Morning! What does this mean?

angelcake

Hi, could you postage this to Finland, if you how much it cost about £1.5-2 I guess? ThanksThe p&p of what this person wants is £1.80 so what does the above mean??

oh and there is no way I am going international (or interational:rotfl: ) for a while!

soolin

Hmm, to me it means 'block this bidder before he bids'

At a guess I would think the buyer is trying to dictate what he thinks post and packing would be to Finland if he wins, and I don't like my buyers dictating terms to me.

Angel, if it was me I would reply and just say that you are sorry but the auction has been set to UK only and you prefer to keep it that way, then I'd double check I'd set my preferences correctly!

Soo

angelcake

Thanks soo, have done just that!! - don't need anymore hassle at the mo!!

£1.5-2 but what is this? £1.52????

soolin

angelcake wrote:

Thanks soo, have done just that!! - don't need anymore hassle at the mo!!

£1.5-2 but what is this? £1.52????

I took it to mean £1.50-£2?

As in, he would expect postage to be charged at no more than £1.50 to £2.

I definitely think you did the right thing by saying no to him.

Soo

hjb123

He maybe means £1.5 x 2?

angelcake

when I have quoted £1.80 recorded to uk?? what a plonker

angelcake

oooops lost a "watcher" .......nevermind!

bleugh

finnish people are generally pretty honest, and they use Euros!

Tojo_Ralph

Having dealt with buyers from all four corners of the earth, I'd have to say that those from Scandinavian countries are amongst the best, and pay top dollar into the bargain..... And if they don't win, they sure help to push Brit buyers bids to the max.

What was their feedback history like?
Was this a "collectable item"?
Do they have a history of International deals?

Let's not forget there is a language barrier here and to that end I am afraid I'd have read the "£1.5-2 I guess" comment differently, more along the lines of an off the cuff comment rather than one of dictation.... i.e. "It shouldn't be more than a couple of quid"

We_Laugh_Indoors

angelcake wrote:

when I have quoted £1.80 recorded to uk?? what a plonker

i guess they understand the british postal service as much as someone who has never been to finland accepts theirs.

i think it is just a request for postage costs written in really poor english, which is acceptable when thinking about how well you would do using a foreign language.

you are right to be cautious though.

candys_kisses

So how is your Finnish?

How would you ask someone in Finland how much it would cost them to post an item to you?

Do you expect them to read English or do you try and communicate with them in pigeon Finnish?

I think he was asking if it would cost between £1.50 and £2 in his estimation.

You could have tried the Royal Mail website and costed it out for him OR take the easy way out and block him...