That seems to be a glitch in the
ebay software.
When I click on items, the charge is "lowered" to anywhere between $27 and $47 (no logic visible for the range).
What is unacceptable is the shipping time. I paid on May 1st for an item the seller wouldn't budge from using the esp and the package has moved a grand total of about 10 miles until now May 19. Expected shipping time is around 5 to 6 weeks.... (I bought a few items at a recent Siegel auction and the package arrived at my home after just short of 60 hours transit time).
It seems with esp items are sent to a "repackaging center" where a $5/hour illegal central american immigrant (with likely no knowledge whatsover about handling stamps) repackages the stamps...
Some sellers simply stop communicating when kindly asked to switch to a better s&h option for us overseas buyers (
ebay seems to force esp as almost all offers are now defaulted to this stupid shipping method).