Jens, yes, precisely so:-
selling things for other people is a business
packing and sending things is a business
a business will die if it charges either too much, or too little
Do auction houses and those who do the shipping for them charge too much?
Frankly, I do not know, but I decided a long time ago that as far as my pocket was concerned, yes, they did.
But maybe the people who still use them think their charges are reasonable.
However, if I lived in Ireland, maybe I would still be looking at auction catalogues, and selling things I no longer wanted by auction.
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