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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: bigk on November 06, 2016, 10:17:49 am
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Is ebay getting more frustrating or is it just me! Listed two large (heavy) parts lots as pick up only, both been sold, however somehow ebay, in it's wisdom has put a postage price of $15.40 on a pick up only listing. Now comes the shit fight with the buyers. Grrrrr!
K
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No mate Ebay has gone to the pack It's forked right up >:( >:( :'( :'(
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I always select "local pickup only" when I list anything on ebay. That stops them adding postage and their cut of that too.
Then I sort out postage/freight/pickup with the buyer.
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I had some korkhead wanting me to mail a $30 set of golf clubs and bag from Brisbane to Canberra because ebay stuck a postage price in there.
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That's just it though Krikey, my listings are always 'local pick up", however somehow ebay has tacked a postage price on (a ridiculous one at that). I'm just about over ebay.
K
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I too, am "just about over eBay".
Another case of rampant greed spoiling a good thing.
eBay have a vested interest in you charging top dollar for shipping.
That's why it's so hard to do otherwise. (And it auto resets to increase they fees paid.)
With the wide variety in packing and postage costs I find their automatic default setting an expensive guess. I'd rather auction something + postage at costs.
I've tried writing explanations in the advert, but it's beyond many people's attention span or reading comprehension. A whole other story.
What are the alternatives? Gumtree is not without its, "eccentric" element of members.
"I'm calling about the motorbike on Gumtree."
"Yes, and you're doing it inappropriately late at night!"
I guess I'm old and grumpy, but should it be an unattainable dream to have an efficient and pain free way to buy and sell second hand items?
(As I've mentioned previously; I liked "Trade Me" NZ, but I'm sure they have messed with that in the 8 years since I've used it.)
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I'm not a seller on ebay coz don't know how to do pics but last purchase they wanted me to pay with pay pal straight away where I prefer to pay when ive finish shopping for the night not for every purchase. ill agree some of the post prices scare me off buying as too dear for just 1 item off of a seller and ive found it hard to contact sellers to try to get a more realistic post price,yeah its gone to the dogs that's for sure
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Whatever happened to the "Trading Post"?
Bargain. Tell im, he's dreaming.
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I miss the trading post.....
K
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Are there any other options, bikesales etc?
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And on it goes, the buyer is questioning why I can't post 40+ kg of parts for the $15.40 ebay listed as the postage amount. But ebay said it was $15,40..........
K
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Are there any other options, bikesales etc?
I just bought a 1981 RM125 triple clamp from the US. My (very understanding) girlfriend was working in the US for a few weeks so I thought I could buy the $10 part and avoid the $70 postage. ("Baby, are your bags near the weight limits?")
Seller was happy to quote US shipping. I couldn't "request a quote" to get this on the listing as I only had one item in the cart.
I rang eBay and got "English as a second language assistance". I had to create a new address in the states (motel) then eBay calculated a different postage rate to the one quoted.... it was a couple of bucks more... I just paid that...I should have tapered headset bearings soon enough..)
My current solution is to only buy, and never sell. (Gets rid of at least half the frustration.)
Trouble is: the next thing I'll need to buy is a bigger shed. And the one I've got isn't small.
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Whatever happened to the "Trading Post"?
Bargain. Tell im, he's dreaming.
I believe ebay bought it out, as they have done to Gumtree recently :(
Market monopolisation I hear you say?
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I miss the trading post.....
K
Still around, nothing like it used to be though
https://www.tradingpost.com.au/
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Hi bought a Rubber carbie boot for 24 US dollars, click on it, no shipping price, so I message the seller, he can back with a shipping price of 71 US Dollars, I said to him did you pluck that price from thin air, I had to pay for it, because I clicked the buy it now. wasn`t happy.
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you don't have to buy it actually - I believe somewhere in the dark bowels of ebay rules they say the seller can only charge actual postage costs - so if it turns up for $10 then raise a dispute.
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Used gumtree alot in buying last year or so.
Ebay takes 3/4 of the cake now days.
Though nothing like ozvmx forum for 99% deals 8) :)
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Had 3 items in shopping basket - Seller offers $18 combined shipping plus all additional items shipped for free - Requested combined shipping - Ebay claims that seller disabled combined shipping and want me to pay $18 for each item - Contacted seller - Seller goes all good $18 for everything -Tried combined shipping request again - No luck again(Ebay -seller had disabled combined shiiping again) - emailed seller requested paypal invoice for all 3 items plus $18 for shipping. Shipped today. Ebay made no money at all. The greedy one end up with nothing
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yeah their a greedy mob nowdays,fleecebay arnt doing themselves any favours with moves like that to the point that overseas buyers will try to source their parts from other sources like your local dealers or wreckers
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Had 3 items in shopping basket - Seller offers $18 combined shipping plus all additional items shipped for free - Requested combined shipping - Ebay claims that seller disabled combined shipping and want me to pay $18 for each item - Contacted seller - Seller goes all good $18 for everything -Tried combined shipping request again - No luck again(Ebay -seller had disabled combined shiiping again) - emailed seller requested paypal invoice for all 3 items plus $18 for shipping. Shipped today. Ebay made no money at all. The greedy one end up with nothing
Just curious. was that a ebay global shipping program by any chance?
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This was a seller from UK. Glad that he was happy to help :)
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Ebay made no money at all. The greedy one end up with nothing
Could be wrong but Fleebay may have a slice of the Paypal pie so the mongrels could have got something out of it, I noticed when I look at my paypal that whilst something was say $105 Aud posted the total I payed through paypal is always a little more, they charge you for Aud to US exchange, I'm pretty sure that's how it works, happy to be corrected :),been wrong before ;), I have never checked on Aud to Aud, wonder what happens there?
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PayPal
I think the seller gets charged a percentage. Simply deducted from what is passed on.
IE you pay A$100 but old mate only gets A$98 (or something)
Credit cards and PayPal also make money when converting to another currency. Obviously they use an exchange rate that makes them more money (not simply cover costs). Then the CC company charges an extra fee! (In case they weren't making enough money.
A great business plan.
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If the job description for setting up both ebay & gumtree was to make it as complicated as possible for people to find things they have done a brilliant job - MORON'S !!! ::)
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If the job description for setting up both ebay & gumtree was to make it as complicated as possible for people to find things they have done a brilliant job - MORON'S !!! ::)
Amen to that!
Trying to "filter" searches for e.g.
I can fly a helicopter in the cloud, at night, but search for a bike in 2 states? No, too hard for me.
I've built and up loaded websites but I can't figure out how to ad postage on eBay.
Apple have apparently removed "select all" from the email app on iPhone and iPad. (IOS10)
Want to get rid of 100 junk mails? Just select them 1 at a time!
Who thinks this is ok? Anyone with an age that starts with a 1 or 2, or has an IQ in double digits?
While I'm bemoaning the end of commen sense:
Due to someone in the US finding it unacceptable that a car left in neutral with the brake off can roll. (And kill you if you put yourself between it and something solid) Jeep have recalled some (all?) of their vehicles to have "auto park" installed. You couldn't make this stuff up. I assume now you can't roll your car in the shed, or tow it ever!
Once people are used to just stopping, and jumping out and walking away, all vehicles will need auto park, for safety.
Rant over. (Go Trump! Stir the establishment)
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Aust Post has a service called "Shopmate" which is a US warehouse , $25 fee then $12 a kg
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Aust Post has a service called "Shopmate" which is a US warehouse , $25 fee then $12 a kg
I've been using www.comgateway.com which has cheap rates that are comparative with U.S. post.