Canadian buyer complains about my shipping rate...HE PAID
EagleEyeKid
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Low fb dork wins a card for $1.91.
Complains that I charge $3 to ship. He send email saying it's steep.
I told him bubble mailer cost about $1, and postage is about $1.48, plus
the gas to the post office.
I offered to send it in a plain white envelope via mintacular style for $1.
I think postage for letter to Canada is about .80 cents? With the cost of envelope
and top loader, and my gas to PO, is $1 fair?
Complains that I charge $3 to ship. He send email saying it's steep.
I told him bubble mailer cost about $1, and postage is about $1.48, plus
the gas to the post office.
I offered to send it in a plain white envelope via mintacular style for $1.
I think postage for letter to Canada is about .80 cents? With the cost of envelope
and top loader, and my gas to PO, is $1 fair?
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No need to tell him anything. It was listed in the auction the guy could either bid or not bid.
It is none of his business what your costs are related to shipping.
Steve
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Sorry this happened to you.
James
I know it sucks but nobody likes to pay $2 for a card and $3 for shipping--in their mind it seems out of balance even though that is how much it costs you to send them the card.
I try to never sell something where the shipping cost itself exceeds 25% of total purchase cost. If I sell a single that will go for $7 or $8 and my shipping is $2.50, that's generally ok. But if the card is a $1-$7 then I prefer to lot it together with others to make sure shipping is not a big chunk of the total cost. Took me a while to figure this one out...
Hope this helps, maybe you just had an unlucky auction, etc.
The tool shouldn't have bid if he didn't want to pay the shipping.
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I, as a buyer, have no problem paying whatever price for shipping as long as the seller uses the money wisely, ex: no white envelopes for 3-5.00 shipping.
Patrick
I have a spotless feedback of 4600+ and I'm thinking the tool
might just neg me. With the price of the card, I'm not sure it's worth it.
It could go in the garbage for all I care. I'm blocking him right now.
Oh, check out his ID It's $hoodlum$
How fitting.
<< <i>EBAY is not a great place to sell tiny-price items. >>
Or anything else with the fees and people you have to deal with but it all we got.
James
I agree completely. This week's auction consisted of 36 graded cards, 4 video games, and I had 6 raw cards
cos I just wanted them out. Made $1,200+ which I'm stoked. Will pay for submissions.
In retrospect, I may just send the card for free to this idiot now....his card of course was one of the raw cards.
I had a "gentleman" at eBay give me a negative b/c there was one missing .50 cent low series common card missing out of a 1971 Topps 752-card set. I almost fell out of my seat when I got the negative. I swallowed my pride, fixed the problem, and now the negative is gone. It really sucks to have to grovel like that but it comes with the territory...
Don't given to this jerk. If you given he wins and what stops him from keep doing it again.
James
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Ralph
Then place 2 stamps on the card and his address on a label and mail it to him.
US buyers pull the same crap.
I'd tell the guy to pound sand, the shipping is 3.00
If he fails to pay file a NPB that way if he leaves a negative
You have some recourse.
Hopefully theturd won't even reply to it.
Steve
<< <i>Low fb dork wins a card for $1.91.
Complains that I charge $3 to ship. He send email saying it's steep.
I told him bubble mailer cost about $1, and postage is about $1.48, plus
the gas to the post office.
I offered to send it in a plain white envelope via mintacular style for $1.
I think postage for letter to Canada is about .80 cents? With the cost of envelope
and top loader, and my gas to PO, is $1 fair? >>
brian
I ship only to the US. I don't need the added hassle involved in the shipping out of the US and I certainly don't need the pool of idiots to win my items enlarged.
<< <i>Bryan
No need to tell him anything. It was listed in the auction the guy could either bid or not bid.
It is none of his business what your costs are related to shipping.
Steve >>
i concur with steve, he pays it or he doesn't he read the auction
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My reply was not in reference to any statement that you made but to the OP
who used "Canadian" in the Title.
Steve
If they refuse to pay, file a dispute with ebay.
Or just cancel the auction, which is easier.
This is why i haven't shipped to Canada in over 4 years.
Or is it because tracking costs are crazy?
If someone from the US balks at your shipping charges will you refuse to sell here too?
It has nothing to do with this buyer being Canadian. It has everything to do with him being a cheap skate.
Steve
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My suggestion, would be to email him again, offer to take $1 off the shipping, and explain in a very nice way, that you would be loosing if you made it any less than $2 to Canada!
Bite the bullet for $1.00, "loose the battle, win the war", no bad feedback, and move on to the next battle!
rd
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When you fill out the customs tag put in $191 and leave out the decimal place by accident.
50% of my sales goes to our neighbor up north cos I deal with hockey.
This is the first time I've ever had anyone question my shipping.
Still waiting to hear from the guy.
<< <i>If Canada became part of the United States, would Minnesota be the new Midwest? >>
Dude we are the midwest. And your welcome for our constant vigilance protecting our nation from the ne'er do wells from the north.
3.00 is very reasonable and in line with what the good sellers charge me.
On occasion I run into an item where the auction states shipping to the U.S. only but I find that emailing and asking up front if they are willing to ship to me usually brings a positive reply, although sometimes the cost of shipping to me is higher.
I expect that, and that is a cost of the auction that I factor in.
The fact is if shipping is stated in the auction and you don't like it, don't bid.
If not stated, ask.
I don't know how this will turn out for you, but doofuses are everywhere and odds are you will run into them on occasion.
I hope this works out for you Brian.
<< <i>When you fill out the customs tag put in $191 and leave out the decimal place by accident. >>
Now that is advice!! Great idea!! That is funny.
Not as funny as a clown bleeding from the eyes and ears, but still funny.
I get a Paypal payment for the whole thing (includes $3 shipping).
I hope that's the end of it (knock on wood).
I'm going to start adding this to my description:
"shipping prices are non-negotiable. Please bid accordingly and apply
the shipping cost to your bid. If you don't like my shipping, please look elsewhere.
Thank you."
the shipping cost to your bid. If you don't like my shipping, please look elsewhere.
Thank you."..."
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Reflects poorly on your listings.
Bad idea.
I would only add shipping prices are non-negotiable and leave the rest out.
James
Got it.
Thanks all.
I disagree. It's a great place to sell $1.50 items an spend the majority of your day worrying about how those transactions pan out, then spend hours on a message board asking questions about what you should do.
Steve