I am still learning about Ebay, a novice really. Can anyone explain the following?
I placed a bid and won a book. It only cost me .99p. When I placed the bid, the postage and packing was listed as £1.01p. So basically £2 in total for the item and shipping. When I went to pay for my item, it said that the P and P was actually £3. Why / how did it change just like that?
2007-02-25 22:55:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
another possibility is that it is just a try on. 99p isnt a lot, maybe the seller hoped for a higher price, many make up their earnings on post and packing
2007-02-25 23:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by Nimbus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might just be a simple error, or it could be the seller realising they might not make much money off this sale.
Check the item description and postage information again carefully, to make sure that you aren't being charged for postage to overseas or the channel islands or something. Also check that you're not being charged insurance. Click on "recalculate price" on the buying page to correct any mistakes.
If you're certain that the postage should only be £1.01, and you can't change it yourself, contact the seller and ask them to change the amount. If they advertised it, they have to stick to it.
Good luck.
2007-02-25 23:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless this was only the basic postage charge and another was selected by you at the point of sale, which is an easy thing to do when you are new to ebay, you should only have paid £1.01. Most ebay users are nice people and if you email this seller and explain you may have made a mistake I'm sure it can be sorted.
2007-02-25 23:07:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
before paying for the item, ask the seller why the change in postage. also, read the ads carefully, if you are in the usa and the item is in europe, the ad might say "shipping in the UK and europe is 1.01 pounds", meaning there might be an additional amount for shipping OUTSIDE of europe.
2007-02-25 23:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by jerseydevil67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the seller add insurance to the P+P? thats the only thing I can think would up the price like that give me the link and I'll take a look for you £1.01 does seem to cheap to post a book though
2007-02-25 23:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be different rates of postage to a different country or choice between 1st and second class or recorded delivery.
2007-02-25 23:23:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I have been you, i'd furnish up a reimbursement for the DVD basically, no longer for transport in spite of the undeniable fact that. I state in all my auctions that I settle for returns, client will pay for transport decrease back to me, and no transport is refundable. good success!
2016-12-14 05:58:12 · answer #7 · answered by jeniffer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the postage charge vuries depending on your location form the object that you won
2007-02-25 23:22:40 · answer #8 · answered by maquis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes it gives you options as to wether you want it first or second class also if you want to pay for it recorded or insurance put on, so i bet you accidently clicked the dear postage
2007-02-25 22:59:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