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somunny:
This is great and all but it doesn't address the biggest problem with feedback:  People who don't bother to leave it.  For years I was a firm believer that as a seller, I should leave feedback immediately after the buyer paid for their item.

After many, many occuances of buyers failing to leave any feedback at all on item I sold to them, I was forced to wait until the buyers received their items and left me feedback.  Some people may think this is holding the feedback hostage but there's motivation for lazy buyers otherwise.

Chris G:

--- Quote from: torez on March 10, 2007, 02:43:54 am ---Some of the items I wouldn't even look at, if it wasn't for the idea that the seller would combine shipping
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I think you may be missing the point still.  You can't just form your own "idea" that the seller will combine shipping - you have to ask them.  And it's irrelevant how much it actually costs them to ship the item.  A lot of sellers simply inflate the shipping cost so they can charge less for the item, thereby costing them less in eBay seller's fees.  And I don't think that's necessarily "evil" either, since the shipping cost is right there on the auction for you to see.  Sure, I've been irritated before by someone charging me $5 for shipping and then I see the box has $1.75 stamp on it, but the bottom line is whether the overall cost was a good deal or not compared to other options.   :blah:

 :cheers:
Chris

horseboy:

--- Quote from: Chris G on March 10, 2007, 11:12:28 am ---
--- Quote from: torez on March 10, 2007, 02:43:54 am ---Some of the items I wouldn't even look at, if it wasn't for the idea that the seller would combine shipping
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I think you may be missing the point still.  You can't just form your own "idea" that the seller will combine shipping - you have to ask them.  And it's irrelevant how much it actually costs them to ship the item.  A lot of sellers simply inflate the shipping cost so they can charge less for the item, thereby costing them less in eBay seller's fees.  And I don't think that's necessarily "evil" either, since the shipping cost is right there on the auction for you to see.  Sure, I've been irritated before by someone charging me $5 for shipping and then I see the box has $1.75 stamp on it, but the bottom line is whether the overall cost was a good deal or not compared to other options.   :blah:

 :cheers:
Chris

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Exactly. The seller has the right to charge what they want to for shipping. if they didn't have that right, then every auction would say "buyer pays actual shipping fees." if you don't want the product and/or don't agree with the shipping terms, then don't bid. It is that simple.

Nobody is twisting your arm and making you bid. Bidding on stuff you don't need? Based on the assumption that the seller will combine shipping, when the seller makes no indication that that would be the case? And paying more for broken laptop part than a working laptop is worth? Now, that I think about this, maybe you should just stay away from Ebay altogether.  :dunno

hypernova:

--- Quote ---Right now I am sweating. This lady bought my coin changer (which I put in the ad, that I preferred local pick up only). She decided to have DHL pick it up. I wrapped it up and DHL came and got it. This was over 2 weeks ago. It is still sitting in Ohio. (It has been there for 12 days). Thank God I took pictures of it all boxed up, and pictures of the DHL guy picking it up, puting it in the van, and taking it away.(cell phones are great aren't they?)
What I don't get is why if I am in Georgia, and she is in Texas...Why does it go through Ohio first. This can not be a money making route.
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The great part about that is you said that SHE arranged the pickup.  She's got nobody to blame but her own stupid ass.  Her first mistake was calling DHL.

somunny:

--- Quote from: MYX on March 10, 2007, 12:52:44 am ---Thank God I took pictures of it all boxed up, and pictures of the DHL guy picking it up, puting it in the van, and taking it away.(cell phones are great aren't they?)

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You have a fallout shelter, don't you?  ;)

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