I think it does hurt his reputation , albeit not very much . But it helps his bottom line and he ' s running a business here . <| sep |> Free shipping is okay on some items , but this one is over a cube and maybe 2530 pounds it ' s a home stereo . I ' m a state away from the west coast , so when someone in New York buys an item like this , the shipping cost can really add up . I ' ve had too many items go to Fla or NY and just mess up my margins on bigheavy items . Also , if you include shipping on big items , and the buyer decides they don ' t like it , you eat the shipping cost and the return shipping cost , or you give the item away and you just paid them to take it . <| sep |> My sources tell me I ' m about to drink a dr pepper