08-05-2012, 12:25 PM
To think that some people are let loose in public sometimes is frightening. People this thick should be limited to padded cells, in secure hospitals, on remote islands, somewhere far away.
Brief - Bloke wins 4 different auctions on eBay on Saturday night, totalling £29.77 + £8.00 postage (£2.00 per item)
Bloke emails me asking for combined postage
I offer £3.50 postage now signed-for recorded delivery
Bloke goes to eBay checkout
Selects "Collection in Person" (incurring a 270 mile-round trip)
I invoice via PayPal £5.00 postage costs for the items.
The response?
And my response...
I'm happy just to refund the bloke the £30 for the items if things escalate.
Brief - Bloke wins 4 different auctions on eBay on Saturday night, totalling £29.77 + £8.00 postage (£2.00 per item)
Bloke emails me asking for combined postage
I offer £3.50 postage now signed-for recorded delivery
Bloke goes to eBay checkout
Selects "Collection in Person" (incurring a 270 mile-round trip)
I invoice via PayPal £5.00 postage costs for the items.
The response?
Quote:Why have I got another invoice for £5 when I've payed the full amount of £29.77 inc P&P.
It's not a auction then add some more on after the winning bid has finished?
And my response...
Quote:Hi ******,
I received your eBay message earlier today asking me to invoice you for postage costs for the 4 items combined.
I had originally proposed that you pay £3.50 instead of £8.00 and I would send as one package, signed for delivery.
Before I could respond to your message this morning you sent over a payment of £29.77 and selected the option "Collection in Person".
Since Poole is quite a long way to come and would undoubtably cost you more than £3.50 in fuel I figured I would send you an invoice to post the items. Unfortunately, since you have completed checkout via eBay already without paying postage costs, I will now incurr fees on any amount I wish to charge you for postage. Therefore the rate has gone from £3.50 up to £5.00 postage to account for this.
Please let me know how you wish to proceed.
Chris.
I'm happy just to refund the bloke the £30 for the items if things escalate.