bidding

[juliebennie]

Hi all people in the know. I bid on 7 items today all of which had high postage costs for what they were. But as I knew I was going to the area where bids are I thought I would just collect while there. I sent the lady a message saying i was comind down and could I collect. I also thought i would offer some frienly advice saying the reason she didnt get many bids was because of high postage costs. There was no mention at all of combined post or pickup in any of the listings. She wrote me back saying the reason she did that was in case she didnt get much on the bids. She told me to retract the bids if i want to but cant as they are finished. I dont want to go ahead with the purchases. I have excellent feedback thus this far and have not had one problem with any of my bids. Am i wrong . How do i get out of these bids. Any advice would be greatly appreciated in advance.

[karlazkewl]

This in the official Ebay policy:

"Sellers must charge only actual postage and actual packaging costs (or less) in order to be in compliance with this policy...

• Actual Postage cost: This must be limited to the actual cost (i.e. postage) for posting the item.

• Packaging cost: This must be limited to the actual cost of packaging materials used for the item, such as bubble wrap, tape, box and mailing label and must not be excessive or unnecessary.

• Handling cost: This must be limited to the reasonable costs for selecting and preparing the item for shipping and must not be excessive or unnecessary."

Sellers are NOT allowed to tack on extra postage costs just to boost up their sale price... which, by their own admission, is what the seller has done in the O.P's case.