deur1
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posted on February 23, 2006 11:57:05 AM new
I ship USPS Priority however if a paranoid or someone simple prefers have it sent UPS I send UPS. I do have an account but have to call dor pickup cuz I seldom use it.
BUT this buyer wants to send me the label (using either their FEDX or UPS account)!
I have had this request from others and just politely told them I would send UPS using my account. This buyer is insisting I use her label -says it would save her money
-she has no intentions of paying /H. Methinks she is a seller, using her buyer account .Y else would she have both a FEDX and UPS account.
WELL, I charge S/H Clearly stated fixed price in all auction why should I go to Xtra trouble and loose the /H ? AFTERALL it is the $1 , I make on /H that I go to Rio De Janeiro
on a couple times a year and make payments on my Mercedes (hehe)
I just ain't agoing to do it...ain't agoing ta
She can just take her business where she can tell the seller how she wants to run their business (she has not bid yet)
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[ edited by deur1 on Feb 23, 2006 12:12 PM ]
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on February 23, 2006 12:07:41 PM new
I have done this a couple of times. I charge them the handling charge, and bill the label to their UPS, FedEx or DHL account. They will need to email you their account number so you can enter it for the shipping charges.
They say your memory's the second thing to go, I just can't remember what the first thing is. 
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deur1
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posted on February 23, 2006 12:21:07 PM new
Mike , this one is PUSHY
A real overbearing face can be seen in her correspondence
Tooo bad, she/he caught me on a drugged out Nyquil,head-throbbing,sore-throat day and all last night.
I need some of that 2-3 Buck Chuck but can't get it in NC
Usually I am SWEET
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on February 23, 2006 12:31:00 PM new
Oops, I just reread your original post and saw that this person has not bid yet. If that's the case and you think it's a problem in the making I would just block them from bidding and move on.
They say your memory's the second thing to go, I just can't remember what the first thing is.
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on February 23, 2006 12:53:24 PM new
I'm with Mike. Block the PITA. She won't get better after she bids
BTW, it could be a bogus UPS account, but unlikely if she's shipping a label.
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sparkz
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posted on February 23, 2006 01:28:08 PM new
Regardless of whether or not this PITA is a legit buyer, it is basically a bad business practice to get into by using their account # unless this is a long time repeat customer that you trust thoroughly. There have been numerous threads in the past on this board describimg how this practice can blow up in your face and you wind up getting stuck for the shipping charges. Tell her in no uncertain terms that you refuse to ship anything on another person's account. Then block her.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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deur1
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posted on February 23, 2006 01:36:15 PM new
Ooooo I already told her in NO uncertain terms I would not use her account or label.
She fired back a hissy E.
LOL, the fun we sellers have, setting on out buttocks, eating bons bons, and making so much money we can hardly count it
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on February 23, 2006 01:50:10 PM new
sparkz - I guess that's a good point. I never thought about using the bidders account number being a possible problem. Guess I'll have to stop doing that.
They say your memory's the second thing to go, I just can't remember what the first thing is.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on February 23, 2006 01:51:09 PM new
Please post her hissy emails here. I could use the amusement.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 23, 2006 03:28:44 PM new
What a coincidence. Just yesterday a buyer of a scientific instrument, Canadian guy name Ahmed (uh-oh?) asked if I would ship something to him through his account. I told him no. He's won the item and paid with PayPal. Now I'm wondering if he'll do a chargeback for $177+.
I don't like to think that I'm guilty of racial profiling--but this guy is associated with a small airport and some red flags went up for me.
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fenix03
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posted on February 23, 2006 03:44:22 PM new
Simple solution to avoid "chargebacks" from the shipping company when using the buyers account: Enter their address in both the ship to and ship from areas.
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LtRay
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posted on February 23, 2006 04:48:36 PM new
No way, no how would I allow a pushy buyer to tell me how to ship. If they ask before bidding, the answer would be no. If they whined, their ID would be blocked. No WHiner's Allowed!
