Hello from Robert, I occasionally sell CDs on eBay but shipping costs are controlled to a maximum of US$3 (even though from Japan it costs me around US$6 per CD !) Having said that, I am amazed at how sellers in China (for example) can charge US$170 to ship a flute - a small musical instrument that should cost no more than US$40 -$50 however well packed. eBay needs to look into such shady dealings - and the quality of the instuments are in general far below par and only shiny from the start. Be careful also of 'coloured' instruments. That enamel 'colour' may not last !