Overcharged by £2 for P&P what can I do?

alison999

NeilJung wrote: »

Actually cyberbob, when you put it like that, £1.70 over stamp price is clearly cheating and defrauding. Perhaps the OP should consult a lawyer or involve the police in this serious matter. My apologies for making light or contemplating justification of the sellers criminality.

now who needs to get a grip :rolleyes:

NeilJung

alison999 wrote: »

have you read the whole thread or have you just been waiting for a opportunity to take out all your buyer frustration out on someone?

for the 2nd (or maybe 3rd) time, this is the FIRST time i have EVER even thought about complaining about P&P costs and this is because it is nearly DOUBLE what it actual cost them to send it. do i need to mention that it was sent in a plastic bag again?

I always read an entire thread before I comment, lest I miss a gem of wisdom or wit. Alas I am often left wanting, but there have been one or two voices raised in reason that I felt obliged to vouchsafe with my tuppenorth.

Was it simply the cost of the plastic bag that irked you or was the item somehow damaged due to unfit packaging? Perhaps they should have wrapped it in ermine and fine silks from the orient considering the disgusting £1.70 they virtually stole from your purse?

alison999

NeilJung wrote: »

I always read an entire thread before I comment, lest I miss a gem of wisdom or wit. Alas I am often left wanting, but there have been one or two voices raised in reason that I felt obliged to vouchsafe with my tuppenorth.

Was it simply the cost of the plastic bag that irked you or was the item somehow damaged due to unfit packaging? Perhaps they should have wrapped it in ermine and fine silks from the orient considering the disgusting £1.70 they virtually stole from your purse?

have you taken your medication today?;)

NeilJung

alison999 wrote: »

have you taken your medication today?;)

You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. For me it's a full-time job. Now behave yourself.

(That would be a "no".)

TurkishDelight

I'm on the fence about this one- on the one hand we don't overcharge, I dislike rule breakers, and it is this which is making ebay put up these stupid p+p caps/free rule.

However, OP, you have probably got a better deal than you would have done had the postage been better for many reasons, not least because it puts other people off.
For example, this week I bought a item that I know will cost about £5 to post, quoted postage was £10... I got it for about half the total price I would have expected to normally pay.

I also think that the supermarket analogy is a poor one, as in crowded areas do you really think it would cost asda £5 to deliver your shopping? But in rural areas it would cost more and the cost is spread out. No-one cares, but if they stopped to think about it it is obvious.

Hintza

OP you say you don't complain but you were not happy when you could only charge £2.75 P+P on a book that was going to cost £5 to post and you wanted to avoid that charge by calling it freight.



You can't have it all ways.

Strapped

NeilJung wrote: »

Actually cyberbob, when you put it like that, £1.70 over stamp price is clearly cheating and defrauding. Perhaps the OP should consult a lawyer or involve the police in this serious matter. My apologies for making light or contemplating justification of the sellers criminality.

Actually, it's £1.80, not £1.70, which clearly makes this a hanging matter rather than simply a public flogging.

antispam246

As a buyer I personally can accept this. I would say the majority of buyers use the p+p costs to cover additional things, not just postage, packaging and time but fees. Yes, they shouldn't but eBay fees and paypal fees are a big factor. I'd say eBay and sellers have worked like this for a long long long time, it's an unwritten standard. I always factor in p+p costs when bidding on an item, I think of it more as of starting price rather than postage.

alison999

Hintza wrote: »

OP you say you don't complain but you were not happy when you could only charge £2.75 P+P on a book that was going to cost £5 to post and you wanted to avoid that charge by calling it freight.



You can't have it all ways.

but i didnt charge it though, i ended up having to ship it to canada which cost around £15. i was about £8 out of pocket.

alison999

Strapped wrote: »

Actually, it's £1.80, not £1.70, which clearly makes this a hanging matter rather than simply a public flogging.

is this not a moneysaving website?