Adjustment of shipping fees for heavy items | Sell

*markfrizz* · 2026-03-28T11:51:26.964000Z

Hello, Regarding the sale of a heavy electrical appliance:I would like to charge EUR 7.69 in shipping fees within Germany.And the reason for that is that a 5kg DHL parcel costs at least EUR 7.69. As a result, I incur costs of EUR 7.69. Now I have received a message from eBay's legal department, which essentially says that the fees charged by DHL are too high.According to the legal experts working for eBay, DHL may charge only EUR 4.00 for a 5 kg parcel. Well, privately one is free to hold that opinion, although I do not share it... Be that as it may, I will have to pay the resulting difference of EUR 3.69. I was then suggested by the machine that I should sell the device for EUR 1.00. That would mean I would have made a loss of EUR 2.69 on a possible sale. Electrical appliances can be disposed of free of charge. What do you think, should I dispose of the device? The lawyers at eBay can say whatever they want in private, for all I care.But in their professional capacity they should always tell the truth. Regards

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