I just got a letter parcel it had sydney water and on the right postage paid australia, on the back it had many ways to pay your bill.
well I dont live in sydney ,but it was addressed to me ,I opened it and it was a parcel I ordered from a seller in nsw. he used there paid envelope from sydney water which he got his bill in .
I'm sure 1997crows1998 would not get as many nibbles on her items if she
charged $2 to send one lousy card - noticed her p&h stars are dinged anyway
I know this post is more directed at something else, but I just wanted to add that I gave a kudos to lane's post because I personally don't see this as an issue. I know it's a matter of personal opinion, so I'm not trying to start a debate about it, just clarifying my position on it.
I could be wrong, but I suspect the issue was with the actual postage charge being more than what you're prepared to pay, and the concession stamp was more akin to adding insult to injury that the injury itself, but IMO postage costs aren't exactly a matter of fact kind of thing, where a certain charge is the "right" charge, just because AP have a fixed charge.
The way I look at it, the P&H quote on a listing is a service quote - for the seller's service, not AP's service, actual costs to seller dictate service charges, but sometimes you'll find that a seller values their service a bit higher than a buyer does. That doesn't mean the seller is doing the wrong thing, it means the buyer and seller disagree over value.
The other thing is, sellers aren't obliged to work out P&H costs the same way a buyer would. Take my shop for example, I sell lots of lower value items, most going in a large letter for $1.40 stamp price. I charge more than that, and then provide a flat rate for - essentially - accumulative discounts, my flat rate is worked out on averages, plus a few other factors, and it makes things easier for everyone. If a buyer purchases one thing, they might not see my P&H charges as brilliant value, but the other day I had someone buy well over 50 items, and pay the same as everyone who only buys 1 item (I actualy paid 15 x more than what they paid, though overall there was no loss on P&H, as such).
The picture is bigger than what one person pays and gets for one item, and it's a seller's perogative to make such business decisions, whether they have a shop or sell casually. Buyer will continue to judge them for it, of course, but most sellers know that, too.
