Should I give eBay seller more money for postage..

[Vince70]

I bought a old second hand Sony CD player for my car as the current stereo cuts out when turned up..

It was only a cheap one which I won for £5.50 plus £6.19 postage but the seller has just informed me he had to pay £12.34 for postage and is now asking for more money to cover the costs of postage ..

Should I pay him the extra money to cover his extra postage costs..

 

I've underestimated postage costs myself before but I've never asked for any more money from the buyer..

Would you pay.

[trigger]

£12.34 sounds a lot of money to me for postage, He's given you the price and you've paid so personally I won't pay anymore.

[seacow]

I would tell him to get lost. He should have done his research properly. I have done that a few times and lost money. You learn from it and move on. Bit of a cheek asking IMO

[crapcarcollector]

Nope. Tough shit. Should've worked it out properly. The facts of the sale were laid out when you bid.

 

 

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force.

[inconsistant]

Depends. You're not obliged to but if he's been courteous and apologetic why not offer to to pay half the difference since its only a few quid extra. We all make genuine mistakes.

If his feedback suggests he's a serial idiot then tell him to fro as others have said.

[Pillock]

£6 will send a fairly sizable parcel through MyHermes so if he's not already posted it, maybe give him a helpful pointer. I think I posted something almost shoebox sized for £4.10 recorded.

 

If he's already posted it, you don't have to do shit. He can't even neg you as a buyer can he?

 

Personally, if he's got only a little tiny feedback score I might be nice and accept he made a mistake. I've done it before and made about 10p on a pair of Golf foglamps, wasn't cheeky enough to ask for more moneys though. If he's got zillions of feedback he's trying to game you so tell him to do one.

[mercrocker]

In Ebay parlance, of course, Buyer rules!  In common with a lot of the advice  on here I have  many many  times dipped out on postage because I got it wrong.   Having said that the real villain here is Rob-all Mail for their frankly stupid and devious price structure.  And it also has to be said that there is nothing wrong with a bit of plain courtesy (sadly lacking in ebay land these days) and as suggested  above perhaps offer him half.  He could have pretended to send it and lobbed it in a bush.....

[HillmanImp]

Would you have paid £17.84 in total?

Has the seller already posted?

If so, check that he did actually pay £12.34.

Yeah but postage might not be the cost of the stamp he might also live 30 miles from the nearest post office and drive a Rolls Royce so the actual price he puts for postage would be more. However, either way he shoukd have thought of that so tell him to jog on.

[Vince70]

He's already posted the item...but his feedback is low because he's only just joined eBay..

I wouldn't of paid £17.84 in total for the stereo as it's not the one I really wanted..

 

The stereo I really wanted was in a charity shop the other week and was an early 90s pioneer radio cassette which was boxed for ten quid but I didn't have the money on me at the time and I can't remember which shop it was plus it's 30 miles away.

 

So if I did drive over and find the shop and was lucky enough to find the stereo hadn't sold then it wouldn't end up a cheap buy..

[castros_bro]

If he (she?) hasn't posted yet then check **Parcelmonkey** for a courier price as it's often cheaper then posting

[Ghosty]

No. If you've got the CD player already, just ignore them. I've shot myself in the foot on postage before too, but I think it's a bit rude to ask for more money, and I just left it.

[spike60]

I posted a 16" alloy wheel weighing 11.4kg for £9.15 last night including text message when signed for with myHermes. £12.34 sounds a lot for car stereo postage.

[CortinaDave]

There's no way it would cost £12 odd to post a car radio. Tell him you bought it based on the prices he gave and wouldn't have bid at that money

[lisbon_road]

Agree with so many above - I have undercharged several times, cursed myself and accepted it as my own folly.

 

And - as so many above - you could post it for peanuts with a courier MyHermes or something on Parcel2go and so on.

[Bren]

He's already posted the item...but his feedback is low because he's only just joined eBay..

I wouldn't of paid £17.84 in total for the stereo as it's not the one I really wanted..

The stereo I really wanted was in a charity shop the other week and was an early 90s pioneer radio cassette which was boxed for ten quid but I didn't have the money on me at the time and I can't remember which shop it was plus it's 30 miles away.

So if I did drive over and find the shop and was lucky enough to find the stereo hadn't sold then it wouldn't end up a cheap buy..

What type of pioneer stereo was it?

 

I have one from that period in the garage - not used for quite some time but the best radio cassette unit I ever had.

