it is obvious that traders are using freight to make up their margins. I also wonder what is going on when overseas traders list items that are more expensive than you can buy here and the freight cost is enormous. Are they getting a subsidy from their governments somehow?

it's common on the Chinese sites to pay high freight charges, this is where the profit is, not in the cost of the article. I think this practise is happening here now to a certain degree. Where items are similarly priced, I always check the freight costs first. Can anyone explain why European sellers are posting on TM when their goods are not competitively priced and the freight costs are eye watering? Is it something to do with some countries offering incentives for companies to get into exporting? There is no rule that says the freight has to be the actual cost anyway, it's just part of...

Can anyone explain why European sellers are posting on TM when their goods are not competitively priced and the freight costs are eye watering? Is it something to do with some countries offering incentives for companies to get into exporting?

make sure your images are correctly orientated! Apparently this is sometimes difficult when using a smartphone. I have seen advice that you should hold your phone in "landscape" mode, with the shutter button under your right thumb. Sometimes you have to download the images to a third party software to turn them up the correct way. Don't ask me about resizing! I can't see why TM can't do this automatically for us?