Thanks for your responses. Think lots of people on ebay are buying as well as selling so they have lots of packing material around. I've purchased other items there and before you know it you have a mountain of peanuts, shrink-wrap and assorted boxes. The retailers can afford to ship free or for a lesser amount because of volume. As far as handling charge, maybe that should be built into the reserve price for the item. Although we, being so knowlegeable on the subject of HL prices, couldn't be taken in on that score, lol. But now I do feel as though I have a better handle on what an appropriate charge should be. Thanks again.