[HandOverFist]

Why not just offer free shipping and have that out of the equation?

I remember those ads with super low prices and astronomical shipping...stupid. Always just glossed over those anyway. Come to think of it, if ebay is getting a cut/fee of the shipping why not put them in charge of shipping? Let them choose the shipping method and the seller buy a pre-printed label from paypal...would that not take care of the liability aspect? I know some of the heavy hitters like Jegs and Summit use ebay for some items with free shipping...do they have some favored status or special deals with ebay?

Edit: A short search revealed that every item at Jegs ebay store features free shipping...Summit appears to be about 90% free shipping.