Michael Hardman Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-11-8-Titanium-Ch...1QQcmdZViewItem See the above, its a joke how can you offer £10 postage and only 2nd class recorded post for that amount of goods, thats shocking. Are there any worse examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkey Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 It's their choice of what they put as delivery, if you think it's unfair don't buy it. It may be a complete rip off, but sometimes you pay say £10 postage and get something for £1 worth like £40. So it sometimes saves you money as some people are put off by huge postage costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-RoBBo- Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Yeh i'm annoyed with Ebay at the moment. Apparently the money i paid through Paypal to some guy for a phone takes 10 to 12 days to clear. I thoght paypal was immediate....yet still a week and a bit on, it hasnt :bunny: Edited October 3, 2005 by -RoBBo- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 mp3 players are the funniest... they go for like a tenner then you see its 40 quid postage... tis a scam to make money... sucks diiiiiick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Beware! Some products shipped from overseas also have compulsory shipping insurance, which also whacks the price up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Beware! Some products shipped from overseas also have compulsory shipping insurance, which also whacks the price up. Doesn't matter if it's from overseas or not, it just depends on whether the seller specifies postal insurance is required. I got stung on that, had to pay an extra £5 on top of the £10 for posting a mobile phone. Grrr. eBay really needs to make itself more transparent about postage costs. People are taking advantage of customers and eBay (you don't pay fees on postage costs). It's really annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 They shouldn't bother with P&P prices and just get people to inc in the price of the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 'Buyers have to pay GBP5 for shipping within the United States and United Kingdom.' Not bad for recorded shipping from Singapore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I bought my MP3 player for £0.01p! but postage was £15 and there was also compulsory postal insurance... £5 so £20.01! bargain really! It is very funny looking at how much of a scam ebay is though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koxx_TryAll Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 lol i proberly sound like someone from the god squad or sommit but ebay ain't the scam, It's the people in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy elephants Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 My MP3 player had £24.99 postage. I got it for 1p though, so £25 for something that in the shops is £40-£50... bargain :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 lol i proberly sound like someone from the god squad or sommit but ebay ain't the scam, It's the people in it! Yeah, true, but I don't see why they don't do anything about it. They are losing out both in terms of the fees and the fact that it's not simple at all. When I was looking at cheap MP3 players, I had a quick look on eBay but it was a total waste of time, couldn't see any bargains because of all the spam (£0.01 Buy it now!) things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3n Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 did you know ebay makes more money than some countries? It earned more than quebeck (sp?) last year... I dont think they mind £20 :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Shame with all that money they cant afford a descent customer service center through a telephone line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koxx_TryAll Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Yeah, true, but I don't see why they don't do anything about it. They are losing out both in terms of the fees and the fact that it's not simple at all. When I was looking at cheap MP3 players, I had a quick look on eBay but it was a total waste of time, couldn't see any bargains because of all the spam (£0.01 Buy it now!) things. Yea thats true. They basicly need some moderaters or something that clear up unnessersary adds etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkey Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Yea thats true. They basicly need some moderaters or something that clear up unnessersary adds etc. People pay to put their advertisements up, E Bay isn't going to say "Oh we don't want your money take it down" :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koxx_TryAll Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 People pay to put their advertisements up, E Bay isn't going to say "Oh we don't want your money take it down" :$ Yea but lets say that if people put silly adds up and ebay takes them down. then the people should not be refunded anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 did you know ebay makes more money than some countries? It earned more than quebeck (sp?) last year... Quebec is in Canada... Last I heard eBay were making £12 a second :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Its a service not a buisness, Although we pay eBay we aren't their customers as such, we are the sellers customers. People run buisnesses through the eBay service. I don't think anyone would be stupid enough to pay silly postage amounts. I know that even if theres something i've wanted for ages, if the postage is over the top, i don't bother, or i give the seller a shout to let him/her know they are overcharging. Sometimes you're lucky and they drop the postage, or more often than not they make up some bullshit excuse. At the end of the day, its YOUR choice wether or not you buy and pay for the stuff on there, it's not upto eBay to sort it out for you. These are real people we are dealing with like you and me, just tell em you think their postage sucks, or live with it. eBay is great whatever happens on it, i've bought and sold on there for nearly 5 years, in the 'real world' no-one would buy or sell some of the stuff i've bought and sold to a 14 year old kid, but on there they didn't even know, or care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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