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Was I wrong to do this....

37 replies

UCM · 03/06/2007 22:40

She charged me 20.00 for a parcel that cost her 6.50. It took over a week to arrive. I was expecting it to arrive the next day as her postage stated that she was flexible.

Not. Sent me the stuff by 2nd class post. I asked her for a tenner back and gave neutral feedback. She has given me dreadful feedback as well. It's funny though because I don't rely on Ebay.

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SlightlyMadSlug · 03/06/2007 22:44

I think you agreed up front to pay the postage at £20 - you knew that and agreed to pay.

However, I would have emailed saying you were annoyed and expected a faster service for the £20.

Sellers are only allowed to charge reasonable postage and packaging costs. Some inflate the costs to make a bit more money (as they don't pay ebay fees on the postage). Unless she has wrapped it in gold leaf it sounds as though postage costs were inflated. You have grounds to report this aspect of it to ebay (maybe with a warning email first).

mamazon · 03/06/2007 22:44

i think there is a way of complaining about unfair postage amounts.
not sure though as i dont ebay very often.

SlightlyMadSlug · 03/06/2007 22:48

pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/listing-shipping.html

UCM · 03/06/2007 22:56

Well it's turned a bit nasty since I posted this

I ended up saying this

You really live up to your dreadful vocabulary. Thanks Chav.

She now hates me. Oh well c'est la vie.....

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Dior · 03/06/2007 22:56

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SlightlyMadSlug · 03/06/2007 22:57

UCM .

I really would report the excessive postage. I can't see you have anything to loose.

UCM · 03/06/2007 22:58

Dior She is a shitcunt anyway, couldn't give a shite.

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Dior · 03/06/2007 22:58

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UCM · 03/06/2007 22:58

If you want to look it up its Sarah6151

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UCM · 03/06/2007 22:59

Oooooooooo I am so annoyed with her response.

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Dior · 03/06/2007 23:00

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UCM · 03/06/2007 23:01

Bloody freak. Anyway I am a bit pissed again. C'est la vie.............. Tell that to Steve, he isn't imprssed.
We went to Ikea today. Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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SlightlyMadSlug · 03/06/2007 23:04

I would respond to her feedback saying something like.

"Retalitary neg feedback. I objected to paying over-inflated postage".

UCM · 03/06/2007 23:06

SlightlyMad, I did ask her for 10.00 back. She said no.

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UCM · 03/06/2007 23:07

I will put my response here in a minute.

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SlightlyMadSlug · 03/06/2007 23:12

What I meant is that I would complain to ebay regarding the inflated postage. They do take that seriously. It is part of their fee avoidance rules. CHeck the link I posted below.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 03/06/2007 23:13

ROFL at "20 designer t-shirts @ £1.58 each....."

Since when has mothercare been "designer"????? WTF! They are USED ffs! Not brand new.

Report to Ebay.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 03/06/2007 23:14

What SMS said....its a sellers way of avoiding charges.....

UCM · 03/06/2007 23:14

This was her response

am sorry you feel this way but it was stated on my listin as you said. you bid for the item knowing how much the postage was and that didnt change if you wernt happy then y bid.postage includes more than just the post office.

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UCM · 03/06/2007 23:16

Everything I recieved was well worn.

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fireflyfairy2 · 03/06/2007 23:17

Did she have to drive to fkn timbucktwo to post it?

SlightlyMadSlug · 03/06/2007 23:17

Yeah but it has not cost her £13.50 in brown paper and petrol. £10 would have been reasonable IMO.

Deffo report to ebay. If she had refunded £10 I would have let it ride.

Bundles also have high postage. You didn't realise that the postage costs would actually be so low until you saw the royal mail stamp. The fact that you agreed to pay it does not mean that it is fair postage.

Oh and she stated 2nd class so you should have expected to wait a week IMO.

UCM · 03/06/2007 23:18

I am going to leave this with the fact that she is a Pikey fuck!

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UCM · 03/06/2007 23:19

'listin'

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SlightlyMadSlug · 03/06/2007 23:20

UCM - feel free to leave it. But IMO she has broken ebay rules. She needs reporting. You may not get anything out of it - but that is not the point.