Be careful with best offers and simple delivery

se2020

I had an item that's been for sale for ages.

Item is 100g and large letter size.
I can fit 6 of them in a large letter.
Weight has been entered into the listing details.

Buyer made a sensible offer for a quantity of 4.
I was expecting the postage to be the same at £2.70 for a tracked 48 large letter so I accepted the offer on that basis.

For some reason ebay have charged me £5.21 for a label.  I'm told not to exceed large letter 1kg so they obviously know all 4 items will fit in one large letter and be under 1kg.

Admittedly I'm paying less for the postage than if I had sold the 4 items individually but it feels like ebay should have shown me how much I would pay for postage (or actually receive for the items) when showing me the offer amount and asking me to accept??

 I've only just noticed it now but if I check my sales history I've been charged more than the actual cost on quite a few multiple purchase orders. I've not even seen ebay publish the fact that they would be doing this anywhere?

RedImp_2

For these reasons I always opt for buyer pays postage.

soolin

RedImp_2 said:

For these reasons I always opt for buyer pays postage.

That only shifts the postage cost on to you though. 

se2020

I have tried the buyer pays postage.

Free postage (seller pays) shows the listings far higher in search results though.
So unless you have a unique/rare item it will never be seen.

soolin

se2020 said:

I have tried the buyer pays postage.

Free postage (seller pays) shows the listings far higher in search results though.
So unless you have a unique/rare item it will never be seen.

All mine are buyer pays and I don't seem to have any issues. However I was just responding to the comment about cost of postage - which of course wouldn't change whoever pays for it. 

RedImp_2

soolin said:

RedImp_2 said:

For these reasons I always opt for buyer pays postage.

That only shifts the postage cost on to you though. 

If buyer pays for postage it shifts cost on to the seller that’s new to me.

Murphybear

soolin said:

se2020 said:

I have tried the buyer pays postage.

Free postage (seller pays) shows the listings far higher in search results though.
So unless you have a unique/rare item it will never be seen.

All mine are buyer pays and I don't seem to have any issues. However I was just responding to the comment about cost of postage - which of course wouldn't change whoever pays for it. 

As a frequent buyer I tend to have a price in mind when I search for things.  I’m happy to pay the postage.  The only thing that annoys me a little is when there are many people who are selling the same thing and are charging wildly different prices for the postage.  Quite often the packing is a bin liner so minimal cost there.  I buy a lot of clothes so wrapping them securely in a bin liner is secure enough.  Some sellers make a work of art with the packing which takes me ages to unpack 😹