Seller trying to increase postage

soolin

Norfolk_Jim wrote: »

If you are reduced to selling your dress for 99p times might be pretty hard. Maybe the seller was agonising over taking a hit on the postage or asking for more postage. Maybe the seller was feeling really low about trying to make a few pennies from selling the dress only to lose out from a mistake, another kick when you're down. Not everyone is a professional. Theres been a couple of times when a sale ended up costing me money - of course I just took the hit. Do you really want the dress? Say no if you don't want it that bad - it's not like you are being massive scammed is it, as disappointing as it might be. I was disappointed too when I tried to make a couple of quid out of desperation and ended up out of pocket instead - Or might be nothing like that - or then again?

I don't see any suggestion here that seller was 'forced' to list her dress at 99p, therefore it must have meant she was happy for it to have been sold for that amount.

shaun_from_Africa

If you are reduced to selling your dress for 99p times might be pretty hard

Why?
Many people list items at a 99p start price to attract buyers or to save on listing fees.
Just because it only sold for 99p doesn't mean that the seller has fallen on hard time, simply that only 1 person was interested in buying so it sold at the starting price.

too slow at typing again.:(

Haffiana

Hear hear, macfly. OP, if it is really a matter of principle, then send the item back and ask for a refund.

soolin

Haffiana wrote: »

Hear hear, macfly. OP, if it is really a matter of principle, then send the item back and ask for a refund.

Seller has held the buyers money but hasn't even sent it yet, so no need to send it back at all.

Norfolk_Jim

soolin wrote: »

I don't see any suggestion here that seller was 'forced' to list her dress at 99p, therefore it must have meant she was happy for it to have been sold for that amount.

Its a possibility though Soolin - having read ever so many threads in debt forums, trying to sell whatever you can on e-bay is one of common suggestions for people trying to pay their bills - and often it is cheap stuff that doesn't sell for very much. It sounds like someone who doesn't sell on e-bay very often, though it would be easy to see if they do.
If they do sell a lot, then like anyone else they should be more careful about their listings and should just suck it up and learn from their mistake. If not, then it is possible that it is a distress seller, times are hard in Greece I hear.
I read lots of stories on MSE from people who rummage through the drawers for anything to sell - and as its all pretty worthless much of the time, making a mistake and ending up out of pocket is more distressing than it would be for most.
It was just a suggestion - it has to be a possibility. As cheek goes, its pretty small potatoes - not right - but hardly compares against the chancers I do read about here