Thank you for your interest, fanning and compliment! I'm afraid that we feel strongly that when we are giving away a brand new (or in other words, high value) item, the bidder should be willing to pay for the cost of getting it to them. We have already asked for minimal S/H costs, and have paid far too much of our money on postage for these auctions. We just can't afford it! There are no other moneys generated from these sales. Thanks for your interest in this item, and I'm sure you would feel that it is well worth the nominal fee that we are listing for S/H. Carrie and Joe