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.

[elitecollectibles2011]

I have been on the receiving end of a buyer who bid then complained about the postage costs, even though I had set up the postage as calculated. I replied they could easily have calculated the postage cost for their address before bidding, but since he was in another country, I offered to agree to mutual cancellation of the transaction. BUT after I explained to him that the postage I charged was exactly as calculated by the post office, he happily agreed to pay it, even though the postage cost him more than the item.

Next time, you should always satisfy your curiosity as to the postage or any other costs PRIOR to bidding. It's unfair for sellers to incur listing and other fees as a result of a buyer's negligence. It is also a waste of the seller's and other potential bidders' time to have to see the item(s) re-listed again.