Got myself a bargain but seller makes a loss

vangirl_2

Hi, Won an auction for an expensive computer book. Got it for £1.04 and paid £2.50 postage.

It came today and its brand new, the cd hasnt even been opened. Turns out he had to send it by standard parcels at a cost of £4.41 so after postage and fees hes probably about £1.20 down.

Im all for getting myself a 0.99p bargain but feel guilty about this. Hes a private seller.

What do you think i should do.

Thanks

aliasojo

vangirl wrote: »

What do you think i should do.

Thanks

Give yourself a pat on the back for being a caring type of person...then move on.

That's the risk of eBay imo, some you win some you dont. It was his choice to list at a low start price.


Edit: If it is really bothering you, you could always send him an extra £1.91 to cover the postage. Depends on how you feel really. If it were me, I wouldn't bother. I'm sure he'll use this as a learning exercise for next time anyway.

Cazza

That's the way it goes, it might have been an unwanted gift, or he may have picked it up at a car boot sale.

fletty

hi this happened to me i sold some jigsaws on ebay and the postage was higher then expected and in the end it cost me to post them - the lady who recieved them was so pleased with the item she gave me a paypal charge back ( i think thats what it's called) for £1.50 which covered the extra postage, I never asked for it and it was acomplete surprise, it's nice to know there's nice people out there.

vangirl_2

Thanks, I have a tendancy to overthink things. My OH says leave it too but never take any notice of him, lol. If I was to pay extra, how much would be appropriate?

Smart_But_Casual

vangirl wrote: »

Thanks, I have a tendancy to overthink things. My OH says leave it too but never take any notice of him, lol. If I was to pay extra, how much would be appropriate?

What a nice person you are.

If I were to "gift" them it would be a couple of quid.

Cazza

If you really want to do something, I'd pay the difference on the postage, so £1.91????

salesadmin

I've sent more money to someone before because it was a game my mother-in-law desperatley wanted, postage was about £1.50 more so sent her that. Got a lovely email thanking me.

Just send the postage difference, it will be appreciated!

GeologyRocks

I won a new computer book a while back for about £3.75 including postage and it cost the seller at least £4 just to post it...
I wouldn't do anything. Shame for the seller but it's their fault for not setting a higher starting price.

Think of the times you've paid over the odds for postage on ebay...
Or the times you've sold something that totally wasn't worth the effort...

theoretica

How about putting a couple of pounds extra into a charity collection and telling the seller you did so?

vangirl_2

Thanks for all your advice think im going to pay the extra postage and leave it at that.