I ve bought several things from ebay for 1 cent or 6 cents, with free shipping. Most of the time it s just stupid little things like phone jacks, hard drive cables, or things that aren t worth much, but with free shipping, I m literally sending 1 cent or 6 cents to the seller, who then has to mail me the item, which I m sure costs a lot in postage, especially since most of them are from Asia or somewhere else internationally.Occasionally I ll get CDs for 25 cents, or other items where the price doesn t even cover a single postage stamp, with free shipping. It would be cheaper for these sellers to throw their stuff in the trash rather than send it to me. I m wondering why people would do this instead of setting their start price at least high enough to cover shipping.
More than once I have won 1 cent auctions and then my email filled up with ads from the sellers. Its a way to get repeat business.What I love are the items that sell for a penny, with $9.99 shipping....:)
They don t mean to sell stuff for 1 cent. 1 cent is the cheapest listing price for things on ebay. What happens is that people don t bid on the item or 1 person does and noone else.
