Quote Originally Posted by UltraMarginal View Post
So, I won a few auctions on eBay, fairly good prices I think.
each item is listed with First Class Mail International as the postage method, also saying that seller will combine postage.

I win the auctions, and all of a sudden the seller wants to use Expedited shipping because the sum value is over $100, and is refusing to ship without tracking. working out to be about $30.

I'm a bit ticked.

all three items carefully packed in a small box with FCMI would barely come to $15, I've recieved a lot of other items this way in the past and have a good idea about cost per size and weight.

Here are the listings.

We both have a good history, so I can't figure out why he's all of a sudden so cautious, we've already had at least 6 messages back and forward.
Can I force him to send FCMI or can he refuse not to sed this way? I'm pretty sure he has to abide by the listing, problem is he's telling me that to put the stuff in a box big enough to be safe it will cost $28 anyway.
I think that it's mostly an inherit distrust of foreigners. I have experienced this attitude myself when dealing with some people from the US. Never had a problem like that with people in Europe and Asia.