Miscalculated weight for charging postage

marlena18

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

That's madness, just use Hermes or one of the other cheepo carriers.

What if one boot arrived before the other one, buyer will be hopping mad...?

Thanks for your advice. We live in a mad world, full of surprises. :rotfl:
I will of course let the final bidder know that the boots will arrive not in one piece!

RainbowDrops

How far away is your PO? If it's near by, maybe you could go to weigh the wellies before the auction ends, rather than wrapping the two separately.
Or do you have a kitchen scales? If so, use that. You can try weighing just one & doubling up?

soolin

marlena18 wrote: »

Thank you for your answers.
But thanks to "RFW" I found the perfect solution.
This will work perfect, as I will send each boot signed for.

Signed for? These must be mega expensive wellington boots!

I assume these are the same wellingtons you were discussing in your other thread -

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5097122
in which case it really might have been better to have found a way of weighing them before quoting for postage, as you were already making an effort to work out how to wrap them.

Incidentally, based on that other thread I am surprised that having decided you could send these as a small parcel at £2.80, even allowing for signed for and the additional £1.10 doesn't get close enough to the £5 you quoted- and as a new seller any ding on your p and p stars could really hurt.

marlena18

soolin wrote: »

Signed for? These must be mega expensive wellington boots!

I assume these are the same wellingtons you were discussing in your other thread -

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5097122
in which case it really might have been better to have found a way of weighing them before quoting for postage, as you were already making an effort to work out how to wrap them.

Incidentally, based on that other thread I am surprised that having decided you could send these as a small parcel at £2.80, even allowing for signed for and the additional £1.10 doesn't get close enough to the £5 you quoted- and as a new seller any ding on your p and p stars could really hurt.

Thanks for your reply. I would send them separate at £3.80 signed for each, so I would only pay £2.60 extra and not charging the buyer for it. I am not a new seller, but never posted Wellingtons before. These were thrown off the balcony by my neighbour to be thrown in the rubbish, so when I saw that they were Hunter Wellingtons, I rescued them. They are a bit weathered, but I will hopefully make a few bob out of them. I did put them on Ebay with a low starting price for auction. And I am grateful for everyone who replied and gave me good advice to my questions. Thank you.

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I have to be honest.

If you sent them separately, or via My herpes, or "Yodel for the parcel we lost".

After saying they would come via Royal Mail, you would get marked down on stars by me.

marlena18

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

I have to be honest.

If you sent them separately, or via My herpes, or "Yodel for the parcel we lost".

After saying they would come via Royal Mail, you would get marked down on stars by me.

I don't actually understand what you are saying.
I would send them separately by RM, telling the buyer this would happen and I would pay for the extra posting cost including signing for . Anything wrong about that? I don't think so.

wubbles

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

I have to be honest.

If you sent them separately, or via My herpes, or "Yodel for the parcel we lost".

After saying they would come via Royal Mail, you would get marked down on stars by me.

It's really sad you'd try to ruin someones livelihood, or their chance of a bit of extra cash, because of something like that.

Something else I've noticed - it always seems to be women who are spiteful on eBay, men MUCH less so.

Rev

Have you thought of just asking the buyer?

I only buy on eBay. And if I got a message from the seller saying they were sorry, they miscalculated postage and was it okay to send via a courier instead of RM I would be absolutely fine with that. As long as the item arrived in tact and not hugely late.


I have to say I would be miffed at a buyer sending a pair of boots separately. There's a chance one may go missing. Or one turning up later than the other. And I'd honestly see a buyer sending boots desperately as utterly daft.


Just send a polite email asking the buyer. But be prepared for them to say no. And take the bit if they do. Obviously the buyer can't be expected to be put out due to your mistake.

RFW

wubbles wrote: »

Something else I've noticed - it always seems to be women who are spiteful on eBay, men MUCH less so.

That's what's called a silly over generalisation. My only threats of violence on Ebay have come from men, although I wouldn't have appreciated it from anyone. I don't think either sex have a monopoly on being spiteful or even on prejudices.

RainbowDrops

Rev wrote: »

Have you thought of just asking the buyer?

Seconded!
Also, I suggest again that OP tries to weigh the items before the auction ends. Out of interest I weighed a pair of my own wellies, and they were just under 1.5 Kilos. (they are not hunters though)