I need to vent!

[GoktimusPrime]

One of my significant others caught the bouquet at a wedding last week.

One of your significant others? You have many?

??? Yeah, I agree with Kurdt - is this a Mormon wedding? Are you sure you mean "significant others"?

Anyone for golf?

Bahaha! Right now it's sucking big sweaty hairy balls

...remind me never to play tennis with you!

Disclaimer: For parody purposes only. I couldn't play golf or tennis if my life depended on it! I would be up for a game of schoolyard handball though. (:

[kup]

Ebay seller charged me US$56 for shipping for two small items but upong arrival the shipping cost was just $12

I have sent him a message asking him to explain this but is there anything that I can officially do with ebay to get my money back since he is clearly ripping me off on shipping charges?

[5FDP]

I don't believe that there is because Ebay would take the stance of you knew you were paying that amount for shipping when completing the transaction and had knowledge of the two items you purchased.

The only way to dispute it would be if you paid for EMS (which I assume it was when you paid US $56 for shipping) but it was sent via regular airmail.

I would have queried this with the seller before making payment.

[1AZRAEL1]

I am totally POed right now. And there isn't any way for me to vent it. I really need a boxing bag at work.

[1AZRAEL1]

Ebay seller charged me US$56 for shipping for two small items but upong arrival the shipping cost was just $12

I have sent him a message asking him to explain this but is there anything that I can officially do with ebay to get my money back since he is clearly ripping me off on shipping charges?

Farout that is a big difference. And you can't do anything about it? Seems a bit wrong that he quotes you for a certain amount, you pay it, and find out it was cheaper than he said. There really should be something you can do about that.

[kup]

I don't believe that there is because Ebay would take the stance of you knew you were paying that amount for shipping when completing the transaction and had knowledge of the two items you purchased.

The only way to dispute it would be if you paid for EMS (which I assume it was when you paid US $56 for shipping) but it was sent via regular airmail.

I would have queried this with the seller before making payment.

There is nothing in the package that says EMS.

The seller caught me by surprise (I should have known better). He had an already moderately high shipping cost for a single item going for $35 - I figured that since the actual cost of the item was rather low, it evened out. However I naively thought that he would combine shipping when I added another similar size item since the shipping cost was already high enough to accommodate the extra item. I was wrong so when invoice time arrived he dropped a $56 tag on me which I was forced to pay.

Now what looks like a regular posted package has arrived that only cost him $12.48

[1AZRAEL1]

So he basically got another 40 bucks from ya? Thats pretty screwed up.

[5FDP]

For the time being, I would wait and see what answer he comes back with. If he's an honest seller and realises the miscommunication may have been partly his own fault, then he may credit you back *fingers crossed for you*

If things turn nasty, then you always have the dispute process that you can follow. To be honest though, it is sometimes too futile to even bother. Just make sure you keep all invoices and the package for evidence.

I've been ripped off before on Ebay and then I just think to myself how many bargains I have scored, which I like to think, evens things out.

[blackie]

just neg him, nice and easy

[5FDP]

Looked into this a bit more for you Kup and Ebay's stance is once a bid has been placed, they may not get involved in postal issues as you appear to have accepted the terms of the sale.

Having said that, you could try going down the path of making a complaint to the TRUST AND SAFETY section of Ebay as this department deals with bad items or bad sellers and they will investigate the overcharging of postage and the profiteering issue relating to the seller.

I would not be leaving negative feedback at this point as its still early, but that's completely up to you. If there is a chance you can get reimbursed, I would keep things civil for now.