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Global Shipping Programme - help! eBay's high postage rates.. customer not happy

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alltoomuchrightnow · 26/04/2015 20:28

Sold a vintage postcard yesterday to a woman on the GSP . I have sold through it before but only clothing that went to European countries (I'm in England). Made sense to me as it takes out the guestimating for shipping, as eBay dictate the prices for it (I've no idea what they charge). It's safe and means I'm not out of pocket as I often was, for guessing wrong price (their website was never accurate to use)

Anyway.. if the customer is on the GSP, eBay auto send them the invoice.. I can't do that..(like, it won't actually LET me invoice anyone on GSP) so they obviously did, as I got this reply...

''Hi, you didn't list a price for shipping to the US and I usually pay around £2 for postage, so when I got the invoice this morning showing over £10 I was a bit shocked to put it mildly. Please would you adjust the postage to something a bit more reasonable?
Thanks,''

No wonder she was shocked! I 've just messaged back saying I'd get some advice and assured her that it was from them as I'm not actually able to invoice her. I said I wouldn't have charged more than a few £ to post it. And I can't adjust the invoice as I cannot access any invoice or send one of own!
Wondering what to do. Should I cancel the sale and re list it? but opt out of GSP for that listing? and choose my own posting (i.e. make it a private listing for her)

OP posts:
Cherryapple1 · 27/04/2015 08:59

Yes I would cancel the sale. Nothing else you can do.

glammanana · 27/04/2015 10:29

I would cancel the sale also the charges are stupid imo,I opted out at the very beginning but I only really like to post within UK though I have had some requests for Europe I then do guidelines via Post Office,I think the price's quoted for GS can loose customers in the long run buts thats just my opinion.Best of Luck.

nauticant · 27/04/2015 14:02

The GSP would be good for my business but I'm out. To be in would require ebay to assume responsibility for the forwarding depot to foreign address leg in a way that means that the seller can't be blamed for problems with that leg. But as this thread shows, the seller can't control the cost but can be blamed for it.

Also I dread to think of how NASD cases would be handled based on damage or packages rifled through abroad beyond the seller automatically handing over a refund.

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