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Rikki
Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
I won an item at 99p with high postage which I accepted by bidding. Knock at the door tonight it's been hand delivered. :eek:
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  • kremmen
    kremmen Posts: 747 Forumite
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    What proof of delivery does he have :A ?
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    kremmen wrote: »
    What proof of delivery does he have :A ?

    My shocked face. :o

    PS... He knows where I live. :eek: :rotfl:
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  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    Rikki wrote: »
    My shocked face. :o

    PS... He knows where I live. :eek: :rotfl:

    Well, how else was he going to get it to you?

    He might have just by chance been going in your general direction and decided on a detour to yours; or he could live down the road.

    I don't understand the problem. You knew the price and you have the item. Win-win.
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    Rikki wrote: »
    My shocked face. :o

    PS... He knows where I live. :eek: :rotfl:

    I've had a couple of people hand deliver items to me as they were coming to my town.
    As they had to have my address to put on the parcel it didn't bother me at all.
    I'd paid for delivery & it was delivered.
  • rockin_plumber
    rockin_plumber Posts: 689 Forumite
    If you feel agrieved at the P&P charges and feel a vast ammount was saved hand delivering the item maybe giving low stars for P&P would be an option.

    After all excessive postage is not the right way to boost your profits :D
  • mandragora_2
    mandragora_2 Posts: 2,611 Forumite
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    Hand delivered by the seller or hand delivered by the postie. What's the problem, really?
    Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    No problem. I was just taken by surprise.

    I don't have a problem with it being hand delivered as someone has gone out of their way to make sure it arrived safely.
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  • midnightraven3
    midnightraven3 Posts: 2,720 Forumite
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    i bought a ps3 game for my son at 10 o'clock on saturday morning a few weeks ago

    1035am knock at the door, seller with the game in his hand
    my son was delighted, as was i :T
  • Obviously_the_best
    Obviously_the_best Posts: 4,086 Forumite
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    Sometimes in my area if it's a large item and local it's actually cheaper to send out a same day courier than a standard one, which usually gets me very happy buyers, or I'll deliver it myself, but as all my stuff is free P&P anyway I never have a complaint!!! :D
  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    rockin_plumber wrote: »
    If you feel agrieved at the P&P charges and feel a vast ammount was saved hand delivering the item maybe giving low stars for P&P would be an option.

    After all excessive postage is not the right way to boost your profits :D

    Have you seen the price of fuel these days? Low stars on a hand delivery - are you kidding me?
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
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