That is correct.... eBay does charge the same final value fees for shipping as the bid price of the item. This changed quite a while back because sellers would list a $100 item that would ship for $10 as $10 bid price with $100 shipping in order to screw eBay out of the finial value fees.
Glad to hear you are getting your item. I would be interested in knowing if the shipping price is on the package when it shows up.
