Wayne, eat the charges and forget about it (if possible.) I learned a long time ago to ALWAYS ask about shipping charges, combined and otherwise.

I recently asked a seller about shipping charges and he told me he combines charges but to the tune of $0.50 extra per chip. Of course I would not stand for such an outrageous fee as it cost just as much to ship 2 chips as it does 4, and 5 as it does 7 etc.

This greed is going to cost the seller total dollars in the long run as I will not bid on any of his chips.

Your pretty safe if the seller is a long time club member in many cases especially if you've done business with him before.