Toaster Flyer I almost won :-(.

[Jeff]

I won this auction fair and square and paid for it instantly. The seller has changed the shipping cost to $55.00 instead of the $5.00 stated in the auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8705573797&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I am negotiating a refund, but it sounds fishy. So far I am out $261.00 for nothing. I am just about through with eBay totally this time:madashell:

Thanks for letting me vent!

Jeff

[Jeff]

Just completed the report.  We'll see what happens.

[Jeff]

Check this out, he made the SAME mistake in all 5 of these auctions?
 http://search-completed.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=so&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sadis=200&fpos=98036&fis=2&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&seller=1&sass=pusutomo21&so=Show+Items&fsop=1&fsoo=1

Sure it's probably worth the extra money, but I am leary about sending another $50.00 to this guy. What do you think?

Jeff

[Jeff]

He refunded and I'll just find someone closer in the US. Everyone is happy :-).  I think he really wanted more money anyway, so this offered him a way out also. We both learned something from it.

Jeff

[Jeff]

What I expected was to pay what the auction stated. I would have paid the $55.00 if I had agreed to it when I first read the auction.

The fact that the buyer listed it one way and changed terms after the fact is what I refused to agree with, and that's just the way I am.  Everyone has their quirks I guess:-).

[Jeff]

Actually I have included shipping FREE on some of my auctions.  Sometimes that can attract more buyers and higher bid amounts. I might sell an item at $100.00 and charge 25.00 in actual shipping costs, or low ball the shipping at $5.00 and it sells for $150.00 or more and I eat the difference.

Anyway I wouldn't have let ALL 5 auctions run the course without a correction if they were mine.  I would have also offered to split the difference in shipping with the buyer at $25.00 each if I couldn't afford to eat it.

Anyway the seller and I resolved it and we both learned something from it. In the future I will question low shipping costs before I bid on an item, my fault.

I probably should have just paid it, but another deal will come along someday. Thanks to TJ and everyone for all of their input.

TjLaZer wrote:
Surely you knew it would cost more than $5 to ship it right?  :crazy: