people look at the high cost of shipping on an inexpensive item on ebay and ask... how can they charge THAT much in shipping?

gotta know how ebay works, if you want to sell something for $100, and shipping actually costs $10, ebay is going to charge thier fee on the $100, and zero on the shipping.

now if you charge say, $20 for the item, and then $90 for the shipping, the seller just saved a wad of cash in ebay fees, and you still paid the same amount.