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Seller wants me to pay 5.70 P & P. I'm picking it up!!!!!!

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aquababe · 18/12/2007 10:43

How can he charge me five pounds seventy for the privilege of picking it up???

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TLSM · 18/12/2007 10:45

he cant! if you are picking it up it should be free. Have you emailed him to confirm you are picking it up?

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 18/12/2007 10:45

I assume this is just the cost if he was going to post it and you need him to reinvoice you with no postage included.

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aquababe · 18/12/2007 10:49

this is just over half the previous cost.
I have two items he's phrased it
[Postage and packing via Collection in Person: £5.70 ]
hmmm how do I keep the transaction sweet as I'm going to have to pick it up with my dd

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aquababe · 18/12/2007 10:50

oh and yes i mentioned three times already that i'm picking it up.

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 18/12/2007 10:52

Have you asked what the P&P costs cover?

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TLSM · 18/12/2007 11:12

Sounds like an idiot ebay are trying to stamp down on people taking the mick I would have said he is trying to charge you for some sort of handling fee which I thought was against ebay rule?

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justjules · 18/12/2007 11:15

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aquababe · 18/12/2007 11:26

I have responded as if I think he's just forgotten to remove both postage charges and have my fingers crossed.

haven't ebayed in a while and was worried the rules had changed

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sixlostmonkeys · 18/12/2007 11:35

I'm assuming it's cash on collection? he'd be daft to allow paypal for a collection.

I'd continue with the messages you are doing, and then send a final message saying i will be collecting on time/date and shall be paying £x (which will be of course the item cost with no postage cost)

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aquababe · 18/12/2007 14:39

no, you'd think wouldn't you.
paypal is the only option he has listed.
and he has sent combined invoice

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aquababe · 18/12/2007 14:41

did i mention the combined items are only 6.49

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sixlostmonkeys · 18/12/2007 15:11

"did i mention the combined items are only 6.49
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bargain!

the guy's a nutter - oh how I would enjoy dealing with him

have you had a proper message back from him yet - one that says it's a mistake or not?

If he insists on charging for you to collect, send him a paypal invoice for your collection charge - £7.95 sounds about right

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helenhismadwife · 18/12/2007 17:43

sounds to me like he didnt get what he wanted for what ever he has sold so it making it up in postage costs what a cheek.

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FrannyandZooey · 18/12/2007 17:46

Unless you agreed in advance that you would pick it up, and that there would be no charge for this, he's quite within his rights to do this

I know it seems unreasonable - but you need to check first before you arrange a collection. Some sellers won't agree to collection in the first place - which is fair enough, it is basically inviting a complete stranger off the internet to come to your house.

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 18/12/2007 17:49

I don't think he is allowed to charge for P&P when he's not posting or packing it. Is he?? You can charge a little for additional costs involved in posting but there aren't any.

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 18/12/2007 17:49

Try posting the question on the Ebay community boards instead.

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 18/12/2007 17:52

theoretically he could claim it is a "handling" charge I guess but I think he's pushing the limits of that description TBH

From Ebay:

In addition to the final listing price, sellers are permitted to charge:

Actual Postage cost: This is the actual cost of delivering the item.

Handling Fee: Actual packaging materials costs may be charged. A handling fee in addition to actual postage cost may be charged if it is not excessive. Sellers who want to be sure they are in compliance with this policy may charge actual postage costs plus actual packaging materials cost.

Insurance: Sellers offering insurance may only charge the actual fee for insurance. No additional amount may be added, such as ?self-insurance?. Sellers who do not use a licensed third-party insurance company may not require buyers to purchase insurance.

Tax: Only actual applicable taxes, eg: VAT, and equivalent taxes may be charged.

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Santasmissyontheside · 18/12/2007 17:53

has he replied yet?

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FrannyandZooey · 18/12/2007 17:55

same problem, same answer

unless you negotiated this beforehand then the seller can charge you

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sixlostmonkeys · 18/12/2007 18:44

curious - how much is he charging to post it?

and did it definitely say 5.70 alongside collection in person?

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sixlostmonkeys · 18/12/2007 18:45

oh and did it say collection in person = 5.70 on the listing or just on the invoice?

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aquababe · 18/12/2007 19:37

just on the invoice
it was a total of 12 something or other to post
I asked if collection was ok before bidding which they said it was.
didn't think to negotiate a price coz it doesn't cost them anything.

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onelittlelion · 18/12/2007 19:41

Thats more than covering his fees even...cheeky!

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 18/12/2007 19:44

I'm surprised at that case F7Z linked to because surely doing this counts as having inflated/excessive postage costs

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sixlostmonkeys · 18/12/2007 20:07

if it wasn't on the listing and wasn't quoted when a collection query was made then he can't charge it - this makes this case different to the one linked to on the ebay forums.

It can be argued that they can charge for collection if it's stated on the listing - because then the buyer agrees to all terms before bidding. It is not the norm (and maybe not even permitted except for businesses where pre packing and storage is an issue) to charge for collection, therefor he doesn't have a case for charging this.

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