Is this the worst ever Ebay fees avoidance?

TUS · 24 September 2010 at 5:53PM

Payment refunded, inviting me to resend the correct payment, lol.

Belgian_Beers · 24 September 2010 at 10:21PM

OK - Reference Opening Thread Header...

Weigh your laptop, add 2kg for secure packaging then go to the post office and ask how much it is to post guarenteed next day delivery.(minimum £17.50) so to suggest this is the biggest ebay fees rip off is ridiculous. The ebay feees rip off would be if the seller was asking £19.95 for the laptop and £999 postage - that way he would only pay valuation fees on the £19.95.

Seller clearly states "Please note item will be delivered directly from the manufacturer (No Collection)" .

Conclusion so far - postage not excessive and not fee avoidance.

However, i'd look at his feedback as a seller and take a judgement on whether I'd part with over a grand for someone who's only sold £10.99 worth of goods and still hasn't got positive feedback.

maisy_daisy · 24 September 2010 at 10:32PM

Belgian_Beers wrote: »

OK - Reference Opening Thread Header...

Weigh your laptop, add 2kg for secure packaging then go to the post office and ask how much it is to post guarenteed next day delivery.(minimum £17.50) so to suggest this is the biggest ebay fees rip off is ridiculous. The ebay feees rip off would be if the seller was asking £19.95 for the laptop and £999 postage - that way he would only pay valuation fees on the £19.95.

Seller clearly states "Please note item will be delivered directly from the manufacturer (No Collection)" .

Conclusion so far - postage not excessive and not fee avoidance.

However, i'd look at his feedback as a seller and take a judgement on whether I'd part with over a grand for someone who's only sold £10.99 worth of goods and still hasn't got positive feedback.

The listing has been changed - when this thread first started the laptop was listed at 99p with postage of £999.

Belgian_Beers · 24 September 2010 at 10:44PM

maisy_daisy wrote: »

The listing has been changed - when this thread first started the laptop was listed at 99p with postage of £999.

Apologies - I have just noticed he's changed his listing.
Avoid at all cost anyway !

Wintermute · 24 September 2010 at 11:02PM

I'm pretty sure ASUS don't dropship or sell direct to retailers/resellers, Micro-P seem to be the only distributor of this laptop in the UK. I'd quite happily put money on this being a scam and the seller doesn't even have access to purchase this laptop going from their feedback.