Ripped off ever very where on eBay

[anja1340]

Buyers, sellers, the lot getting ripped off, been an eBay member for years but only just found this forum, tried to to post before but something always happens and it doesn’t go through, I’m getting sick of being ripped off from items advertised as au, and not getting them for weeks later, and somehow the $ rate from au to us on Paypal is always lower than current rates so we pay more, don’t know what to do not a brain just a normal middle class guy, but getting sick of being **bleep**ed up the **bleep** by everyone in the world 

[imastawka]

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@anja1340 wrote:

Wouldn’t have taken any notice anyway I think all you most reply people dickheads or paid by eBay 

And there it is.

Always when they don't like the (factual) replies.

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[davewil1964]

Not you, sandy, the OP.

[$glen]

Yes zi agree. The cost of post is just such a rip off especially with EBay's Global shipping program. Fist the item goes from seller to ebay "hub" then Pitney Bowers or some other courier takes over (another fee aspect ) then it gets sent overseas where another carrier takes up to two more weeks to get the item to me after it's been already cleared by Customs. Thirty days plus from start to end. Post cost for a pen sent this way is anything from US $24.00 to US $71.00 - yep just for 1 small fountain pen. Then there's the initial cost of the pen and GST  added. Just an absolute rip off.

[padi*0409]

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@$glen wrote:

Yes zi agree. The cost of post is just such a rip off especially with EBay's Global shipping program.

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It's not much use complaining after the fact - you would have been fully aware of the postage costs before you decided to buy the pen.

Caveat Emptor........

[sugar249]

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@$glen wrote:

Y Then there's the initial cost of the pen and GST  added. Just an absolute rip off.

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You can always ask to use another postage message,  but than to also complain about the cost of the pen.   

[sandypebbles]

Which you agreed to when buying

Your choice 

[terry_1971]

I'm not sure what, but you're doing something wrong, I've purchased more than 500 items on eBay and have rarely had a problem, If I do have problems eBay/PayPal sort it out.