topic Re: Postage in Selling

Postage

20mallard — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 01:40:07 GMT

Recently posted an item for sale, offers over $100 buyer to pay postage. It sold for $121 I assumed I would receive $100 less eBay commission, instead I received $68 apparently despite eBay stating buyer pays cost it was passed to me.

Total rip off, last time dealing with eBay. Another seller stated it was impossible to speak to anyone at eBay, you could spend hours trying to get an answer to anything.

20mallard

Re: Postage

imastawka — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:34:38 GMT

Is it the antique photography equipment?

Did you promote the listing?

Did you purchase an ebay label?

I'm at a loss to understand how you posted it (including tripod) for $10.96

Re: Postage

twyngwyn — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:37:21 GMT

I see $102.50 sale and $13.97 postage?

Re: Postage

twyngwyn — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:52:01 GMT

I’m seeing $13.97 postage on the camera, too?

Re: Postage

imastawka — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:55:38 GMT

That's why I asked.

Figures in OP don't add up (to me)

Re: Postage

*casey* — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:14:30 GMT

"buyer to pay postage"

The buyer did pay postage, the postage shown on your listing which would have been $13.97 to my state.

No doubt you miscalculated and it cost you a lot more so you had to pay the extra yourself.

Is that what you mean in relation to the $68 ?

"It sold for $121 I assumed I would receive $100 less eBay commission"

But even if you'd put a postage cost of $50, the final value fee would have been based on the total amount of the sale, including postage.

Re: Postage

20mallard — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:44:37 GMT

Buyer paid postage of $18.95 leaving a balance of $102.50 less $16.20 commission which means I should have received $86.30 as opposed to $68.30

Re: Postage

20mallard — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:49:37 GMT

Buyer paid postage of $18.95, leaving a balance of $102.50 less $16.20 commission, which means I should have received $86.30 as opposed to $68.30.

Re: Postage

20mallard — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:50:35 GMT

Buyer paid postage of $18.95, leaving a balance of $102.50, less $16.20 commission which means I should have received $86.30 as opposed to $68.30.

Re: Postage

sandypebbles — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:53:39 GMT

No need to keep posting the same reply to everyone over and over. it is the same members reading the thread

Plus you were also asked if you promoted the listing and if you used an eBay label

Re: Postage

springyzone — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:23:39 GMT

It's not impossible to speak to someone, but you'll need to go to chat help and persist right through till you get a human and not the Bot.

But check everything first to see if you had promoted listings or whatever, which may have pushed up your costs.

Re: Postage

20mallard — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:26:09 GMT

From eBay today. " I am initiating the refund for the difference amount which is $17.40 in your account."

Why do people like you get involved in an issue you have no idea about?

Re: Postage

imastawka — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:29:14 GMT

@20mallard wrote:
From eBay today. " I am initiating the refund for the difference amount which is $17.40 in your account."
Why do people like you get involved in an issue you have no idea about?

Because you came here and asked -

Re: Postage

20mallard — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:30:28 GMT

Sorry, extremely frustrated listening to people who fail to grasp the basics of buying and selling, and who seem to suffer from an inability to understand basic maths!

Re: Postage

sandypebbles — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:38:42 GMT

You asked other members

Other members cannot do anything but 'guess' based on your opening post and then posting the same thing repeatedly when asked for 'more info'

You want to attack others and accuse of us 'not grasping the basics' and that we are 'unable to understand basic maths'

You didn't want to answer if you did anything that added to your costs

Yes, we do have an idea of what we are talking about, thank you

We are all buyers and sellers (even those who do not use our selling account to post with)

It is also extremely frustrating when someone come to the member forum, asks other members why? whilst only give part information and then rudely go on the attack when we ask for more details so we can do better than guess

You'll need to take it up with eBay

Re: Postage

shoppingbag* — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:51:07 GMT

Probably fees from previous sales e.g. Postage from previous sales taken out. Details will be all there if you take the time to open some of the drop down arrows and look.

Re: Postage

*casey* — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:10:31 GMT

"Probably fees from previous sales e.g. Postage from previous sales taken out"

I'm sure that's what most of us were thinking shoppingbag but when the OP started with guns blazing

"Total rip off, last time dealing with eBay" it was obvious that the OP was very new to selling and as looking

for the breakdown may confuse them even more, we suggested alternatives.

Let's also hope the OP has now learnt the buying basics which haven't changed since the site originally started .

If it looks too good to be true.....

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Buying/Scam/td-p/1601958