ORIGINAL: EASYTIGER
You really do not know what you are talking about. Ebay very consistently will bend their morals whichever way the almighty buck is blowing.
ALL THE TIME.
Ebay is NOT honest. They will cheat and steal from you whenever they can.
Ebay does NOT "follow the terms agreed to", not by a long shot.
Tiger, save the insults for someone else. The words you type speak pretty clearly about where your ethics are. I will not be lectured by someone who advocates cheating a company merely because they are profitable, or a person because they are successful.
And you are in a bit of a dreamworld, as far as S&H goes. Pretty much all succesful mail order companies make money off of shipping and "handling". It's just the way of the world. Advertise a lower price and try to make it up on "handling". It's totally normal. Pretty much any hobby item you order will have some S&H padded, you just need to ask before you bid or buy and factor that into your price.
The world is not going to change on this matter any time soon.
In this case, it's you who are in a dreamworld. Tell me, Mr know-it-all, what's the typical shipping charge at Tower? I'll save you the trouble, it's a flat $7.99 regardless of the size or weight of the order. That's right, it doesn't matter how much it costs Tower, the most I'll pay is $7.99. How about some of the other successful places? Similar thing, they charge reasonable shipping. In fact, many offer free shipping if the order is over a certain amount.