Overcharged? Over-reacting?

cdnshopper

cdnshopper

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#1
I won an item for $10. When I asked for shipping rates, I was quoted $16.50 for ground and higher rates for priority & overnight. I recevied an invoice for priority shipping and asked her to adjust it for ground shipping and she did.

I received the item and noticed the postage was $6.46 but I had paid $16.50. I sent her an email to let her know that I had received the item and mentioned the postage rate and asked if I was over charged. Here is the response I got:

Hi there i am responding to your question about the shipping cost. The total amount i gave you was for shipping and handeling. there are expenses involved in shipping items. also there are expenses for supplies to ship item's. I have to put gas in my car to drive to the post office where the item's are shippied from. Plus i spend 10 to 20 mins waiting in line at the post office. all in all there is a charge for handeling. The pair of pants which you won for 10 dollars. cost 160.00 min. and the pair that you won were brand new. i do'nt see why this is a issue. I hope that you like the capries, and if i can be of any other help to you please contact me. thank you

In all my correspondence with her she has been very nice. I do understand that there are handling fees & costs associated, but $10? Is this reasonable or am I over reacting? :confused1: I can't help but feel ripped off. I have not posted feedback for her and not really sure what to post (because she is nice).

Just wanted to get some thoughts/opinions out there....
 
#2
She told you S/H up front, don't like it don't bid. Pretty simple. And yes, people make their S/H higher than the actual cost because like she said it covers all those extra costs involved in shipping. I don't think it's excessive personally, I know people pad their S/H a bit to cover Ebay fees and I'm Ok with it as long as it is reasonable. I know I have a choice where I buy things and I know I'm still getting a good deal over retail. :yes:
 
#4
I agree also - I usually don't charge that much extra - but I always charge more than the actual postage (unless mistake) & I deserve to. I make my husb get brand new boxes from work. I also have bubble wrap, shipping tape etc that wasn't free. It is also a big hassle for me to get to the PO and there is always a line.

Also - Ebay doesn't take any part of your shipping fee do they? I think some sellers try to recoup a little bit there with higher shipping.
 
#5
WE do try to recoup some fees thru shipping because ebay doesn't take fees on that. I just add the cost of the item and shipping together-if that is fair I don't worry about which part is cost/ship-if too much I don't bid
 
#6
I have to agree that if you knew before you bid then you can't really be mad. . . but yes, that IS excessive!!!

It's actually called fee circumventing and eBay doesn't allow it.

A littel handling fee is completely reasonable, but all of us Sellers know it takes time to ship, she needs to work that into her auction price, not shipping fees IMO.
 
#7
Thanks for your thoughts.

Funny though - she listed $9.50 for shipping and handling for this item, if it was shipped in US. So if you work in her $10 handling fee, well you do the math....

I do alot of buying on eBay (never sold anything) and in all of my transactions I've never been charged this much over. Its usually within $2 -$5 and I'm ok with that. Guess I need to be more specific and ask for shipping AND handling fees.
 
#8
I'm not a seller, but doesn't the seller have the right to charge whatever she wants for shipping and handling?

I buy from ebay often and always request shipping and handling fees in advance so that I am not surprised by the invoice that I receive.
 
#9
I have pretty much learned to just suck it up when sellers ship to me in Canada...I get a little po'ed when they way overcharge but I hate to discourage sellers from shipping to Canada as I know it's extra work for them..
 
#10
Basically you got a brand new pair of jeans for 20 bucks. Still a pretty good deal if you ask me. Sellers can put whatever they want for shipping and handling. I don't agree with blowing up the shipping cost instead of the actual price, But that is why you can ask questions before bidding. I am going to try a little devils advocate here... does Wal-Mart reimburse us for gas when we go there to shop?
 
#11
cdnshopper said:
Thanks for your thoughts.

Funny though - she listed $9.50 for shipping and handling for this item, if it was shipped in US. So if you work in her $10 handling fee, well you do the math....

I do alot of buying on eBay (never sold anything) and in all of my transactions I've never been charged this much over. Its usually within $2 -$5 and I'm ok with that. Guess I need to be more specific and ask for shipping AND handling fees.
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I would leave her the positive feedback but where it come to the secondary star feedback leave her a low rating on the postage section.
 
#12
aemmy said:
Basically you got a brand new pair of jeans for 20 bucks. Still a pretty good deal if you ask me. Sellers can put whatever they want for shipping and handling. I don't agree with blowing up the shipping cost instead of the actual price, But that is why you can ask questions before bidding. I am going to try a little devils advocate here... does Wal-Mart reimburse us for gas when we go there to shop?
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Hey if anyone feels like driving out to my location to pick up their item in person it'd save me a hassle & of course would waive all shipping costs:smile:

You drive to Walmart as the buyer - they don't come to you, and when they do ship usually there is a charge as well unless there is a promotion.
 
#13
kbell said:
Hey if anyone feels like driving out to my location to pick up their item in person it'd save me a hassle & of course would waive all shipping costs:smile:

You drive to Walmart as the buyer - they don't come to you, and when they do ship usually there is a charge as well unless there is a promotion.
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ahhhh!!! very good!
 
#14
kbell said:
Hey if anyone feels like driving out to my location to pick up their item in person it'd save me a hassle & of course would waive all shipping costs:smile:

You drive to Walmart as the buyer - they don't come to you, and when they do ship usually there is a charge as well unless there is a promotion.
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kbell, sorry to be off topic, but what is that gorgeous bag in your avatar? (looks tdf)
 
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