Past three items sold in a row have a problem with the eBay shipping calculator. Calculated shipping (and the amount paid by the buyer) are lower than the price for the eBay shipping label - very large difference in one case (almost 40% discrepancy). The size of the box, weight and shipping method were not changed, eBay just wants more shipping when it comes time to buy the postage. Any explanations out there on how to correct this (aside from ignoring the eBay shipping calculator)? Does eBay and Paypal have separate shipping calculators, that don't reconcile. In each of the three cases, I ended up paying the difference in postage - one buyer was extremely nasty and threatened negative feedback if I did not ship immediately, regardless of the shipping cost discrepancy (of course, it was in his favor). eBay is rapidly becoming a useless tool for me.
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