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hawkett.2007 (738 ) View Listings
hawkett.2007
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p&p
May 22, 2008 12:53 PM
hi there
brought any item which said first class so i brought it and the man has sent it second class. thats not right if i pay for first class i want first class. what should i do??
thanks
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hawkett.2007 (738 ) View Listings
hawkett.2007
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p&p
May 22, 2008 12:53 PM
hi there
brought any item which said first class so i brought it and the man has sent it second class. thats not right if i pay for first class i want first class. what should i do??
thanks
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plum993 (420 ) View Listings
plum993
 
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p&p
May 22, 2008 12:58 PM
Happens alot, you can contact the seller and see if they will refund the difference, and rate his postage stars after leaving feedback


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ndegroot2005 (213 ) View Listings
ndegroot2005
 
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p&p
May 22, 2008 03:04 PM
I want first class??? For all the things to throw you teddie out of the pram is it going to have to be the price difference between an first class stamp and a second class stamp. Incredible. If you would have paid for special delivery and the get it for second class stamp fair enough. But this is taking the Mickey. You got the blooming item didn't you??
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trip15242 (232 ) View Listings
trip15242
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p&p
May 22, 2008 04:15 PM
Hawkett.
You have been asked previously, on another question you asked, to post on one board only.
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geebo_the_third (982 ) View Listings
geebo_the_third
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p&p
May 22, 2008 07:11 PM
Go with plum, you would'nt expect to ripped off postage by a top company would you??? ignore the person below plum he obviously doese'nt appreicate the value of money and morals...

if you pay for it you should get it...
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ndegroot2005 (213 ) View Listings
ndegroot2005
 
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p&p
May 22, 2008 07:18 PM
Nothing to do with moral or values. Has to do with the increasing demands of buyers. Buyer agree with the postage. Item got there. End of story. Like I said she is not been ripped of for hugeeeeeeeee amounts. ridiculous.
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hawkett.2007 (738 ) View Listings
hawkett.2007
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p&p
May 22, 2008 07:19 PM
i only put the p&p on one board thank you. when your a single mum money means alot to you.
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ndegroot2005 (213 ) View Listings
ndegroot2005
 
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p&p
May 22, 2008 08:00 PM
Means a lot to most of us. You don't have to be a single mom to struggle believe me. But really to make a fuss about or 1st or 2nd class seems a tat much. Sorry if that offended you.
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fificat0 (947 ) View Listings
fificat0
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p&p
May 22, 2008 08:06 PM
ndegroot2005
Nothing to do with moral or values. Has to do with the increasing demands of buyers.

What absolute rubbish, I suppose it would be ok to advertise an item as new when it is used too!!!!
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aquac19 (1291 ) View Listings
aquac19
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Re: p&p
Jan 13, 2011 08:32 PM

I send most of my items 2nd class, the day after buyer pays, but some sellers take several days to post even when they send 1st class.

As long as you got it, it is O.K.
emadon (1754 ) View Listings
emadon
 
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Re: p&p
Jan 13, 2011 09:30 PM

aquac19

This post is nearly 3 years old and OP will no doubt be long gone.

If you are having problems then suggest you open your own thread so that responders can advise you accordingly.

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cyberdrizzt (2380 ) View Listings
cyberdrizzt
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Re: p&p
Mar 26, 2011 10:56 PM

Even worse when you have paid for 1st class recorded and it is sent normal 2nd class post ..had a few in the past and not even a reply from seller

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moonbeems (1825 ) View Listings
moonbeems
 
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Re: p&p
May 25, 2011 02:56 AM

I don't think this is an unfair comment it is the buyer paying for postage and if it states that it is first class then it should be sent first class otherwise the buyer deserves the money back as they are paying for the item and expect it to be sent as they are informed. I am a buyer and a seller and i get annoyed at the practice of p@p overcharging and such what is wrong with you all nobody forces you to sell on ebay thise who are bot a business should not be ripping buyers off on p@p businesses have vat to pay at 20% we get to pay 10% to beable to sell from our homes instead of getting up early in the morning to do a carboot which i used to do but your item is only worth what people are prepared to bid so making money on postage is rediculous i reuse all the packaging that i get from buying and i've also seen some inventive ones i find this amusing and well done i got one item in a bisto tub was great the packaging way stronger than some boxes. i also keep my packaging saves me and the buyer money. i don't moan about say the postage was 2.50 and they charged 3.00 i will leave that but when they go to extremes then i find it outrageous. as for the cost of pertrol and time again normal ebayers are not businesses and should not get away with charging for this you also have a choice to sell or not to sell post once a week then so that the cost gets sucked up on multiples posting everything at once. and i'm beginning to think honesty doesn't matter here anymore we are trusting people we don't know to send items to each other it might be rubbish to the seller but a treasure to the buyer why be dishonest. back to the main subject it doesn't matter if she,paid for it first class then it should have been sent first class it might be pennies to some people and nothing to others but it all adds up when multiple
gusbb (664 ) View Listings
gusbb
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Re: p&p
May 29, 2011 06:44 PM

To the OP, if first class was offered and that's what you paid for then that's the service you should have been given.

 

@ndegroot2005

I'm not sure if your being sarcastic or naive.

So if you pay more for one service, but it gets to you on another its OK?

What planet do you come from dude?

So if you bought a 1st class train ticket and had to sit in cattle class, its OK, you still got there.

Regardless of the cost difference, the principle is the same.

I would go so far as to call it fraud.
mussy-the-cat (18 ) View Listings
mussy-the-cat
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Re: p&p
Feb 21, 2012 06:51 PM

I Would complain to e-bay about the seller! it might only be a few pounds but if they are doing it to you then they could be doing it to everyone which in the long term is ripping a lot of people off!! sounds to me like a clever like con trick that they have discovered
doug20040_3 (216 ) View Listings
doug20040_3
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Re: p&p
Sep 8, 2012 12:44 AM

It seems to me that the argument here is neither about pennies and posting policies of sellers, nor is it about what should or should not be policy of e bay. The question and answer lie in plain simple honesty. If sellers cannot deal in an honest and upfront, workmanlike way, how can they expect their customers to do so?

The fact is that the dishonesty, not the fact that it is small, is the problem. I will guarantee that this is the last item that this customer will buy from this seller. And I will warrant that any potential buyers will note the dishonesty and buy from somewhere else, like me. So keep ripping off your customers please. I need the business.
aurora150 (119 ) View Listings
aurora150
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Re: p&p
Sep 19, 2012 09:49 PM

Having said that, I have been shocked at the price of postage

I have had to pay recently.  It has cost much more than I anticipated so maybe what he originally quoted didnt actually cover the item.  I recently sold a DVD and allowed £1.99 for the postage first class. I was shocked to be charged £2.70 at the till

being told it didnt fall into this or that category.  Sometimes I think the post offices are not weighing up properly either.

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seany_110 (579 ) View Listings
seany_110
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Re: p&p
Sep 24, 2012 04:23 PM

When i 1st started selling on ebay i would put postage up to maximum and send 2nd class standard as i saw it as a way of making a bit off the postage as people would bid regardless of postage prices which i found strange so i thought why not, but then one day it backfired as someone left me neg feedback for sending 2 items in 1 bag and he paid double postage, he said i was pocketing difference i had to beg with him and return postage costs to get him to revise feedback, taught me for being greedy i guess, hope this helps new ebayers selling multiple items  
bar1tech (203 ) View Listings
bar1tech
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Re: p&p
Sep 24, 2012 07:52 PM

It happens because ebay allow it to happen,people charging £4 or £5 to post a small packet or even a large letter,and stating one service and using a cheaper one can be seen on about every page of listings.Ask for a refund.
cumbriacollectorsempo.. (439 ) View Listings
cumbriacollectorsempo..
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Re: p&p
Sep 26, 2012 03:58 PM

i think the buyer is right to compalin about the postage from the seller , they charged first class and it should go first class , if its more than that the seller should pay for the difference . so with the extra money hes making by sending 2nd class on postage he should buy himself a tiny kitchen weighing scale and work out what his postage costs will be before sending the parcel . you can easilly download royal mails prices what are on the net what are quite clear of all costs .

 
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