Retro Gaming eBay advice needed!

[noobish hat]

Why does it seem that half the people in this thread like being ripped off?

[12-51-00]

Combining postage is certainly not in ebays rules. Unreasonable postage certainly is. There is a very big difference.

Yes and as I said eBay obviously consider not combining unreasonable

[importaku]

I dont think the negs are harsh at all, the fact he provided no protection to the games so they were just rattling round in the box is worth the negs.

If your paying shipping costs that high the least you expect is for them to be adequately packed so they dont get damaged. It's my number one hate for people who sell stuff when they just fling it into a box with next to no protection, when i send stuff i take great effort into protecting the item so it arrives in the same condition, then again maybe im just too considerate?

[buster_broon]

I think its best if I just leave negative feedback and move on.

i know you're a good guy, but how are you justifying teh negatives.

1. postage
2. customs
3. packing

which one?

for me if its anything other than 3 then you've been harsh

i personally would have opened a claim against him in ebay due to the packing alone, i would have bit the bullet on customs and postage, but the packing is really indefencible

and noobish its not a matter of wanting to get ripped off its just playing within the rules, binding contract is a binding contract and to be honest even though the buyer was sure $50 was enough, he wasnt sure and the seller stated thats what he wanted

everything should have been concluded alot earlier but the buyer said he bid at the last moment so he couldnt check

one to chalk upto experience and i bet he wont do it again

anyway i reckon 90% of eBayers tag on extra for paypal, postage, packing, fuel, bus, taxi, oriental rickshaw fees

[ETC]

I thought you could only charge for fuel etc if you are a registered business seller on ebay (well ethically anyway) does anyone remember when you could buy an item for 0.99c pence or whatever and have a nice hefty 50.oo usd postage on it

[buster_broon]

I thought you could only charge for fuel etc if you are a registered business seller on ebay (well ethically anyway) does anyone remember when you could buy an item for 0.99c pence or whatever and have a nice hefty 50.oo usd postage on it

that was just the sellers trying to circumvent fees

and to be honest eBay arnt bringing the capped rates of postage for the protection of teh members of eBay, they are just protecting themself from sellers bending the rules to save a couple of quid on fees, so they can maximise their profits

recently sold over ?500 on eBay and i think my fees were just shy of ?48, which is pretty severe

[egparadigm]

To your benefit in this case is the new eBay rules. If you neg him he can't neg you back. If you feel you've been shafted, then by all means go ahead and neg him.

I can't honestly see eBay doing anything; in my experience they are next to useless when things go wrong. Your major claim is with regard to him possibly pocketing $30 - the marking as gift is totally irrelevant as technically he abided by the law by marking the items the way he did. I can't see there is any harm in reporting the matter to eBay, however, so why not?

[noobish hat]

sellers aren't allowed to use the postage price for anything other then packing materials and postage, so anyone charging for 'fuel costs' or any of that **** are bang out of order.

[Cauterize]

i know you're a good guy, but how are you justifying teh negatives.

1. postage
2. customs
3. packing

which one?

for me if its anything other than 3 then you've been harsh

Well ive dropped the customs dispute now as I wasnt aware of some of the stuff written above.
So its combination of 1 and 3 with his attitude really.

If he had been decent about it and apologised and admitted that he spent less on postage (or even better refunded the difference), then I wouldnt have an issue. Instead, he is refusing to fact the facts and provide proof of the cost of postage. I asked twice and he ignored the request both times.
So that along with incredibly bad packaging is somewhat worthy of a negative...

As said before, I felt bad leaving negative feedback and its the first time ive done it in over a year and a half. Im incredibly tolerant, but my buttons were pushed this time.

[Pilotwings]

I would have give him 10+ negs and other evil doings.

[Welrain]

sellers aren't allowed to use the postage price for anything other then packing materials and postage, so anyone charging for 'fuel costs' or any of that **** are bang out of order.

From ebay:

Handling Fee: Actual packaging materials costs may be charged. A handling fee in addition to actual postage cost may be charged if it is not excessive. Sellers who want to be sure they are in compliance with this policy may charge actual postage costs plus actual packaging materials cost.

So there is a little room for additional charges.

[Welrain]

As said before, I felt bad leaving negative feedback and its the first time ive done it in over a year and a half. Im incredibly tolerant, but my buttons were pushed this time.

I think a negative is uncalled for here. Postage was agreed between the buyer and seller and while Packaging was poor the games arrived undamaged.

[gordon]

I think a negative is fair enough. As buster says, customs charges aren't his fault; but everyone buying from him should know about the $30 surcharge for postage, rubbish communication skills and crap packaging.

[Juste]

I dont think the negs are harsh at all, the fact he provided no protection to the games so they were just rattling round in the box is worth the negs.

If your paying shipping costs that high the least you expect is for them to be adequately packed so they dont get damaged. It's my number one hate for people who sell stuff when they just fling it into a box with next to no protection, when i send stuff i take great effort into protecting the item so it arrives in the same condition, then again maybe im just too considerate?

I agree completely.

I only have left 1 negative on eBay ever and it was for bad packaging because my item came damaged.

[Mayhem]

I've leave a bunch of neutrals personally, but flag up everything in the comments, and mark the postage cost rating at 1 star if you feel that strongly. For each one.