I have made a BIG mistake!

andygb

richardvc wrote: »

It seems rather ironic that the OP is trying to avoid paying for the cricket bat that he won on an auction with all the evidence in front of him yet is now saying the seller is the dishonest one.

Has anyone got the link for this auction ? I asked for it earlier but it hasn't been forthcoming.

I wanted to see if the p&p really is that 'sly' etc etc

I have not posted the link, because it clearly shows my ebay name.
I have already stated clearly, that the seller has various cricket bats for sale, with varying carriage from India, from £29.99 to over £150.00.
Now, as a cricket bat varies in weight from roughly 2.5lbs to 3lbs, I think the carriage fees in no way reflect the difference, as they are shipped over in containers.
The said cricket bats are all for sale by auction at £0.99p, not buy it now, which immediately means that there could be other bidders, thus raising the price accordingly.
I won the auction, which I was very surprised to say the least, because of the starting price. However, as it has turned out, there could be millions of other bidders winning this lot.
This is of course fraud.

Rainmaker_uk

andygb wrote: »

I won the auction, which I was very surprised to say the least, because of the starting price. However, as it has turned out, there could be millions of other bidders winning this lot.
This is of course fraud.

I am really confused. If the seller sold you the cricket bat and sent it to you and potentially sold similar bats to others and everyone got their bats where is the fraud?

I don't get it???

Crowqueen

Rainmaker_uk wrote: »

I am really confused. If the seller sold you the cricket bat and sent it to you and potentially sold similar bats to others and everyone got their bats where is the fraud?

I don't get it???

I think Andy goes a bit far in calling it fraud, but it is fee avoidance because the postage costs quite obviously don't reflect the actual postage price, as they vary so much from bat to bat.

I think he acknowledges he's made a mistake, but I think the discussion is on the whys and wherefores of fee avoidance.

richardvc

andygb wrote: »

I won the auction, which I was very surprised to say the least, because of the starting price. However, as it has turned out, there could be millions of other bidders winning this lot.
This is of course fraud.

I don't get it !

I must be missing something here - if it is fraud as you say then report it to ebay and you are fine.

If it isn't fraud................

NiallB

andygb wrote: »

This is of course fraud.

No offence, but this is YOU failing to do your homework.

Yes it's sharp practice from the seller, but YOU are the one who didn't read the listing fully, and YOU are the one who bid without checking what the postage would be. The guy is telling you up front that he's a ripoff merchant, yet you still bid.

soolin

Citrine wrote: »

I always put uk only when buying/selling on ebay. Saves a lot of hassle, although not always.

Might be worth taking a neg on the chin. If you dare!

OP is the buyer so can't get a neg.

FatVonD

I imagine fee avoidance is the reason there are now maximum postage amounts for certain items, eg DVDs, which have worked to my detriment a couple of times in the past when posting, for instance, a double DVD which tips the item into the next price bracket. So, yes, fee avoidance is everyone's business.

OP, you had excellent advice to just pay the 99p and ask them not to post it to you, why not just do that?

butler_helen

FatVonD wrote: »

I imagine fee avoidance is the reason there are now maximum postage amounts for certain items, eg DVDs, which have worked to my detriment a couple of times in the past when posting, for instance, a double DVD which tips the item into the next price bracket. So, yes, fee avoidance is everyone's business.

OP, you had excellent advice to just pay the 99p and ask them not to post it to you, why not just do that?

I have done that before with items where I have made a bidding error. I've even paid the nominal amount before contacting the seller, on all occasions I've had full refund and positive feedback! :rotfl:

macfly

FatVonD wrote: »

I imagine fee avoidance is the reason there are now maximum postage amounts for certain items, eg DVDs, which have worked to my detriment a couple of times in the past when posting, for instance, a double DVD which tips the item into the next price bracket. So, yes, fee avoidance is everyone's business.
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You imagine - then it becomes fact. If it were the case, every category would have a max postage limit. It would be very simple to implement. A section in the listing for weight linked to a maximum postage calculator would do it.
But they don't.

FatVonD

macfly wrote: »

FatVonD wrote: »

I imagine fee avoidance is the reason there are now maximum postage amounts for certain items, eg DVDs, which have worked to my detriment a couple of times in the past when posting, for instance, a double DVD which tips the item into the next price bracket. So, yes, fee avoidance is everyone's business.
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If it were the case, every category would have a max postage limit. It would be very simple to implement. A section in the listing for weight linked to a maximum postage calculator would do it.
But they don't.

Most common items do but far to difficult to regulate for every single object anyone is ever likely to sell.