Inappropriate shipping methods

[romali1960]

I am a long term purchaser of postcards and have noted the recent increase in sellers using a GSP to ship these items.

Whilst I appreciate sellers choose their preferred shipping methods, why is it that a few sellers insist on using a GSP, with no other options available to buyers, to send small, low cost items, e.g. postcards from the USA when the GSP cost is 2 or more times the value of the postcard? Surely sellers must realise that shipping costs play a big part in the decision to purchase?

Postage for a card from the USA  is usually $2 to $5 but using a GSP, shipping ranges from $20 to $30! It would make sense for sellers of low cost items to be required to provide shipping options rather than just insisting on using a GSP. Can anything be done?

[lyndal1838]

Sorry, posted too soon.......

The problem with the GSP is that it is an international courier service and meant for parcels, not letters, which I immagine your postcards would be posted as.

If the seller enters the correct dimensions and weight of their item when listing it will give a much more realistic postage amount.

I used to get small pieces of jewellery from the USA sent to under US$10 but once the seller started using the GSP it jumped to US$25-US$35+ which put the items way out of reach unless it was something very special.