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[solved] [little rant] eBay seller charges +20 USD because he has to pay rent
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Ice-Tea:

--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on March 22, 2021, 09:53:17 am ---
--- Quote from: Ice-Tea on March 22, 2021, 09:29:32 am ---In all honnesty: he does have a point. To expect hime to charge the same for shipping as he is being charged is not realistic. His reasoning is entirely sound.

The namecalling... that I don't get  :wtf: Not sure what he is expecting, but no good can come from that.

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If his reasoning is entirely sound, why did he willingly engage in an ebay auction? The policies and fees are described for sellers.

Selling on eBay is no panacea, not a simple way to make money, and all his claimed expenses should be reflected in the price of the item.

When you buy a tomato at the grocery store, do they suddenly add all their overhead when you get to the checkout?

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But that doesn't seem what is happening here? The OP seems distressed that the shipping charges were 35$ while the stamp on the enveloppe only is 15$?
Bud:
If that is the case which it seems to be, then to my opinion OP's claim does not hold water. OP accepted shipping fees when bought the item. And i do not see from the original screenshots that the seller said the item will ship using a courier.
Name calling though from seller's side  is not acceptable.
DiTBho:

--- Quote from: Ice-Tea on March 22, 2021, 12:12:52 pm ---The OP seems distressed that the shipping charges were 35$ while the stamp on the enveloppe only is 15$?

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"distressed" means suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain. No panic, I am fine, I'm simply a bit "worried" about the shallowness certain sellers and eBay itself operate, but I am not "distressed", I received two damaged micro-drives that's the only real problem here because I cannot complete a project, Paypal can refund but cannot find two working micro-drives for me, and I have to look myself somewhere and find other two units.

But hey? Nobody died, nothing exploded or burned up, so that's nothing serious ...
... it will simple take more time  :D

[ reassuring post ]
MrMobodies:

--- Quote from: DiTBho on March 22, 2021, 10:31:11 am ---
--- Quote from: MrMobodies on March 22, 2021, 06:02:31 am ---Did you report the seller for that?

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A few weeks later, discovered by chance that that feedback had been removed, I emailed them asking why, and that's what they replied:

--- Quote ---[...]
I checked the feedback you left and although it did not meet the criteria for MANUAL REMOVAL, it qualified for system removal. Due to one of the seller’s privileges which he exercised on this issue.
[...]

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Things change, OK, the Covid emergency is causing problems, OK, but I don't agree with what I found they do (and don't do when they should do) now.


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There was an Ebay seller by the name of ExtremeSupplies (ExtremesuppliesLtd) now Ex_digital that used some kind of defamination form to gradually remove negative feedback as they were selling used/broken stuff as brand new in bags that they sealed themselves to make it look new.

I was watching their feedback scores for a while and it looks they couldn't get rid of all of the negative feedback but now I see they just changed their name.
DiTBho:

--- Quote from: Bud on March 22, 2021, 12:44:48 pm ---OP accepted shipping fees when bought the item.
And i do not see from the original screenshots that the seller said the item will ship using a courier.

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Correct!

The seller didn't mention it in his auction, he simply wrote "35 USD S/H" (shipping and handling cost), however I had contacted him asking to include my phone number and he answered that it was possible with a courier service. So, I assumed he did it, and I was expecting to have paid 35 USD for such a service.

eBay doesn't consider personal messages, I sent them a copy, but it was useless.
Anyway, the point is:

The goods arrived damaged, I'd like to return the goods.
(today email from them:) No, you can't.
Why?
Because the seller wrote "return not accepted" in his auction.
Claim closed!

eBay ....   :-BROKE
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