Eli5 the reasoning behind astronomical shipping prices on marketplace

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Please help me understand the reasoning behind an item being sold on FB Marketplace for $1 but shipping is around $80? Is that a way to skirt taxes? It’s usually a generic store name, such as Vibrant Discounts, a super long intro title (Bluetooth virtual keyboard wireless infrared blah blah blah), a “sale price” showing it was lowered to $1 from $50 or so, then shipping being astronomical. What is the generic seller trying to accomplish here? Shipping on an item like that should be like ten bucks…

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In addition to them making it look like a good deal, they’ll often have terms where they will not include shipping costs if you ask for a refund. So if it arrives and is a piece of crap, you won’t bother sending it back just to get your one dollar.

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