omg I'm one of 'them'

mumto2loves

Grrr help! im really annoyed with myself and not sure what to do next.

I was looking on ebay last night, and there were some things all ending within minutes from the same seller.
I bid on them (2 tshirt and 2 pairs of shorts for my son) the postage was £2.80 per listing which sounded around about cost price. I won all 4 and asked for a total invoice which they have sent but the postage is still £11.20 (2nd class royal mail)

I know I saw the postage before I bid but if they have given me a combined invoice and are happy to send it in one parcel that is too much extra on top.

I will not pay £11.20 for something which is going to be around £5 a bit more is just about acceptable to me but not double it and add a bit.

what can I do now?

bsms1147

Well this is a pickle.

olgadapolga

Ask them to reduce the P&P costs? They can only say "no" after all.

meandmaboy

mumto2loves wrote: »

Grrr help! im really annoyed with myself and not sure what to do next.

I was looking on ebay last night, and there were some things all ending within minutes from the same seller.
I bid on them (2 tshirt and 2 pairs of shorts for my son) the postage was £2.80 per listing which sounded around about cost price. I won all 4 and asked for a total invoice which they have sent but the postage is still £11.20 (2nd class royal mail)



I know I saw the postage before I bid but if they have given me a combined invoice and are happy to send it in one parcel that is too much extra on top.




I will not pay £11.20 for something which is going to be around £5 a bit more is just about acceptable to me but not double it and add a bit.

what can I do now?

Morning,
Share your pain, been there , seen it , done it . Mine didnt have a happy ending they insisted on posting them all separetly (sp?) Put it down to I should have known better Would sending them a message do the trick ? I know we are all very conscious of this contact that ebay penalises us for .

hollydays

meandmaboy wrote: »

Morning,
Share your pain, been there , seen it , done it . Mine didnt have a happy ending they insisted on posting them all separetly (sp?) Put it down to I should have known better Would sending them a message do the trick ? I know we are all very conscious of this contact that ebay penalises us for .

Could you explain about the contact please?

ilikewatch

I would send a message explaining and apologising for your error and asking if they would kindly consider offering a postage discount. If the seller decides not to offer a discount, then accept your NPB strike and move on having learned a lesson.

hollydays

Does he offer returns?
Could you send them all back together with my Hermes for 3-4 pounds

ellie99

I've done the same recently. My fault because I made an assumption that the seller would be reasonable and send me a combined postage charge. I didn't think to check the listing to see if they offered that.

I sent a message asking if she would combine the postage, and she ignored me. So after a couple of days I paid the full amount.

The 2 items arrived in one parcel, wrapped in a used supermarket plastic bag, so hardly expensive packaging. I could see from the postage label that she'd made an extra £8 out of me in postage.

But the thing that annoyed me the most was that she ignored my message, even a reply saying No would have been preferable.

If your seller doesn't alter the postage after you've sent a message, then it's up to you to pay however much it seems wrong, you won the bids on the items.

I've learnt a lesson, I won't do that again!

marking_bad

Sellers should really combine shipping, the funny thing is though, even if sellers offer free postage, some buyers will still want discounts.

wdah

ellie99 wrote: »

I've done the same recently. My fault because I made an assumption that the seller would be reasonable and send me a combined postage charge. I didn't think to check the listing to see if they offered that.

I sent a message asking if she would combine the postage, and she ignored me. So after a couple of days I paid the full amount.

The 2 items arrived in one parcel, wrapped in a used supermarket plastic bag, so hardly expensive packaging. I could see from the postage label that she'd made an extra £8 out of me in postage.

But the thing that annoyed me the most was that she ignored my message, even a reply saying No would have been preferable.

If your seller doesn't alter the postage after you've sent a message, then it's up to you to pay however much it seems wrong, you won the bids on the items.

I've learnt a lesson, I won't do that again!

How funny, I had this exact same scenario a couple of months ago - even down to the carrier bag packaging. It was the being ignored that annoyed me most, I wasted a little over a week trying to get in touch.

mgdavid

hollydays wrote: »

Does he offer returns?
Could you send them all back together with my Hermes for 3-4 pounds

Think you've replied to the wrong post as your response makes no sense in relation to the OP.