Ridiculous Postage

[biff_lloyd]

I have purchased an item which was quite cheap as noone bid on it.  The seller has forwarded an invoice including postage of $296.  The postage calculator was not working and I did not follow this up prior to bidding.  The seller has identical items listed as buy it now with a postage cost of $86!  The seller is obviously trying to make up the difference on postage costs and is also bypassing ebay fees by doing this, is there any way I can report them.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[digital*ghost]

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@biff_lloyd wrote:

I cannot believe that some of you support this seller! 

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I just want to make it clear that I do not condone the way the seller is listing their auction items, quite the opposite, nor do I think any one else does, but that doesn't change the fact that crikey is technically correct in regards to obligations once a contract has been formed. You might not like and/or agree with the information that has been provided, but it is factual rather than judgemental (at least, it is from me). IMHO, regardless of how you view the responses, at least you can now approach buying on eBay with a little more caution as well as be a little more informed about some of the implications of making a purchase (re: contractual obligations), so if nothing else you can at least use it where necessary to make more informed purchase decisions...and I don't see that as a bad thing.

[*crikey*mate*]

No one has said that they support the seller.

I do however support the law.

Additionally, it is you who has asked advice, so it is you who we are trying to help with the intention of making you aware of how things work to assist you in avoiding potential trouble.