If they demanded after winning my auction, I would report them to eBay.
If you allow buyer to use their shipping account, be sure to keep a copy of the tracking #. How else would you prove to eBay/PP that the item was mailed?
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irked
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posted on February 23, 2006 04:50:04 PM new
Sell it to her and let her send a UPS truck to pick up item with her order and shipping label. Then put 3 bricks in the package uping the weight by about 9 lbs. Plus get oversized box and suff it with newspaper and extra boxes so the item is protected from the bricks. She will have a cow when she gets billed in the end . Just be sure the return address is not yours explaining to her to have the return in her name only as you will not be responsible for any backfires and or being accused of using her account number in any fashion. Cover the tail so to speek. OH insist on Fed Ex they bill after the delivery is made so that acutal charges do apply ... LOL
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Can't touch this! uh huh, uh huh.
"Por favor, no exprima el Charmin."
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minniestuff
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posted on February 23, 2006 05:29:36 PM new
I would block her. If she is a PITA now, what kind of PITA would she be if something goes wrong with the shipping? And who is she to tell you that she has no intentions of paying a handling fee even if it's only $1? If she doesn't like the terms of the auction, she shouldn't bid on it.
No one needs a pushy bidder, especially if you are sick.
Please post her ID so we can all block her.
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sparkz
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posted on February 23, 2006 06:13:03 PM new
Roadsmith...The red flags were not the result of racial profiling. You are recalling the highlights of a thread from some time back explaining why this practice is even more dangerous on Canadian shipments. The Canadian buyer used the boss's FedEx or UPS account to have a U.S. seller ship an item. Carrier shows up to deliver, but first wants to collect high brokerage fees and Canadian customs graft on package. Buyer refuses and package comes back to seller, with brokerage fees plus transportation charges to and from Canada billed to buyers boss. Boss refused to pay and reminded carrier that the shipper is ultimately responsible for payment, not the account holder. Seller gets stuck for the bill. Rember this if you remember nothing else: A FedEx, UPS or DHL account is not worth the paper it's written on when it comes to guaranteeing the payment of shipping charges. The shipper (consignor) is legally liable for the shipping charges on anything he submits to the carrier to ship. It's in their tariff and there's not a court in the United States that will find otherwise.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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designergowns
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posted on February 23, 2006 07:36:33 PM new
Better Yet--
They report it to paypal (if that is the pmt method) as not received. You don't have a leg to stand on, they get the goods AND the MONEY!!!
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fenix03
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posted on February 23, 2006 09:28:01 PM new
Why do you believe they would be able to report a UPS package as undelivered. Doesn't matter who is paying for it - there is stil a tracking number.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 23, 2006 09:39:55 PM new
Yikes, Sparkz. That is one scary prospect. Interesting thing, I mentioned to them that shipping cost $33 more than the $76 we'd estimated, and the buyer immediately sent the difference by PayPal. Still waiting and hoping this sale goes okay. A +feedback would be a pleasant surprise at this point.
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designergowns
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posted on February 24, 2006 05:08:21 AM new
They can do a paypal chargeback under the "item not received" catagory.
I have this question asked all the time, we have let their shipping company handle it a couple of times, but the last time this guy was just too insistant. He was in Canada, wanted DHL to pick up the item ( a $1200.00 wedding gown) and ship it to Tripoli. My husband said, well I guess it will be OK. I said NO Way, too easy to charge back. The paypal rep said absolutely not, unless you are prepared to take the chance.
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hwahwa
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posted on February 24, 2006 11:11:08 AM new
If your bidder uses his employer Fed Exp or DHL or UPS account and the company has internal auditing dept or a system which matches freight bill to the purchase order,it will be flagged as no match.
Worse,there are vendors who offer to audit company frieght bills to find discrepancy and get to keep a percentage of anything it can recover from the shipper.
USPS is still the cheapest way to ship overseas package and the us customs number is now trackable online.
/ lets all stop whining !! /
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