do you think it's appropriate to increase S&H charges to help cover your fuel costs?

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nds76:
Depends on how far you are from the post office I guess. I live over 15 miles from the nearest one. However, I have to commute that distance every day and my office is across the street from a postal outlet. I typically don't put a fuel surcharge on shipping, only because I can pop across the street on my lunch and drop it in the mail. If I couldn't do this, and had to drive the 15 miles to the post office, I would put a small surcharge to cover my fuel costs.

Cheers
Mark