WHOA ..... EBAY EXPERTS your thoughts on this auction i won ( and seller asking S&H )
ok so ya i got a really good deal on a COUCH slipcover ( maybe a couple pounds weight yes? ) .... it didnt list a shipping price and there wasnt much time left when i bidded....but she lives in VA same state as me and im thinking give or take $7.00 or maybe a lil higher IF she only sends priority
so after i request my total and she just emailed me
SHES ASKING $20.00!!! for shipping and handling!!!!
i have never had a feeling of gosh thats soooooooooooooo not fair? lol
this would be slightly different if the bid on the actual auction itself was a bit higher ..but this is crazy!!
this is crazy i think i said that.... what are your thoughts??? i told mike and he thinks its nutz and said have her ship it to his parents ( which live like 30mins if that away from her, unlike our 4hrs would make adifference LOL )
gonna sit here rolling my eyes for a lil bit longer
I'd say it's possible it will cost that much. The sofa slipcovers I've had have been quite heavy and I think they would have cost close to that.
If you're in the same state, she may also be adding in sales tax---depending on whether she's a private seller or not. Also, I haven't found that in state shipping is all that much cheaper.
You could email her and ask her if that is the actual shipping charge for first class...
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no she didnt state any shipping cost in her auction there was " check description ect " but that was very brief with a pic and nothing else
usually i contact to make sure ect before
i know ive dealt with things being higher in cost for instate ... but i also was going by surefit shipping ( since this is a surefit ) and they charge $8.00 for couch $7.00 for loveseat so figuring around that heck id be ok with $10 .. but $20 seems crazy
im sending her an email shortly asking about shipping
in the confirm paypal type total form .. she has it written as :
standard flat rate shipping service $20.00
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Was it a pottery barn slip?
edited to add...she may have padded the s/h to cover her ebay/paypal fees. ebay allows that so long as you don't say "if you pay with paypal you need to add x.xx", if you add it as "handling" in the shipping fee, it's considered ok.
Combined ebay/paypal fees run about 10% of the sale price...just a thought?
i dont want to burden my inlaws with trying to track a sale down i made lol ... id do it myself or attempt to get seller to make a pick up date ect if we were planning on going down to visit sometime soon but mike has to work this coming sat and probably the following so its a no go for awhile .... but ne ways
i took the slipcover i have off my sofa and boxed it up and weighed it put in her info and mine and it weighed at 6lb 9oz i even rounded all the way up to 8lbs and it still was only coming in at $7.35 for priority mail ... so thats nearly $13.00 of "padding"
i can see asking a handling fee of $3.00 even to cover listing fees ect ... but $13.00?
I bought a sea shell on ebay and the shipping was $20. I bit the bullet and just paid it. Darn thing arrived in a used box stuffed with old newspapers and everything smelled.
If I pay $20 to be shipped a stupid 8" sea shell weighing less then 2 lbs it better be wrapped in a brand new box with a typed lable and be protected with bubble wrap made with oxygen from the cleanest city on the planet.
NO way would it cost $20. I just shipped a paint ball gun, with CO2 tank, hopper and all the accessories across the U.S. for $14. The box weighed 14 lbs.
I hate when sellers do that crap. I will not even consider bidding on an auction when the shipping is not listed. It's a huge red flag. If the shipping isn't listed then I email the seller and then hang on to their reply so I can remind them of their shipping quote if I win the item.
I have also made it a point to let a few sellers know that I would have bid on their auction and paid a lot more than the item went for if they weren't trying to screw buyers out of money with their outrageous shipping charges. It's becoming more and more common. I will actually bid more on an item than I intended to if the seller has listed a very fair and reasonable shipping quote.
I would def. email her and let her know that you are extremely disappointed with her shipping quote.
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Originally posted by freespiritmom NO way would it cost $20. I just shipped a paint ball gun, with CO2 tank, hopper and all the accessories across the U.S. for $14. The box weighed 14 lbs.
I hate when sellers do that crap. I will not even consider bidding on an auction when the shipping is not listed. It's a huge red flag. If the shipping isn't listed then I email the seller and then hang on to their reply so I can remind them of their shipping quote if I win the item.
I have also made it a point to let a few sellers know that I would have bid on their auction and paid a lot more than the item went for if they weren't trying to screw buyers out of money with their outrageous shipping charges. It's becoming more and more common. I will actually bid more on an item than I intended to if the seller has listed a very fair and reasonable shipping quote.
I would def. email her and let her know that you are extremely disappointed with her shipping quote.
It annoys me too, but something I learned about this is that ebay is kind of perpetuating this high shipping crap. My mom is ebay obsessed , she goes to the seminars here locally and she goes to the national conventions, lol. Anyway, one thing that one of the seminars was really pushing she told me about was to tack on a higher shipping fee to encompass your fees, your pkging supplies, your gas for going to mail it and your time.
Originally posted by freespiritmom I have also made it a point to let a few sellers know that I would have bid on their auction and paid a lot more than the item went for if they weren't trying to screw buyers out of money with their outrageous shipping charges. It's becoming more and more common. I will actually bid more on an item than I intended to if the seller has listed a very fair and reasonable shipping quote.
I've never actually told a seller as much myself, but I agree with you wholeheartedly. The only way to combat this ridiculous phenomenon is for buyers to not support it. Every little one of us who rebels will make a difference
I think sellers should price their products for enough to start with to cover their fees, etc. When I go to the grocery store, I don't get up to the register and get a huge handling fee tacked onto my purchase to cover the cost to the store of paying the cashier and manager's fuel to get to work, etc.! Silly!
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I'm just curious if you emailed her and asked why shipping was so high and what she said. I would be pretty annoyed with being asked to pay that much extra for "handling."
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