Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years

Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by tempoponet on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:05PM (#34821482)

I feel transparency in pricing is more valuable to the users. I've sold items that cost more to ship than they were worth; the problem is that if they choose to return the item I would eat the shipping cost if I offered "free shipping".

The result is that bulky worthless items have lopsided price/shipping. Ebay offers the UI tools to show users the bottom line and they can make an informed decision.

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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by jedberg on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:12PM (#34821616)

But you can just charge for shipping a return.

And like I said I don't use eBay anymore, but back then, they didn't give the tools. You could only sort by listing price without shipping included.

If they now offer tools to include shipping in the search, then sure.

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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by brewdad on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:13PM (#34822876)

If it was a $5 item that cost $10 to ship, they are still out the $10 though. Buyer might pay return shipping but the seller has to refund the $5 and isn't getting that $10 back. I'm not aware that Ebay would allow you to have a 200% "return fee".

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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by jedberg on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:15PM (#34822927)

That's a fair point.

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