[Pillock]

Make sure to only give one out of five stars for "postage costs" on the feedback.

[DVee8]

£12.34 is the right price for postage.The one i just sent to shiterider cost £12.92 for royal mail tracked and signed for as it weighed 2 kg

[Dave_Q]

£12.34 is the right price for postage.The one i just sent to shiterider cost £12.92 for royal mail tracked and signed for as it weighed 2 kg

 

This is why very few on ebay use royal mail now.

 

2kg with myhermes is £3.90 and up to 5kg is only £5.10, with an extra quid for a signature.

[Vince70]

What type of pioneer stereo was it?

I have one from that period in the garage - not used for quite some time but the best radio cassette unit I ever had.

I'm not sure on the the model number but it was pre RDS unit in black with ff and rewind as it had a picture on the box with the unit displaying numbers in the LCD display....

 

I wouldn't be using the cassette or CD on the unit as I have a Belkin transmitter which plays my iPod so will be using that.

[hairnet]

if he didnt weight it first and got a shock when he went to, then no

 

his mistake 12 quid tho i posted a caliper on saturday and it cost 5.40

[barmatt]

Nah dunt pay him, 'tis his fault for not doing his research, would have cost him £4 with myherpes and they collect from you so you don't have to drive to the post office and be grilled by the old biddy across the counter about what's in it.

[Cavcraft]

I bought a old second hand Sony CD player for my car as the current stereo cuts out when turned up..

It was only a cheap one which I won for £5.50 plus £6.19 postage but the seller has just informed me he had to pay £12.34 for postage and is now asking for more money to cover the costs of postage ..

Should I pay him the extra money to cover his extra postage costs..

 

I've underestimated postage costs myself before but I've never asked for any more money from the buyer..

Would you pay.

 

 

100% no chance. Even if he's not trying it on (which I strongly suspect he is) it's his own hard luck for not realising before he advertised it. Tell him it's the original cost only or he can GTFO.

[Hertz]

He has to take it on the chin.

 

Whenever I under charge I do exactly the same. If I overcharge and it's more than 2 or 3 quid then I offer a rebate, but that's just me.

[Ghosty]

At a price of £12.34 it's most likely him trying it on, surely if not he'd have asked for £12(.50)?

Unless he wants you to buy his packing materials for some reason.

[TimothyClaypole]

Been there done it myself, you just take the lesson and move on.

[Squire_Dawson]

I have just paid £13 postage for a Philips wireless set coming from the Netherlands.

 

Seems a bit rich asking for more after it's gone. If the old conscience is troubling then get a scan of the PO receipt to be absolutely sure.

 

Thing that annoys me is sellers refusing to combine postage or those saying postage cost includes 'labour, packaging materials, fuel costs' and suchlike. Jiffy bags aren't expensive for heaven's sake.

[Vince70]

Here's the sellers message, I got the price wrong for the postage.

 

Hi Vince. Just posted it. It should be there on Wednesday. It cost me £12.92 for the cheapest postage. I totally under-estimated the overall weight (I am an ebay newby) which means I am sending it to you at a loss of £6.73 (I can email you a post office receipt as proof). When it arrives, and should you find yourself satisfied with it, would you mind reimbursing me either through paypal or by cheque?

[RichardMoss]

Here's the sellers message, I got the price wrong for the postage.

 

Hi Vince. Just posted it. It should be there on Wednesday. It cost me £12.92 for the cheapest postage. I totally under-estimated the overall weight (I am an ebay newby) which means I am sending it to you at a loss of £6.73 (I can email you a post office receipt as proof). When it arrives, and should you find yourself satisfied with it, would you mind reimbursing me either through paypal or by cheque?

I'd wait and see the condition of the stereo after it arrives.  If it's nice, tidy, clean, serviceable etc then I might feel well disposed towards someone who appears to have made a genuine mistake - in which case I'd send a contribution.  If it's not 100% as advertised I'd say "tough"

[Tetleysmooth]

 

That sounds quite a lot for postage.

 

The moog has just quoted me a tenner to send a complete Volvo load cover, which I think is jolly reasonable.

[richardmorris]

I've just bought 15 folio society hardback books from the same seller. They're not light. The my hermes delivery with £50 compensation was £8 something. It was a box about the size of five reams of paper.

 

Just looking at postage rates on the wall here, 

parcel force up to 2kg is £11.96 and 5kg £12.92

medium parcel to 2kg is £8 2nd class and £8.90 1st class.