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Combined postage.

deckhanddave — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:24:33 GMT

Wow!

I just ordered an item from abroad and wanted to add several small fitments that go with it. I asked the seller to do an invoice through ebay to me for them all as one order and to include them in my main order which already has postage paid. They came back and said they can't. Frankly, I didn't believe them and thought they were being greedy. Seems from reading on here they weren't and that it is a dumb rule of Ebays now. I'd done this numerous times over the years and never thought anyone could be so dumb as to create that regulation. So, to buy just one little fixing ring costs about £2.40 but postage is £8.60'ish. By the time I finished adding it all up, my purchase was about £18 and postage about £36. Double the cost of my purchase. That rule has lost that company the sale of a further four items. Ebay is losing it's senses. This is why I have cut back using Ebay unless I really have no other option. I feel really sorry for all those sellers who use Ebay to reach distant markets, trying to provide employment and a living for them and their employees while Ebay sit there dishing out laws like they're Gods. I'm regretting this purchase just because of all the crud I have had to wade through and to just get here.

Re: Combined postage.

tressygirl — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:54:34 GMT

Not sure if this works with international purchases too, can't see why it cannot, but if you place items in your basket first, combined postage is then shown at eBay checkout.

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Re: Combined postage.

deckhanddave — Sun, 17 May 2026 09:44:14 GMT

This whole situation has been resolved. It went to a dispute as the item I received turned out to be the wrong item. There was a whole different mess involved and eventually I had a refund but not without problems. I will think very very carefully should I ever look at purchasing from an international seller. I would advise anyone else to think twice as well. Especially where P&P is costlier than any of the items you want to purchase and the seller tries to avoid reducing that cost to a reasonable level. I thought Ebay had stopped sellers charging excessive P&P charges as a means of creating extra profit, but apparently it is still ongoing. I'm now going to mark this post resolved as I don't think there is anything more that's useful to add to it. Thank you all for reading this and especially to those of you who replied.