High postage

[pauldogs_0]

Hi all, I see some sellers are still hyking up p+p charges to avoid ebay fees.

[shanitech]

Rather then worry about the postage cost. I look at the total price to pay:

Seller A: Item £1 + £3 postage = £4.

Seller B: Item £5 + free postage.

I will buy from seller A.

[pauldogs_0]

That's one way to buy on auction sites, but if the more expensive seller can get your item to you quicker it might be better to pay a little more to get quicker delivery. Plus the higher priced seller might have a better feedback.

[mar1860]

yes but I don't tolerate this if the don't drop I say cancel my item.

[bits_n_bobs_heaven]

Yes, that's great logics for a single purchase, but not necessarily a good option for multi-buys.

I have in the past, paid more with option A on multi-buys from a seller than option B.

Overall, I will not be fleeced by sellers who are over accessive on their P&P. If I pay £8.8 for combined shipping, I expect the itemto arrive with postage  / shipping on of at least £6.50 and NOT as I recently had £3.20 with my items screwed up in a piece of old recycled wax paper. Whilst I am all for recycling and helping the planet, I would rather choose to donate the extra £3 to a charity of my choosing and not a sellers pocket!

Now before anyone jumps on the band waggon, I specifically asked the seller if they combined purchases to help save on postage before I placed my bids, and they said yes. An invoice for £8.80 postage was received for an actual £3.20 stamp cost of sending. Plus, my personal generous allowance of £1.70 for packaging *cough*, means I've been overcharged £3.

Now I have options. I can contact the seller and ask them for a breakdown of their P&P cost because I'm not happy with the amount I have paid, which I really shouldn't  have to do, or I can leave appropriate & truthful feedback on the experience of the transaction:-)

[bits_n_bobs_heaven]

Overall, I will not be fleeced by sellers who are over accessive on their P&P. If I pay £8.8 for combined shipping, I expect the itemto arrive with postage  / shipping on of at least £6.50 and NOT as I recently had £3.20 with my items screwed up in a piece of old recycled wax paper. Whilst I am all for recycling and helping the planet, I would rather choose to donate the extra £3 to a charity of my choosing and not a sellers pocket!

Now before anyone jumps on the band waggon, I specifically asked the seller if they combined purchases to help save on postage before I placed my bids, and they said yes. An invoice for £8.80 postage was received for an actual £3.20 stamp cost of sending. Plus, my personal generous allowance of £1.70 for packaging *cough*, means I've been overcharged £3.

Now I have options. I can contact the seller and ask them for a breakdown of their P&P cost because I'm not happy with the amount I have paid, which I really shouldn't  have to do, or I can leave appropriate & truthful feedback on the experience of the transaction:-)