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Buyer changing terms after auction finished

Yesterday I sold an item on ebay and in the listing I mentioned postage costs and the method I was going to post the item. Now after selling the item, the buyer is refusing to send money unless I change the postage method. What can i do as their wanted method is more than i will be paid for postage. Surely they should have seen from the listing what I was offering and just not bidded?

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  • G-G_4
    G-G_4 Posts: 3,090 Forumite
    What were the terms you were offering? and what do they want?
    :D BSC Member 155 :cool:
  • bella4uk
    bella4uk Posts: 1,644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Send them a paypal invoice for the extra charges, if they do not agree tell them you will be filing a claim for a non paying bidder and it won't be through mutual agreement, then Neg them whilst you still can ;)
  • bella4uk wrote: »
    Send them a paypal invoice for the extra charges, if they do not agree tell them you will be filing a claim for a non paying bidder and it won't be through mutual agreement, then Neg them whilst you still can ;)

    That's what I would do. They want a different method, you change the charges.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    depends what you offer and what they want?
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Just wait 'til May, more and more buyers will be trying this trick, as there is nothing a seller can do about it....

    Is this really "consumer revenge" or "commercial sabotage"?
    <--- Nothing to see here - move along --->
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    If they want a more expensive postage method, say yes, but as long as they pay the extra.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
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