sick of getting ripped off by sellers charging £5 and when the parcel arrives its 67p or something
2007-01-13 01:06:28 · 9 answers · asked by scotgal 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Yes! I agree completely. It's frustrating getting ripped off - especially when the packaging isn't even padded and is only an old envelope so the goods weren't protected.
2007-01-13 01:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by lianhua 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A lot of sellers switch some of the price from the bid to the P&P to attract bidders - fair enough. Personally, if the overall price is more than I am prepared to pay, I just move on to another seller. As a seller myself, I always try to keep the P&P to the actual cost of the envelope plus the postage.
2007-01-13 02:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. As a seller, it's more than the cost of the stamp. The packaging costs money as does the time involved to safely pack and transport the item to the post office. Petrol, handling time, etc.
The buyers would be a little cheesed off if the item they bought just had a stamp on it and was crammed into a post box.
I'll gladly send stuff for just the price of a stamp, so long as the buyer doesn't complain when the item's wrecked from being kicked all round the sorting office.
2007-01-13 01:19:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
it means that the final value fee is less if some of the price is in the postage costs.
eBay get enough money every second of every day it doesn't hurt em to lose a few pence.
i always look at the total cost including the postage & if its a good price then i bid on it.
theres nothing worse than someone who bids then when they win it they send an email asking you to reduce the postage costs as they think its a bit steep!
i had a bloke that did that so i replyed "if you dont want it then you shouldnt have bid on it" he came back with "ok ill pay it. he paid by paypal so i sent it.
after a few days i got a message stating that he had'nt received the item. ebay took the money out of my account & refunded it to him. i got a text saying "you shouldnt have been so greedy"!!. it was about a year ago I still have his ebay handle & am always checking to see if hes selling something expensive. im gonna bid to win then stuff him !
2007-01-13 02:59:48 · answer #4 · answered by suzi1100steve 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, but I think they should require buyers to declare their p&p charges in the item description.
That way, you can make your own mind up if the charges are reasonable.
It would be impossible for Ebay to regulate this, given the huge variety of items sold.
2007-01-13 01:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't see the need to regulate. The P&P should be seen as part of the overall cost of buying the item.
THe P&P is always clearly stated..so it's up to the buyer to take the cost of P&P into account when looking at the overall cost. If the buyer thinks it's unreasonable then he/she should take account of this in the price they are willing to bid...or not bid at all....no one is forcing anyone to buy.
2007-01-13 01:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by joe b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at this thing:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DR-WHO-RADIO-CONTROLLED-DALEKS-AND-CYBERMAN-BATTLE-PACK_W0QQitemZ180074229201QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4299QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
£9.99 p&p. It will weigh less than a kilo so it will cost £2.70 for 1st class post. Perhaps £1 for bubble wrap and brown paper. That's over £6 profit! A disgrace!
It is a good item though. I like Daleks.
2007-01-13 01:17:21 · answer #7 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In e-bays new additional site "E-BAY EXPRESS" postage and packing prices are all declared in the listings
2007-01-13 01:17:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think ebay must as else how can they get money to support their website and for wasting their time on this too.
2007-01-13 01:10:26 · answer #9 · answered by XTRaze 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