Sorry, but it is the bidder's responsibility to 
ask any questions pertaining to the auction 
before bidding.  Once you make the bid, you are 
agreeing to any terms the seller might have.  If 
the seller does not explicitly state the shipping 
cost in the auction description, it is all the 
more reason to ask them what the approximate 
shipping cost is.  If the cost they give you is 
rediculous, then you don't have to bid.  If they 
won't give you a shipping cost, then you probably 
shouldn't bid.  Now, I'm not defending this guy 
who is probably making back his ebay fees in 
shipping, but it is the bidder's responsibility 
to ask him first. 

Of course, if you think that he will back the 
shipping cost down if you ask, then go for it.  
You can even mention that excessive shipping fees 
are against ebay's seller policy too. Maybe if 
you mention that he will give you reasonable 
shipping cost. 


Totally off topic mini rant:

This is something that I really get miffed about 
as a seller.  I am willing to ship 
internationally as long as the buyer pays for EMS 
shipping (which is clearly noted BTW).  So per 
usual, I get a myriad of international bidders 
who bid first and ask later.  Many times when 
they find out their $10 item is going to cost $15-
20 to send, they often decide that they aren't 
going to pay or are only going to pay what they 
decide is the "right" amount.  This really pisses 
me off to no end and really makes me want to stop 
shipping internationally.