posted on September 21, 2000 12:48:23 AM
It's time for e-bay buyer's to boycott
seller's who make a living on shipping
charge's. I recently won an 8x10 auto-
graphed photo for $6.00 . I sent $9.00,
figuring shipping could not exceed $3.00
The seller USA,said I owed him another $3.00
He said the shipping was $4.00,and $2.00
insurance. I call that HUTZBAH! Probley
mispelled it. After getting no satisfaction,
I gave him a negative feedback. He replied
that I was a slow payer,and someone to avoid.
My feedback speak's for itself. I sell on
ebay. And most times I lose money on the
shipping. Sometimes I'm off a few cent's.
But this guy is out of line. He won't return
any part of the money. e-bay will not get
involved. It's time to demand that sellers
not exceed actual shipping by a dollar,or
less. Let's take control,and stop getting
ripped [email protected]
posted on September 21, 2000 12:55:02 AM
Well, seems to me the best way to avoid a situation like that is to find out the shipping fee before you bid. If it isn't listed in the auction, ask or find another widget that does have the shipping price spelled out.
You say you sent $3.00 for shipping because you 'figured' it wouldn't be more than that. You mean the seller didn't tell you after the auction how much you owed?
posted on September 21, 2000 04:22:27 AM
What made you think you could decide how much he was going to charge you for shipping? Do you also tell sellers after the auction that the starting bid was too high so you are reducing the final price? Shame on you if you bid without knowing the shipping charges. You need to take the control attitude off a couple notches there. You as the buyer don't dictate these things. Decide to boycott BEFORE you bid.
posted on September 21, 2000 07:35:06 AM
No one likes excessive charges...The beauty of Emails is that in most case, one can contact seller before bidding. If one does not like the price, one moves on. Can't blame seller because YOU decided to make an assumption...Happy boycott....Hope you don't get too lonely out there, all alone...
******************** Shosh http://www.oldandsold.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?justdisp&Rifkah
posted on September 21, 2000 09:45:05 AM
You know things are on a downward spiral when people stop using their common sense. rocky821, you were right to assume that $3.00 would be more than enbough to cover for the shipping of a photo, packed between 2 pieces of cardboard, with a 77 cent stamp on it.
You were also right to neg the slimy sucker.
If a shady seller wants to charge me $6.00 for something that can be shipped for $1.62 (insurance included), blame the seller, not me.
------------------------------------------------------------ I'm breathing so I guess I'm still alive Even the signs seemed to tell me otherwise http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/preacher4u/
posted on September 21, 2000 09:53:45 AM
So called handling charges are becoming outrageous. I not only boycott such auctions, but I let the seller know that I would have liked to bid on his or her auction if the shipping charge had been reasonable. As a seller, I always appreciate knowing when I do something that reduces the number of bids.
posted on September 21, 2000 10:00:34 AM
If one were to use common sense when evaluating whether or not to bid on an auction such as the one being discussed (no shipping charge disclosed), one might conclude that there is a reason the seller did not provide that information in the auction listing.
Also using common sense, one might conclude that it would be risky to assume what that shipping charge might be, and that it would be prudent to either...
posted on September 21, 2000 10:46:39 AM
"demand that sellers
not exceed actual shipping by a dollar,or
less."
Bidders really cannot know what the actual shipping charge is. Is that the actual postage, packaging, gas to post office, staples, labels, tape, sales tax on packaging and so forth.
I lose some potential bidders when they look at what I charge for shipping even though I do not gouge my customers and charge less than other sellers. I make sure that my "actual costs" are covered. I know someone who doesn't really know business might charge less. That's o.k. Many of my items sell at rather modest profit margins; I do not wish to hang myself by "actual shipping charges" and I certainly don't get rich from my flat rate charges either.
Bidders should look at the total cost of an item with shipping. If that's a good deal, then bid, if not, then don't.
posted on September 21, 2000 10:54:20 AMBidders should look at the total cost of an item with shipping. If that's a good deal, then bid, if not, then don't.
What... accept responsibility for their own actions? Then there'd be no need to start more threads about outrageous shipping charges, and where's the fun in that?
