Unhappy With Postage Charged By Seller & Actual Postage Seller Paid

mrs_sparrow

ToThePoint wrote: »

Well truth hurts, breaking eBay rules, I don't know :rotfl:

What rules am I breaking?

Because I am selling on Facebook for less than I do on eBay.

No rules are being broken actually as the stock is sold BEFORE it goes onto eBay and what is left, goes on eBay with the fees added on. if it was the same stock then yes, I would be breaking the rules.

Or because I charge VAT on my postage. I actually have a legal duty to do that and HMRC can send me to prison for evading my VAT liabilities so whether you think it is right or wrong, VAT on postage is a legal requirement if you are VAT registered.

My 'fees' get added onto the cost of my item, not my postage.

But thanks for being so concerned and for assuming you know all about my business and selling practises on eBay. Good luck with your bidding. PLEASE do not let it be on something of mine. You sound High Maintenance. quite frankly.

And on that note, I have tonight's parcels to pack and get ready for the morning.

mrs_sparrow

ToThePoint wrote: »

Funny how you can't answer those 'rules' though

Oh yeah, you break them don't you :cool:

Can't go to bed, as I'm bidding on something :rotfl:

Answer what rules?

ToThePoint

ToThePoint wrote: »

They CANNOT charge what they like.

Just because you break the rules and encourage others to, not my fault is it? :cool:

mrs_sparrow wrote: »

Sellers CAN charge whatever they like however (apparently) it is against 'the rules' - also against 'the rules' is putting your own website in the listing and charging less on your own website for the same goods however, many sellers do this including myself a I have a Facebook page and offer the items much cheaper on there. Also against 'the rules' is selling sex toys and used bras and knickers. Good luck policing eBay if you think everyone lives by 'the rules'.

Oh, also against 'the rules' is adding anything on for 'fees' so they think that every seller should be out of pocket by the 10% they charge for postage. Now they charge a fee on postage costs, buyers quite rightly will charge whatever they want. You know seller actually only saw £10.80 of that postage money anyway.

The buyer should report the excessive charge before the listing ends if they think it is excessive and the listing *may* get pulled.

I feel someone has anger issues though, LOL, getting THIS angry on behalf of someone else they do not know who willingly paid £12 for postage. Yikes. What are you like IRL??

You said you are breaking the rules there? Make your mind up

Oh and encouraging excessive 'P&P'

RFW

ToThePoint wrote: »

Oh sorry, the point where you said you can charge what you like? And it's not open to interpretation. Against our rules, is pretty much to the point :cool:

No, I posted a flippant paragraph to mock the ridiculous arguments going back and forth, you're arguing with the wrong person on this one. Perhaps I was including the wrong smileys. Try this :eek:

If I wasn't forthright enough I think overcharging postage is a bad business practice, however much anyone dresses up what they are charging for. Whether buyers may sometimes have an irrational complaint is irrelevant, a buyer with a complaint is just that, no amount of persuading them otherwise will alter feedback or whatever else they leave and the fact that they won't be a return customer.

Now as you were and argue some more semantics and pedantry *obligatory winky face to put an end to my involvement.

ToThePoint

RFW wrote: »

No, I posted a flippant paragraph to mock the ridiculous arguments going back and forth, you're arguing with the wrong person on this one. Perhaps I was including the wrong smileys. Try this :eek:

If I wasn't forthright enough I think overcharging postage is a bad business practice, however much anyone dresses up what they are charging for. Whether buyers may sometimes have an irrational complaint is irrelevant, a buyer with a complaint is just that, no amount of persuading them otherwise will alter feedback or whatever else they leave and the fact that they won't be a return customer.

Now as you were and argue some more semantics and pedantry *obligatory winky face to put an end to my involvement.

So you agree it's wrong.

So you also must agree that other forum members, promoting the fact they should over-charge on postage, is wrong to?

It just amazes me the outstanding entitlement to setting the P&P to the most excessive, and keep the extra for themselves. If they want this 'extra money' then why don't these sellers add it to the starting price (what they should do anyway)? Seems pretty damn simple to me.

almillar

I already accepted that £12 vs £3.90 was excessive.
The seller did too, and provided a refund. The seller had made a guess at the postage, and was way out.
That's not what I'm talking about.
I'm talking about sitting at home, deciding what to charge for postage. BEFORE you've been to the post office and actually been charged. You have to estimate. You can pack the item and weight it, but all you can do is estimate, and include POSTAGE AND PACKING. Postage, to me, includes me turning up to the post office and handing the goods over, not literally the price on the stamp. It's unfair, in my opinion, otherwise. If it says different in eBay's rules, it's still unfair, in my opinion.
Sellers should not rip off buyers for postage.
Buyers should not expect a perfect postage cost to the penny.
How's that for a couple of nice rules?

ballisticbrian

TESCO charge about 2.50 or 3.50 a time slot for their deliveries and it costs them absolutely nothing! They just send a van round that they already own!!! hehe Now that's unfair delivery charges!


Every Little Helps! hehee ROTFL

KxMx

ballisticbrian wrote: »

TESCO charge about 2.50 or 3.50 a time slot for their deliveries and it costs them absolutely nothing! They just send a van round that they already own!!! hehe Now that's unfair delivery charges!


Every Little Helps! hehee ROTFL

You're obviously not aware that generally online grocery shopping services across all supermarkets run at a loss? Fuel, wages and so on.

Personally I think it's a bit of a con because if they didn't offer delivery my money would not be going through their tills in the first place, but they reckon the above is true.

I'm not sure either the cost is as high as some project £12-20 per delivery, but I do know the £1-£6 pounds you pay doesn't cover everything.

ballisticbrian

You're obviously not aware that generally online grocery shopping services across all supermarkets run at a loss? Fuel, wages and so on.

But hold on a minute, all the people above who are complaining about postage charges specifically listed petrol and time as things you CANNOT charge for in postage, but you just mentioned these exact things?

ToThePoint

ballisticbrian wrote: »

But hold on a minute, all the people above who are complaining about postage charges specifically listed petrol and time as things you CANNOT charge for in postage, but you just mentioned these exact things?

Irrelevant when this is a 'private' sale. It's not a business after-all. So there shouldn't be any 'costs' added to postage and packing!