ebay unpaid item case opened against me

bsms1147

prowla wrote: »

Sellers are not allowed to overchage postage;

Says who?

Sellers can charge what they want (up to certain, predetermined limits). It is up to you to decide whether you are happy to pay those costs or not, and then you have the chance to rate those costs after purchase using the star system.

If you deem the postage too much, then you should not have bid on the item.

Most people who use eBay look at the total item cost, including item and postage costs. In your case that would still have been less than the cost you subsequently bought the same items for later on. Your stubbornness has cost you money.

The £15 is not the seller's money; it is mine to pay for a service which is not needed.

Many would disagree. It is part of the total item cost, and eBay further legitimised that way of thinking when they started charging sellers on the cost of postage.

prowla

campdave wrote: »

Anyhow, in much less time than you've spent on this thread, you could have requested the seller's details and phoned them and got an answer.

prowla wrote: »

Yes, you're right about the possibility of getting the seller's details; I'd simply sent them a message rather than looking up their phone number. I've requested that and should be receiving an email with the info.

I took your (good, thankyou) advice and requested the contact info.

The reply contained only the seller's town and a phone number.

I rang the phone number and got a recorded message saying that he (it is a he) no longer uses that number and if you know him to call one of his other numbers or email him.

So, I actually have no means of contacting the seller.

Hermione_Granger

prowla wrote: »

Sellers are not allowed to overchage postage; 3x the amount is over-charging.

Buyers are not allowed to refuse to pay but this doesn't seem to worry you.

£15 is about what it would cost if they are sending by RM or Parcelforce so they may not be overcharging at all, in fact, they may be making a small loss.

prowla

bsms1147 wrote: »

Says who?

Sellers can charge what they want (up to certain, predetermined limits). It is up to you to decide whether you are happy to pay those costs or not, and then you have the chance to rate those costs after purchase using the star system.

If you deem the postage too much, then you should not have bid on the item.

Most people who use eBay look at the total item cost, including item and postage costs. In your case that would still have been less than the cost you subsequently bought the same items for later on. Your stubbornness has cost you money.

Many would disagree. It is part of the total item cost, and eBay further legitimised that way of thinking when they started charging sellers on the cost of postage.

Anybody who disagrees would be wrong; it is clearly stated in ebay policy that sellers should not profit by over-charging P&P and/or disguising profit in P&P.

Yes of course you look at the total cost when making a decision.

The total cost is not relevant in the context of this thread; I want the item for the agreed sale price, but I wish to save the cost of shipping it to me because (a) I can collect it for next to nothing, and (b) I've now found out that they wish to charge me 3x the amount to send it locally compared to another seller sending one from quite some distance.

My steadfastness hasn't cost me anything; I needed more than one of the item. I'm still prepared to go ahead with the seller, if they contact me (which now seems unlikely, TBH).

prowla

Hermione_Granger wrote: »

Buyers are not allowed to refuse to pay but this doesn't seem to worry you.

£15 is about what it would cost if they are sending by RM or Parcelforce so they may not be overcharging at all, in fact, they may be making a small loss.

I am not refusing to pay; I am waiting for a response before paying.

It now appears that the seller has left incorrect contact details, and ebay are going to attempt to contact him to get them updated.

Further on the overall matter, would you be happy to give your money to someone who (a) doesn't respond to messages, (b) is over-charging for postage, (c) who leaves a disused phone number as the only means of contact?

If you would, then there is an old saying: A fool and their money are easily parted.

shaun_from_Africa

prowla wrote: »

but I wish to save the cost of shipping it to me because (a) I can collect it for next to nothing,

But you clearly know that you are not entitled to collect the item.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63587504&postcount=8

Did the auction offer collection as an option?
If not then no collection.
The "reporting" thing is all a bit childish though.

Here's the link for the complete thread.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4804173

Hermione_Granger

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

But you clearly know that you are not entitled to collect the item.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63587504&postcount=8

Well found!

campdave

prowla wrote: »

I am not refusing to pay; I am waiting for a response before paying.

It now appears that the seller has left incorrect contact details, and ebay are going to attempt to contact him to get them updated.

Further on the overall matter, would you be happy to give your money to someone who (a) doesn't respond to messages, (b) is over-charging for postage, (c) who leaves a disused phone number as the only means of contact?

If you would, then there is an old saying: A fool and their money are easily parted.

A and B could have been established before placing a bid, thus saving everyone the ongoing headache of this thread.

SeduLOUs

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

But you clearly know that you are not entitled to collect the item.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63587504&postcount=8

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

usefulmale

prowla wrote: »

I am not refusing to pay; I am waiting for a response before paying.

or I am waiting for the moon to turn blue, or a cat to bark or (insert your own pathetic excuse here).

Ebay won't care what you are waiting for. When the case is closed, you won't have paid and you will get a strike.