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

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@bazzle01 wrote:

I did contact sellers asking them to review the postage calculations/cost. I got no reply.

Sadly I had to go to work and there is only 14mins left.

So I have learnt a lesson. Maybe a Negative review may make me feel better.

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It may make you feel better . . . . . but does the seller really deserve a negative?

The postage information was there for you to see before you made your bid, and you did bid.  The fact that they did not reply to your messages may justify a lower than 5 DSR for Communication, but I don't think you should neg them because of the high postage cost.

[bazzle01]

I wont give neg but I will sure be more carefual and advise others to check postage costs if they seem steep.

I guess for the seller its one way to keep ebay fees down. List item cheap, charge higher distribution costs

Thank you all for the comment. Cheers Baz

[j*oono]

I don't really understand the advice being offered here because if the seller deliberately meant to charge $75 than that is a policy violation for circumventing ebay fees.

I'm hoping it is just a mistake and the seller will sort it out for you but if not I would refuse to pay and report them to ebay.

Read about it here and there is  a customer support report link at the bottom of the page.

[j*oono]

Yes I see now what they are doing.  They have a number of items.  Some with a full BIN price and free postage, others with a lower auction price and excessive postage.  I would report them.

[amber-eyed-girl]

I have put the phone number in here somewhere...yes, it is reportable.

[bazzle01 · Accepted solution]

I notified ebay re the issue earlier.

Thanks for all the advise.

Ill be off now Bye

Baz