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10-26-2011, 11:12 AM
Lody
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 19,093
Quote:
Originally Posted by
bowspearer
Add
classictoyspaper
to the list of sellers to avoid on eBay. The only reason I haven't left negative feedback is because I have to wait until 7 days after the auction to do so.
Won a
MiB Captain Power Power Base
from him which in the listing he stated he would ship worldwide.
When I won, it turned out that there were postage restrictions which meant that the only way it could go out via Priority Mail International was if they made a box for it.
I was naturally concerned about it making it out to Australia in good condition like that, so I asked them how much courier fees were going to cost (I got a rough quote of $1000 this morning when I personally called FedEx which I would have been fine with) and whether there was enough padding around the MiB Power Base for it not to be an issue- attempting to not only contact them via eBay messaging but making numerous attempts at calling them internationally from my mobile (cell) phone.
This morning I woke up to a cancelled transaction request dispute attempt which I refuse to accept and a message saying they refuse to be liable for shipping costs over $100 (which is anything but the case when shipping by courier internationally is fully insured anyway). I contacted them, understandably rather annoyed about their approach which effectively amounted to an "up yours".
The seller informed me (in amongst accusing me of a mental illness for being annoyed at their obnoxiousness and screwing me over) that they expected me to accept their request to cancel the request, because they'd already offered it to the next highest bidder and they'd accepted, and that I should just buy items this large locally from now on (clearly the seller can't grasp that Captain power stuff is almost impossible to buy locally here in Australia based on the fact that I would pay hundreds of dollars on something just for the shipping).
I have reported the seller and like i said, I'll be leaving feedback the moment the 7 day time frame passes.
I would strongly advise anyone here to avoid dealing with them as this is clearly how they handle problems which arise during transactions.
Couple of things:
I have mailed lots of items to Australia-why are there postage restrictions on this particular item?
Why did a box need to be "made"
Having personally never sent an item via a currier internationally, can see why this seller might have an issue with accepting a $1,000 payment for a $130 item and in the event that it is lost, have to eat $1,130 vs $150 if it was lost domestically?
In this case, I agree with the seller that there is no way I would be willing to go these extra lengths for such an item of low value.
Lody
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