Imagine winning this Carlton Fiskautograph off of eBay for $6.50. Pretty awesome, right?
Now imagine having to pay $11.25 for shipping. Let's just say... it killed my celebratory mood.
I was curious to see if the seller uses this strategy with all of his customers, so I went through his other eBay listings. That's where I discovered that his other baseball cards had shipping rates ranging from $2.07 to $4.00. So what's the deal?
Is my card going to be hand delivered by Ms. Upton? I decided to ask the seller about his outrageous shipping rates. His response:
ToucheĀ“ Mr. Mcromano-half! It truly is my responsibility to bid based on the shipping price, which is why I sent payment immediately after reading the seller's response.
However... based on your original listing, the shipping fees were listed as: Varies based on location and shipping method (see photo below).
Who in the heck assumes that it's going to cost themselves $11.25 for shipping?
By the way, the card wasn't delivered by Ms. Upton. And guess what? It only cost the seller $2.97 to ship. Let's say we tack on another $2.03 for the padded envelope, gas, time, and ink. That still only brings it up to $5 for shipping. Which means he pocketed an extra $6.25. I'm not amused.
Oh well... we bid and we learn. I'm tempted to leave this guy neutral or negative feedback. Am I out of line? Also... can he leave me neutral or negative feedback in retaliation?
Interested in reading your feedback.
Happy Sunday and sayonara!
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