make an offer rip off

[14arl]

I made an offer and included my terms which stated offer includes postage. The offer was accepted but they invoiced plus postage. I objected so they cancelled the transaction saying I no longer wanted the item. I rejected the offer to cancel because they accepted my offer with terms. Resolution centre has closed the case saying seller says I don't want the item. How do I contact eBay for a fair go. Don't know how to even leave feedback as they say time has ended.

[lyndal1838]

When you make an offer the terms state that you are making the offer for the goods only....you still have to pay the postage as stated on the listing.

I think you will find that this statement over-rides anything you may put in your terms.

[zelly888]

Your offer can not included the postage cost  

[zelly888]

I meant to say include

[imastawka]

I always thought on Make an Offer that the seller makes the terms, not the buyer.

As the buyer you accepted their terms

[zelly888]

The word include was supposed to go in my first post not the word included so it should have read Your offer can not include postage cost, my bad

[zelly888]

I made an offer the other day on an item,I offered to pay $1.49 less than the asking price an low and behold the seller declined my offer so I said why offer a make an offer in the first place? The seller was asking $36.99 I offered $35.50

[imastawka]

Go figure......does make you wonder!

 By the way you've got 5 mins to edit your post instead of posting a new one

[shoptilludroptara]

hi

its not a rip off postage is not included in the make an offer

this is only making an offer on the buy it now price of the item

i put auto accept at certain prices it saves me missing any offers

and if someone offered me only a $1 or $2-off a $30+item i would of accepted thats a pretty good offer

tara

[*crikey*mate*]

well, there are offers and there are counter offers - but won't get into it now.

OP, as eBay clearly says that the offer price does not include postage, the seller may have accepted your offer not realizing you intended for it to include the postage (mmaybe they just read the price and went "whooppee! I'm happy with that"

In future what you need to do if you want the postage included is to subtract the advertised postage amount from your offer.

I did think the seller could change the postage price on their invoice if they wanted to, so that is why I think that they didn't realize that your offer included postage.

I would summize that the seller is in the wrong as they did accept the terms of your offer, they could have counteroffered and said nope that price PLUS postage, but they did accept your offer.

so even though eBay's policy says postage not included (it would be just for clarity I think), the acceptance of your offer would have over ridden that. As negotiations can occur up until the time of acceptance.

so I don't believe that the seller can now charge you postge, however, are you prepared to take him to court to enforce the contract?