Re: [NTLK] OT not NTLK Re: Ebay/Paypal

I suppose then, that the correct term would be a
misleading price.
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<hseldon@my.wgu.edu> wrote:
> L.W. Brown wrote:
> > If I can't easily tell what the shipping is, I
don't bid.
> >
> > On 15. Dec, 2006, at 8:41, Goodwin, Greg P. wrote:
> >
> >> ... I also find most auctions to be dishonest in
their
> >> pricing, with shipping costs hidden, misleading,
and abnormally high
> >> so as to obfuscate the actual price.
>
> uh the actual price is what comes out of your
pocket. it doesn't matter
> how you arrived at that figure. so if I sell you a
mustang for $1 USD
> but charge you $27,999 in shipping costs you will
feel cheated?? the
> 'cost' is $28,000 duh.
>
> william
>
>
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