Is eBay shipping charge a breach of Australian consumer law?

[mdl1413]

I recently recieved a shipping charge on top of my regular charge for eBay's seller services. I know that this is nothing new, but I was take aback at a) how much it was, and; b) they haven't shipped anything for me, the buyer or seller handle the shipping costs. Is the latter a breach of Australian Consumer Law, a fee for no service?

Completely open to what I'm missing here...

[daydreams_12 · Accepted solution]

Did you print a postage label through ebay

[mdl1413]

Yep

[mdl1413]

Is that what the charge is for?

[davewil1964]

Most likely. What does your invoice say? It should show the item the charge relates to.

[brerrabbit585]

Oh, heaven forbid that anyone should actually read their invoice!!!

[tazzieterror]

Brerrabbit, the solution is obvious - eBay needs to publish invoices within the description tab of an item listing (directly under the bit where the seller has given their 'PO Box' exclusion details) - it's the only place people are capable of reading information!

[brerrabbit585]

Oh boy, are you going to confuse a few people with that comment!! But oh, soooooo funny!!!

[countessalmirena]

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@tazzieterror wrote:
Brerrabbit, the solution is obvious - eBay needs to publish invoices within the description tab of an item listing (directly under the bit where the seller has given their 'PO Box' exclusion details) - it's the only place people are capable of reading information!

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I did not laugh.

It may have been a sneeze or a cough or a small troupe of Czechoslovakian monks chanting the rare Inappropriate Beatitudes prayer in Latin.