ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
spot on, that's what the system is for...
Postage - thoughts?
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spot on, that's what the system is for...
gemini0928
Basketball Addict
Ebay policy is there regarding postage but the fact that I bid while knowing about the excessive postage charge, it'll be hard for me to leave bad feedback because postage. :v:
chaddy42
James Worthy collector
Sorry, but I tend to agree with the majority. If I am bidding on a card, I take into account the total cost, including postage. E.g. Willing to spend $50 on a card and bid $45 + $5 postage or up to $38 + $12 postage. If the postage was mentioned up front, then the discussion about the cost should have occurred pre-bid and the seller can not be blamed for anything other than ripping eBay off.
Positive feedback as the item arrived as described, with a low star rating in postage IMO.
That's my $5.02c worth (2c + $5 handling cost)
Positive feedback as the item arrived as described, with a low star rating in postage IMO.
That's my $5.02c worth (2c + $5 handling cost)
Dr. Curlytek
PhD in "Things and Stuff"
Ebay policy is there for one reason only...to ensure ebay gets as much money from each auction as possible. The bid was made knowing full well the costs, if there was an expectation of better packaging/shipping method this should have been sorted out pre-bid. To be honest, I think you can find a justification to do whatever you want with the feedback...if you feel you were mislead then give a neutral, if you feel you got exactly what you expected when you bid, leave a positive.
No need to be sorry, I too am tending to agree with the majority, hence why I asked the question
johnsmithysmithy
Banned User
I wouldn't worry about it too much man, as long as you got the card and it was in good condition great, Ive brought alot of things beside card where the postage was like $8 but it cost the seller $2 or less to send it, you also got to consider things like the cost of the envelope, if he/she had to go to catch a train/bus to post the goods etc, sometimes Australian post are too lazy to mark the stamps and I recycle them and use them again.
On other note, I actually sent a item today oversea, I only charge $25 Aussie including insurance, worked out to be $15 extra so the buyer got a good deal with postage but he did pay alot for the goods so I didn't mind.
Sometimes companies and individuals send items from oversea to me they charge me $50 Aussie, it should be much cheaper but they assit me that its the cheapest, sometimes you can't teach a old dog new tricks, if they are going to sent it expensive or express they will but there are reasonable sellers who actually say there is a cheaper postage option or in some cases give you free postage, when people send it express its usually well protected, it all works out at the end.
Oh 1 more thing I got charge $7.50 which the seller said it was insured and sent express but I got it today and it said first class internationally and the postage said $3, if the item got lost it would of been the sellers fault but lucky it came in one peace, wasn't protected well but it was in a old magnetic holder, its better than a top loader, the card was worth about $50 US, its all good, left the seller with positive feed back and said postage was good, because it came to me and was in good nic.
On other note, I actually sent a item today oversea, I only charge $25 Aussie including insurance, worked out to be $15 extra so the buyer got a good deal with postage but he did pay alot for the goods so I didn't mind.
Sometimes companies and individuals send items from oversea to me they charge me $50 Aussie, it should be much cheaper but they assit me that its the cheapest, sometimes you can't teach a old dog new tricks, if they are going to sent it expensive or express they will but there are reasonable sellers who actually say there is a cheaper postage option or in some cases give you free postage, when people send it express its usually well protected, it all works out at the end.
Oh 1 more thing I got charge $7.50 which the seller said it was insured and sent express but I got it today and it said first class internationally and the postage said $3, if the item got lost it would of been the sellers fault but lucky it came in one peace, wasn't protected well but it was in a old magnetic holder, its better than a top loader, the card was worth about $50 US, its all good, left the seller with positive feed back and said postage was good, because it came to me and was in good nic.
Sublime
OzCardTrader
Leave positive feedback but call him a bad name. I would like to recommend bumhead.
A_Iverson_I
OzCardTrader
Yep.. since it was stated in the auction you can't really leave bad feedback if the card was protected well & you got it ok.... but that doesn't make what sellers are doing right.... they can say stuff like "it was listed in the auction" into they're blue in the face, but as billyhole pointed out, it's against ebay policy to charge excessive postage charges.
