on 23-12-2015 09:27 AM
I know this has been covered before but hopefully will save some folks trawling through the discussion boards trying to find answers.
When a seller in the US uses the Global Shipping program (or priority) thay CANNOT combine postage nor send you an invoice. the vast majority of US sellers are completely unaware of this, so even if you specifically ask them if they can combine postage, they will most likey answer 'yes, of course'.
Your payment gets split up, a small delivery fee going to the seller & the lions share going to Pitney Bowes. Seller does not see this.
I have just been stung again 😞
Wrote to seller asking if he could combine postage & to only answer yes if he was completely sure. His reply- "
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So stupid me buys 2 tiny toys from him. Cannot request invoice, seller finds he cannot send invoice. Postage for 2 items will now be $41.15 US ($56 AUD).
The insanity of it & ebay will do nothing to educate their buyers & sellers about it. We all have to get burnt a couple of times before we learn to select own postage as a seller & to not buy multiple items from the US.
Rant over 🙂
on 23-12-2015 05:30 PM
Ask the seller to cancel the transactions, then relist both items as one listing as a buy it now. That way you get both the items for the one postage cost. If they are popular items, suggest listing them as a BIN for say $1,000 with the best offer option (so no-one else jumps in and buys them before you can), then you can use the best offer option and submit the price you've agreed on.
The other option is to ask them whether they would consider posting via USPS. He would still need to cancel relist them, but the postage should be much lower at around $US15-20
on 23-12-2015 05:34 PM
on 23-12-2015 05:40 PM
@kopenhagen5 wrote:For future ref, often if you add them to the cart they auto combine before paying.
I haven't tried for awhile, but I think they closed that loophole. You used to be able to request an invoice via the cart too, which meant the seller could then combine. They closed that loophole quick smart!
on 29-08-2021 11:13 AM
I know this is a late reply - but I feel your pain. I just bought some star wars card backs - literally pieces of cardboard and each must be parcelled and charged separately - that with import taxes has basically doubled my amount at checkout.
Two bids totalling AUS$102 will cost me $199 at checkout.
Thats it - no more eBay purchases from the USA - it is a complete and shameless money grab by eBay.
on 29-08-2021 11:35 AM
yeah 6 years. A lot has changed in the world in 6 years.