aucbay on eBay = Douche

[Paul Agnew]

Sadly it continues:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-...item53d4779395

While I'd be more than happy to shell out $5 for the only piece of RID Megatron I'm missing, the postage cost of $36.50 is practically highway robbery.

[Hursticon]

While I'd be more than happy to shell out $5 for the only piece of RID Megatron I'm missing, the postage cost of $36.50 is practically highway robbery.

I whole heartedly agree with you there Paul,

Whilst the Dollar is enjoying near Parity with the Greenback, I continue to find that anything from the states via eBay proves to be fruitless with regard to Sellers overly inflated Postage costs.
I still find that postage from the UK is leaps and bounds more appropriate and hence draws me to English auctions far more than US ones.

Personally I think Robot Kingdom is absolutely loving the High Aussie Dollar at the moment, they made a killing yesterday with just my purchases.

[SkyWarp91]

Sadly it continues:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-...item53d4779395

While I'd be more than happy to shell out $5 for the only piece of RID Megatron I'm missing, the postage cost of $36.50 is practically highway robbery.

BAHAHHAHAA XD

Wow this seller really is an ass...

[jaydisc]

Sadly it continues:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-...item53d4779395

While I'd be more than happy to shell out $5 for the only piece of RID Megatron I'm missing, the postage cost of $36.50 is practically highway robbery.

This seller has simply chosen USPS Express as their method (believed by many to be a requirement for PayPal seller protection) and has let eBay automatically do the calculations based on a weight of 1lb. along with a handling fee of $3. While he probably could have entered a weight below .5lb, this would only have reduced the price to the Express minimum of $31.95.

[griffin]

It's unfortunate, but necessary for sellers to cover themselves by using that expensive shipping rate (provided they do actually use it). If not, they may have trouble meeting the conditions for Paypal coverage.
It's been raised several times now, but people have to realise that as long as the seller uses that shipping rate, the seller doesn't have a choice if they want to cover their own asses with Paypal's requirements.

[1AZRAEL1]

What annoys me more is sellers on other boards who use the excuse for not shipping outside of the US because it is too expensive to ship overseas. I would put the question to them that if someone is willing to pay the postage, what's the problem? I just see it as a front for saying "I don't want to send anything overseas because I don't trust them and feel I will get ripped off when they say they never received it" They would have the same protection under paypal as if they used ebay would they not?

Slightly off topic, but similar situation.

[jaydisc]

I'm not so sure PayPal Seller Protection exists for non-eBay transactions, but I am sure that a buyer's credit card protection ALWAYS APPLIES. So naturally, that's a bit one-sided. Note that I'm not complaining as CC buyer protection has saved me on numerous occasions.

Unfortunately, as you can see in this thread, many international buyers can get pretty infuriated at high shipping costs (observe the word "douche" in the thread title), so for many Americans, who have such a large market at their domestic doorstop, the benefits simply don't outweigh the risks.

In my opinion, the irony here, is that the stye of complaint heard throughout this thread is likely to be one of, if not the, major cause of your complaint.

[griffin]

It's quite possible that many US sellers have copped abuse from foreigners for quoting the necessary expensive postage costs, and just decided they don't want to risk that sort of abuse anymore (by only selling to Americans from now on).

[kup]

On several occasions it has happened to me that the price they quote is much more (50%-70% more) of what it actually cost them.