Post #719692 by TheBigT on Mon, Jun 9, 2014 10:51 AM

On 2014-06-08 20:51, TikiTacky wrote:

On 2014-06-08 20:38, Vince Martini wrote:
I think you are over thinking this just a bit. Something's "value" does not include the cost of shipping, whether it is on ebay or bought in a store while on vacation, and shipped home. I don't remember what I paid for shipping, but I can remember what I paid for purchase...and will continue listing mine as such.

OK, let me put it a different way: If someone was selling a mug you wanted for $5 and asking $30 for shipping, would you buy it and say you got a deal? Or would you buy the same mug from another seller for $25 with free shipping?

As I see it, something's value is what you're willing to pay for it—no more, and no less.

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[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-06-08 22:30 ]

I don't mind if the ebay price includes shipping or not. I just want to know if it did. That way I know what i'm comparing to when i see items outside of ebay. For my own accounting, I always track item prices and shipping separately in the spreadsheet I keep. Having the original sale price separate also tells me what price a seller was willing to part with an item (assuming they didn't pad the shipping price with some profit).