Also it could be a con.
You may end up paying 99p for something with postage of �25 and it is insured.
But gets lost in the post so they say, but when you claim then you are only entitled to the 99p what you have paid and not the postage costs.
Also e bayers that are selling things from abroad IE China put a high postage charge on for something that does not sell for much but is worth more to get around the import duty that you might have to pay if you see what I mean