If I am looking for something on Ebay I check the sellers with similar or identical products. If one quotes shipping at $6 and another says $15 I steer clear of the higher one. As mentioned we all know UPS rates are reasonable. Hey if it's $7 and they charge $2 for the box and bubble wrap that's still reasonable. But the ones who want to make it on the shipping instead of the products I don't buy from.