Am I being ruuuuuuuude

Bargainbabe_2

Thing is Angel, you asked for our opinions and obviously they are going to be diverse.
If I was the seller and you said that to me then I would of ignored you and put you on my BBL.
On the other hand, you might of just made her think about the cost..who knows??

kriss_boy

frivolous_fay wrote:

An ounce of common sense tells you that the postage charge is fee avoidance and putting HONEST ebayers at a disadvantage... as well as buyers at risk.

*yawns*

Bottom line is postage varies incredibly on simple things that weigh nothing.. some people ask for £1 and others £5. Some people offer free postage but the point is your bid is the value your willing to pay minus the postage costs.

Moaning about postage costs is lame and pointless.

Some people can send heavy amps for £15 via some courier companies, the nearest available to me is 15 miles away in another town and it costs approx £35, plus petrol money,... so often i get ill-informed people moaning about my costs.

mangomango

This seller may be charging a relatively excesive amount for posting, but as buyers we have a choice...don't pay it - find another listing with a total price you are willing to bid to. Don't entertain greedy sellers and they'll be forced to lower prices...but then Ebay is all about supply and demand.. someone somewhere will be willing to pay if they want it enough!

From a selling point of view it seems wiser to charge reasonable postage and start your item at the minimum you are willing to accept to get a sale rather than inflate postage and risk putting buyers off...but then there'll always be those sellers who'll take the risk!

Ah well, happy ebaying!

frivolous_fay

I have to say your posts make me *yawn* too, kriss_boy. I've been polite up to now but I see you're not bothering.

It's getting a bit tiresome mopping up after you swing by and post a lot of bad advice, defend the indefensible and generally stir things up for no reason.

Based on this thread, the postage quoted IS excessive. I'm positive ebay would also see it that way - so your argument is redundant.

carrie483

Has anybody thought that maybe she meant to over quote you on p&p? I don't know what your feedback is like but if someone asked me for a quote and i didn't like their feedback i would be inclined to over quote them on postage.

Just a thought. Carrie.

mike230652

angelcake wrote:

cripes people, I was just having a laugh! I apologised to her if I offended her I was just in a funny mood.

Cheers Mike.... Constructive comment...................................

So...why did you bother even starting the thread by asking if you were rude????????!!!

The answer ( according to more people than just me!! ) was a resounding YES!!!

If you'd already apologised to her........as you claim..why didn't you say so in your OP.................................... whata pointlees post!

Mike

sarahlouise210

I dont think it was really rude ...just tongue in cheek lighthearted comments. Why did the seller not include a postage amount in the listing??...because they intended to over charge. If I buy something ccheap enough I dont care how much the postage is as long as the overall price is fair - the OP saud that she could buy a new one by the time she added the postage and if that is the case then that was fact and not being rude.

kriss_boy

frivolous_fay wrote:

I have to say your posts make me *yawn* too, kriss_boy. I've been polite up to now but I see you're not bothering.

It's getting a bit tiresome mopping up after you swing by and post a lot of bad advice, defend the indefensible and generally stir things up for no reason.

Based on this thread, the postage quoted IS excessive. I'm positive ebay would also see it that way - so your argument is redundant.

I think we can all agree its excessive but how many sellers over estimate the postage anyway? Youd be stupid not to. As I explained prices stated for postage & HANDLING vary greatly, even on small items which weigh nothing. Some people might offer free postage on a DVD, others may ask £4.

Its a pet hate of mine people moaning about postage as there are millions of sellers out their with excessive postage and its never going to change. One email to one seller isnt going to change a thing.

The fee avoidance thing doesnt really apply unless we were talking about a ridiculous amount of postage stated, like maybe 3 or 4 times what youd expect it to be, but like I said not everyone has a local post office nor a courier company that can deal with specialise items so there are cases where postage and HANDLING costs will appear excessively high but completely justified.

As for swooping in and sweeping up... its a post about whether or not someone was being rude for goodness sake

angelcake

.......And I haven't got a post office in my village or anywhere near it

.....oh and my feedback is 489 ...100%

I don't usually moan about postage as you will see from my other posts, its just that this was a moment I wanted to share and laugh about! ....obviously not!

SmileBeHappy

angelcake wrote:

Other peeps who have just tried to be rude and whatever its obvious you overcharge stupidly and are in the little corner defending the 'overchargers' its dishonest!

I said you were rude, that in o way means i overcharge, not sure i get your logic?
I didn't realise in disagreeing with you i would be branded a dishonest seller?