Parcel received wrapped in thin black sack.

mrcol1000

justjohn wrote: »

This is one of the reason ebay is charging fee's on postage.
because buyers are unable to work out total price. they just have to dissect it. this is why you will see more FREE postage. And the buyer will loose out due to a minority.

BTW there is no such thing as over charging on postage. Admin fee is allowed to be added to the charge. and buyers are fully aware of the charges before purchase. (not even going to discuss that topic).

I have said my piece on this.

Enjoy your purchase..and happy ebaying

I normally agree with the viewpoint that if you pay the postage charge then you are accepting the post charge and can't complain. However if you are going to charge £6 for a small parcel then at least spend 30p on a mailbag to send it. Give them neutral and 1 star for postage if I was you, mentioning the packaging or lack of.

quidsy

Thanks, I gave them positive as the item iteself were fine. They were also posted within a reasonable time frame but I did give low stars for pp & made mention on the fedback that £6pp for a thin blacksack was too much.

And I agree with you, had this arrived in a proper mail bag I wouldn't have given it a 2nd thought even with the £3.20 stamp cost as the bag would offer protection to the item but the black sack was a cheapo 100 bags for a £1 in poundland special. Thin as ricepaper, hence it ripping open in transit.

RHemmings

I had a similar situation to this recently, with an electrical device with knobs arriving in a simple non-padded plastic bag. The seller had been great (and sounded a good person) in response to a question of mine, so I didn't feel right about marking him/her down, and did give them 5* all around. And the item was undamaged. But, I did feel I'd let them off a bit.

gollum007

Reminds me of the thread I started a little while ago.

I'm gobsmacked by the sheer cheek of some sellers-
I don't mind paying a little on P&P, but some sellers seem to think that they're the sole arbiters of right and wrong, and that buyers should be grateful that their item even turns up.....
I hate to think what the attitude of some of these would be if it was damaged in the post- Don't bother me and claim off the postal service?!

I really don't see it as too much to ask for something to be appropriately packaged and not sent by the absolute cheapest method when they're making money on the postage charge.

-Gollum

Mandy44

quidsy wrote: »

I don't want a refund but wonder how to approach the seller to let them know my feedback will be reflecting their lazy !!! ways or should I just leave accurate feedback & not warn them.?

Why do you feel the need to warn them you're leaving negative feedback they'll probably see it anyway, or do you just fancy having a pop at them?

You agreed to the postage got the item undamaged what does it matter what it cost them? I try and err on the side of caution with postage as the Royal Mail seem to charge completely different amounts to their advertised amounts on the website. Recently sold something with £10 p&p expecting ~£8 and it was £10 on the nose even cost me more to send it when ebay charged 10% on top

soolin

Mandy44 wrote: »

Why do you feel the need to warn them you're leaving negative feedback they'll probably see it anyway, or do you just fancy having a pop at them?

You agreed to the postage got the item undamaged what does it matter what it cost them? I try and err on the side of caution with postage as the Royal Mail seem to charge completely different amounts to their advertised amounts on the website. Recently sold something with £10 p&p expecting ~£8 and it was £10 on the nose even cost me more to send it when ebay charged 10% on top

I am concerned that you believe Royal Mail (I assume you mean the post office) can charge prices that differ from the website. That is a very serious allegation and if you believe you have been the subject of fraud by any PO employee you need to take it a lot further.

you shouldn't be guessing £8 you should know exactly what it costs to the penny .

Mandy44

Did I mention fraud? Not sure I did tbh

chancesare_2

Mandy44 wrote: »

Did I mention fraud? Not sure I did tbh

Too long a word?

rockin_plumber

ballisticbrian wrote: »

J....the amount they charged for postage is irrelevant, you accepted it as part of the deal.

Wrong...


You don't know the actual postage costs until the item arrives...
If an item arrives and the postage and packing costs don't appear to reflect what I paid I will contact seller, if no joy, low stars on P&P.



Is a seller wants to up their profit margin on P&P then they will get low p&p stars for their cheek.


And yes I may have been happy with the total price,
BUT
I wont be happy if my item arrives with a massive mark up.


The clue is in the name POSTAGE AND PACKING
Its not PROFIT AND PROCEEDS!!!

soolin

Mandy44 wrote: »

Did I mention fraud? Not sure I did tbh

If a post office clerk is charging you more than the advertised price then that is fraud, and you stated clearly that they sometimes charged more than advertised

You agreed to the postage got the item undamaged what does it matter what it cost them? I try and err on the side of caution with postage as the Royal Mail seem to charge completely different amounts to their advertised amounts on the website. Recently sold something with £10 p&p expecting ~£8 and it was £10 on the nose even cost me more to send it when ebay charged 10% on top