topic Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery! in Buying

Cheap postage=slow delivery!

michellebartley — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:01:07 GMT

I paid very cheap postage for an item from the UK Just a $1.60. It was sent on the 8th October and I have bought from this seller a lot and they are good to deal with. Item still hasnt been delivered yet. I have told seller and they said that it was not the norm. So I am thinking its delayed because of the low post cost which is dirt cheap. Mmmmm.....

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

kopenhagen5 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:05:55 GMT

Some items I get from the UK only take 5-7 days and others can take 4 weeks.

I think sometimes they can go to wrong place in sorting before being redirected correctly.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

lyndal1838 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:08:06 GMT

The cost of the postage is not the issue....what service did the seller use?

Maybe the seller has subsidised the postage?

Three weeks from the UK is not unheard of, although I have just had a parcel from the UK sent with the GSP and it took about 10 days.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

michellebartley — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:14:29 GMT

It didnt say what service. I'd assume seller subsidised post cost. No track number either.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

imastawka — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:22:31 GMT

Surface mail Happy New Year Michelle

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

kopenhagen5 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 04:44:21 GMT

Yeah 2-3 months on the boat. (Depending on how hard they row)

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

phorum_junkie* — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:20:17 GMT

But don't you get rats on boats? Won't they eat the parcel?

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

michellebartley — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:51:45 GMT

The ETA is showing as null.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

lyndal1838 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 07:39:00 GMT

@michellebartley wrote:
The ETA is showing as null.

*sigh* It is Friday Michelle....you can't believe anything you see/read on ebay or Friday.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

michellebartley — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 07:49:57 GMT

Seller gave me a refund!

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

davewil1964 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 08:34:21 GMT

Mug seller.

I hope they ~~gouge yo~~u make it up on subsequent purchases.

Honestly, you should take a look at yourself. Or at least what you post here.

You have previously bought from this seller, but you arc up at the first sign of a hiccup. And run to the boards when you KNOW we can't do anything.

If you received adequate service from this seller before, why would you not give the benefit of the wait in this case?

If you didn't, why would you buy again? Unless you were looking for an excuse to cost them money?

I have always given you the benefit of ~~light relief~~ disingenuousness; now I'm thinking the less charitable board members are correct.

Maybe set up a youtube channel if you crave acknowledgement without logic.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

davidc4430 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:43:27 GMT

there i was thinking those rodent food thieves were back in business.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

digital*ghost — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:17:48 GMT

@michellebartley wrote:
So I am thinking its delayed because of the low post cost which is dirt cheap. .

Correlation does not imply causation

In layman's terms...

"...just because two things occur together does not mean that one caused the other, even if it seems to make sense." ['nother Link]

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

shepherdsrule — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:35:55 GMT

LOL digi

cause and effect...........

'cause' ...when michelle posts,

it ....'effects' .....us all in a different way LOL

and YES - before anyone points it out I know effect and affect are different, just playing with what I had

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

4green2000 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:04:06 GMT

if it was rodent food, it might of been intercepted by customs this time ??

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 23:03:09 GMT

I generally allow 4-6 weeks from the UK these days as they can be awfully slow for whatever reason. You say you've bought from this seller before? Chances are, you won't be able to buy from them again now because quite often when a seller has to refund someone, they put that person on their blocked list so there are no more problems with not receiving their items. If you do the right thing when it arrives and repay the seller, then you probably shouldn't have any issues buying from them again.

It is also possible, if it's pet food, that customs got it. In which case, the seller is not responsible for refunding as it's up to the buyer to know what they can and can't import. It even says in the help pages that if something is seized the seller isn't responsible. Just because the seller didn't upload tracking, doesn't mean there isn't one. Not all sellers upload the numbers when marking as paid. It gives them ammunition if a buyer tries to claim INR.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

davidc4430 — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 00:24:34 GMT

@4green2000 wrote:
if it was rodent food, it might of been intercepted by customs this time ??

maybe customs are cost saving, got rid of those expensive sniffer dogs

now using sniffer mice!

much cheaper to keep and they eat the illeagle imports of rat/mice food.

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

janeababe — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 02:55:11 GMT

Hi Michelle.....

I am happy you got a refund.
Please now email the seller and thank them and assure them that IF the item turns up at your doorstep, then you will re-pay them... or you could return it i guess.

I have a cuz in the UK who once posted me a letter by snail mail.... it actually took 3mths to arrive in my letter box.

We had both forgotten about it until it arrived!

Might be better to ask for air mail postage from your seller next time

cheerio

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

hus2385 — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 09:57:03 GMT

@janeababe wrote:
Hi Michelle.....

I am happy you got a refund.
Please now email the seller and thank them and assure them that IF the item turns up at your doorstep, then you will re-pay them... or you could return it i guess.

I have a cuz in the UK who once posted me a letter by snail mail.... it actually took 3mths to arrive in my letter box.
We had both forgotten about it until it arrived!

Might be better to ask for air mail postage from your seller next time

cheerio

Hmmmm, interesting. I am waiting on a parcel, I guess I'd just assumed it would be airmail, also no tracking.

So a listing marked "Royal Mail International Standard (Small Packets)" would be surface mail then? OK I'm in a for bit of a wait in that case 😛 lol

Re: Cheap postage=slow delivery!

lyndal1838 — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 12:10:01 GMT

International Standard Small Packets is an airmail service.

Any seller who uses surface mail is mad as it is not a service that has ebay or paypal protection.

I don't know why everyone is assuming that Michelle's package is coming via surface mail....Michelle did not know what service was being used and the seller has now refunded her anyway.