seller sending 2 seperate parcels

xjoannexxx

does this sound dogy to any1 i bought a printer on ebay on th 6 th still havnt recieved it so emailed the seller yesterday and get a email back saying they have had some bad new and they only posted it on tuesday which is fair enough even though they could of emailed me to let me no then the email goes on they have sent it in two seperate parcels 1 the printer and 1 the plug lead as the royal mail advised them to do this the plug turned up this morning but no printer if they were posted at the same time shudnt they arrive together and why send two parcels the plug surley cud of stayed with the printer

xjoannexxx

sorry ment dodgy not dogy

zenseeker

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steviebabes

Was the plug sent recorded delivery? I'm just wondering if they are trying to get out of an item not received dispute by just sending the lead.

Andy2342

Did you have to sign for the lead ?

xjoannexxx

just first class royal mail i think thats what was on the listing do you not think its wierd though sending the plug seperate

xjoannexxx

no post man just knocked and gave it me as it wont go through letter box

dawn27

depends on why the seller did this.
It maybe that the printer was only slightly over the weight threshold and taking the plug out saved money.
The printer would have been heavy so proberly went standard parcels and the cable first class.
without more details it would be hard to judge, did the seller let you know what method he used

steviebabes

Perhaps the weight of the plug/lead put the parcel into the next band so it was cheaper to send 2 parcels. Not dodgy if send normal mail, just odd.

xjoannexxx

no he just said he had posted it the day before

zenseeker

A printer would have been sent by parcel post, so would probably take longer to arrive than a plug which could easily go by standard mail, so it is quite likely that the plug would arrive a few days before the printer.

Do you know what service the sender used for the printer?