"I should also point out an is
"I should also point out an issue with pricing items at ebay, is that in many cases the item will need to be shipped. With outboards, this usually can cost around $150. Now the seller will say that this cost is picked up by the buyer, but the reality is that the buyer, knowing that this cost is there, will in most cases reduce their maximum bid by that amount.
My point is that the 9.8HP Mercury above is really selling for about $660 as we speak since the buyer must be willing to pay that amount to acquire it.
I added this point about shipping costs because in this case it represented about 30% of the cost of the motor."