eBay Question

PaulMaul · June 2, 2015 12:20PM

I win an auction. I wish to take a buy it now from the same seller, and combine shipping.

If I hit buy it now, I am taken directly to checkout, so that doesn't work. If I place both items in my shopping cart, and request a total from the seller, I'm told incorrectly that the seller doesn't offer combined shipping (he says in auction he does).

How the heck do I commit to the buy it now item and receive a combined invoice?

begsu1013 · June 2, 2015 12:26PM

pay for them. tell him you couldn't figure out how. ask for him to honor his combined shipping quote and refund the extra shipping.

edit: and use your amex to pay for it thru paypal just in case.

miwlvrn · June 2, 2015 1:05PM

I would suggest copying the item number from the North American site, then pasting it in on one of the foreign branches such as ebay.fr, ebay.it, ebay.es, ebay.de, etc. login and buy-it-now. You will still get the old option of clicking the button to confirm purchasing it without actually having to pay at that moment. After that, then go back to your usual N.A. ebay site, go to your purchased items, and click the link that says request total.

slum22 · June 2, 2015 1:16PM

I have done this before. I would message the seller and let them know the situation. Then commit to buy it now. The seller can then do the discount on his end.

PMKAY · June 2, 2015 2:10PM

I've heard switching to ebay.ca will avoid you having to add the item to your cart and being instructed to pay immediately.

PaulMaul · June 2, 2015 7:40PM

It's strange, Probstein insisted to me that if my shopping cart is empty I could hit buy it now without being taken to checkout, but I was taken to checkout evey time I tried.

RyanAdmirer · June 2, 2015 8:35PM

<< I have done this before. I would message the seller and let them know the situation. Then commit to buy it now. The seller can then do the discount on his end. >>

+1.....this is exactly what you need to do.

PaulMaul · June 2, 2015 9:10PM

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<< I have done this before. I would message the seller and let them know the situation. Then commit to buy it now. The seller can then do the discount on his end. >>

+1.....this is exactly what you need to do. >>

Sorry for being dense, but could you explain this in more detail? If I commit to buy it now, how do I avoid paying?

JoeBanzai · June 2, 2015 9:31PM

Contact seller before you do anything. ALWAYS let seller know what your plan is, he might not see things the same way. MANY problems here on the boards over minor issues because people assume things.

Seller can relist items so that both of you are happy, or he may be willing to give you some other kind of consideration.

Good luck!

RyanAdmirer · June 2, 2015 11:39PM

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<< I have done this before. I would message the seller and let them know the situation. Then commit to buy it now. The seller can then do the discount on his end. >>

+1.....this is exactly what you need to do. >>

Sorry for being dense, but could you explain this in more detail? If I commit to buy it now, how do I avoid paying? >>

You can commit to Buy It Now and then still wait for an invoice. Just don't pay until you receive the invoice, which you can request from the buyer once you commit.

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