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@baryon97 wrote:

Interestingly, we've just received a parcel, delivered using SD, that was overweight. Here's what seems to have happened: 

 

The weight has been written on the label: 2750g against a 2kg limit. The parcel has been delivered, with a sticker saying £5 charge plus £1.50 handling but we, the recipient, do not seem to have been charged. I wonder whether this fee will be recovered from the buyer? 

That is interesting, I wonder if that is always happening in these cases.

I've sent maybe 10+ parcels via Royal Mail using Simple Delivery that have definitely been over weight or size. In most cases I think ebay had automatically selected the size / weight band, but I'm not sure and as far as I know there's no way of checking whether a completed order has used ebay's recommendation or not. So far I have not seen any surcharges and have had no complaints from any buyer.

I wonder whether ebay is imposing surcharges on sellers at all yet, has anyone seen complaints about this on the forums?