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@4channel wrote:
@springyzone wrote:
The woolies price wouldn't have included home delivery though.
And you would have to bring your own bag to carry it home, no wrapping of any kind included either.
What possessed you to buy Glen 20 as a one off from ebay anyway?
I could understand buying it as part of an online grocery purchase from some place like Catch of the Day, but even there, postage would not be free for one small item.
Realistically, it is always going to add on to the cost if something has to be posted out and it is always going to take a few days to get to you. The convenience might be worth it, but usually you'd be better off popping into a supermarket if you're after very small things.
You need to realise sometimes supermarkets & big stores can negotiate extra special prices on some items because they buy in bulk, and sometimes they will sell something at cost price or lower. Sometimes they can sell things cheaper than smaller retailers can get it for at trade price.
Prices vary on these sorts of things from week to week and shop to shop. There's no guarantee ebay will always be the cheapest.
You bought, you paid, you got what you ordered. Not entitled to a refund in my book.
Yeah, I'd never buy something like Glen 20 on ebay.
Perhaps then a positive feedback would be warranted with "Seller came through but bit expensive". Actually without seeing the auction and having second thoughts. Maybe just move on and put it down to experience.
Then again, the seller is selling everyday stuff on ebay. If doing it often, they should think about naiive punters falling into a trap.
Actually, 4channel, I think that feedback would be fine. I know i am going against the tide there.
But lots of buyers make comments like that in feedback and yes, I know, before people here give me a clip around the ears,
I do agree buyers should do a bit of research before buying things.
If the normal price is around $8 then $15 isn't actually too bad with delivery.
But a comment such as 'but a bit expensive' does tip off other buyers to do their homework. The first bit 'seller came through' would alert me to the fact it was a reliable seller and that's the main thing. Then I could decide if the extra cost was worth the convenience.
I personally love specific feedback like at, as opposed to vague comments such as 'ok' or 'terrible'.
@springyzone wrote:Actually, 4channel, I think that feedback would be fine. I know i am going against the tide there.
But lots of buyers make comments like that in feedback and yes, I know, before people here give me a clip around the ears,
If the normal price is around $8 then $15 isn't actually too bad with delivery.
But a comment such as 'but a bit expensive' does tip off other buyers to do their homework. The first bit 'seller came through' would alert me to the fact it was a reliable seller and that's the main thing. Then I could decide if the extra cost was worth the convenience.
I personally love specific feedback like at, as opposed to vague comments such as 'ok' or 'terrible'.
The only problem with that as I see it springy, is that if buyers don't do price comparisons in the first place they are unlikely to be looking at the sellers feedback anyway. Even if they do with a large seller that feedback comment would be off the first page in no time, at best the buyer may look at neutrals or negs. ( And I'm certainly not advocating a neg or a neutral just because the sale price was higher than Woolies or Coles)
"Best match" searches may possibly be the problem when (new) buyers pay over the top for items, I never use "best match" but as we all know that search tool does not give the lowest price, it just elevates sellers that are in the right place with eBay's algorithm.
