refund on damage from USA

[trudy66]

received an antique - severely damaged in transit. Seller has offered a partial refund being the purchase price of the item only. The post was USPS First Class International Mail - postage alone cost me $112.48 AUD. She wont refund that because she says she cant claim that back - is that so?

[letscleanupmycupboards]

Lyndal it's a hell of a lot higher than that. I've priced a few things at $75+ usd and that's only a 3-4kg parcel.

[lyndal1838]

Ruth is talking about USPS First Class International Parcel Post which has a weight limit of 4 pounds, not kg as you are talking about.

The weightiest parcel with maximum dimensions sent to Australia with that service is about US$50 plus any tracking and signature if added.  That is nowhere near the $112 mentioned in the OP.

The seller would have had to use one of the high priced Priority USPS services to be able to legitimately spend $112 on postage.

The weight you are talking about could not be sent by USPS First Class.....the 4 kilos you are talking about is nearly 9 pounds so would have to be sent by a Premium service which is nearly as expensive as the GSP if not more expensive.

[letscleanupmycupboards]

Sorry when you said the most it would cost was $50 I didn't realise it was only for small weight items.

I've found a few times the usps rate for some 7 pound items higher by $25 than the GSP price. Annoyingly in those cases the GSP disappeared during the listing even with bids active and I ended up being charged more postage.

[*tippy*toes*]

Was that before or after your meltdowns over the high rates of GSP and your declaration that you'd never buy from sellers using it ever again?