Excess postage costs in ad

[bazzle01]

I have bid on a a pair of toothbrushes. The postage said $75 (In Perth)

I put in my bid and went to postage calculater. It does not change when I put in my postcode 3134. Stays at $75. I clicked the postage link (Aust post satchel) and it comes up as $14:40.

Is the seller doing something underhand. Im not paying $75 for 2 toothbushes to be posted.

Baz

[the_hawk*]

then why did you bid? der

[digital*ghost]

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@bazzle01 wrote:

Is the seller doing something underhand. 

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I would say since the $75.00 is clearly displayed, it can't be considered underhand, but it can be considered excessive. If they're using calculated postage, they may have made an error somewhere, or in adding their handling fee, or they may not have - it really pays to confirm / query postage costs before committing to an item. 

[bazzle01]

I bid as I though the postage calculator would adjust when I put my postcode in.

I have unsucessfully now tried to contact seller.

[digital*ghost]

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@bazzle01 wrote:

I bid as I though the postage calculator would adjust when I put my postcode in.

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Your postcode is set by default using your primary shipping address, unless you have recently set it to a different postcode while searching and not changed it back. But you can put your PC in and check costs before you bid.

And just to be clear, I'm not saying I condone $75.00 P&H, or that it's your fault the seller has excessive costs, but I am trying to provide information that will help you avoid situations you don't want to be in in the future.

[bazzle01]

Thanks.. I have learnt, never been "Caught" before like this. I will have to pay when I win (only bidder 😞 ) bugger

[*crikey*mate*]

ask the seller if he will cancel your bid, explain to him your error.

or

contact eBay, explain to them (even they must see that $75 is a lot of money to post 2 toothbrushes), and they MAY give you some advice along the lines of, if you get a non payment strike, we MAY remove it. They may allow you to cancel the bid. Who knows, ask them if you have any recourse.

just adding here for the people who will follow and comment, of course I think the OP should have clarified postage costs before bidding, however, I reckon he has already worked that out for himself without me having to stick the boot in.

[*crikey*mate*]

but even so, $14.40 to post 2 toothbrushes?

seriously?

are they toothbrushes for an elephant?

[digital*ghost]

How long has it been since you tried to contact the seller? They may be agreeable to cancelling your bid if you can get in touch with them, as while a bidder can retract their bid (if more than 12 hours is still left, or within an hour of placing it if there is less than 12 hours), the valid reasons for doing so are limited and don't really apply here...

I don't know if there's anything particularly special about the toothbrushes, but if the overall price, including postage, still makes it worthwhile then that's something to consider. 

[trulyspecialgoodies]

That's a lot of money to pay for postage - if the auction has more than 12 hours to go you can retract your bid (although you'll have to pick an untrue reason for doing so).