posted on June 27, 2002 04:39:25 PM new
I would wait till it arrives If it did in fact cost more I would pay it.
you agreed to pay shipping so you should pay the full amount.
posted on June 27, 2002 04:41:31 PM new
I once bought something from a seller in the UK who was new to eBay. It cost about $15 more than anticipated to ship, which I figured out by converting the postage marked on the box from pounds sterling to dollars. He never said a word about the extra cost, but not wanting him to have a bad first experience shipping to the States, I sent him the difference in the mail. He never even wrote to say thank you. He did change his future auctions to "Will ship within the UK only," though.
In your case, I think it's the seller's fault for underestimating shipping, but it would be nice of you to make up the difference so he doesn't have to take a loss.
posted on June 27, 2002 04:55:49 PM new
Yes, the seller underestimated the shipping. he is not a professional, give him a break. Everyone mentions the other "professions" where if they underestimate, they suffer. But they are PROFESSIONALS, they have years of experience, worked out item lists and tables to draw from and tons of resources to draw from to provide that on the nose estimate. And the kicker, the time it takes to make the estimate is part of the estimate. You may say they got the estimate right, but remember, you paid extra for it.
And also, consider this...at my job, we ship books. Many times we have gone over to the Post Office with a book and gotten an Postage Quote to ship from point A to Point B. Quote this to the customer and he/she accepts. Pack the book up, take it over to the Post Office, and find it will cost a few extra dollars to send it. Why, the previous clerk made a mistake. Try saying to them "But you said this before, so you can only charge that amount." The laughter will ring in your ears all the way out of the Post Office.
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