Author Topic: Postage Costs? Fair or not? (Read 727 times)

daz bmx it! · « **on:** May 24, 2009, 09:01 AM »

Gezzer on Egay,charging £35 for Parcelforce 48hr delivery

which actually costs £15.99

my mate emailed him about costs,so he says ok arrange your own courier but I'm gonna charge you £8 to put the bike in a box!

so what do you think of that?

JT71 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2009, 09:04 AM »

seems a bit harsh, but he has to get a box and tape.

tape £1

box free from halfords

so he's charing about £14 an hour for labour.

chancer in my opinion.

meticulous · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2009, 09:07 AM »

just dont bid!!!!

bmxbob · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2009, 09:44 AM »

Take the postage cost into consideration when bidding and build it into your top bid.
Always been a tricky subject if postage costs are fair or not

but if i dont like the look of postage costs i do as above or just dont bid

HARORIDER · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2009, 10:00 AM »

i was recently gonna buy what i thought was a bargain on egay and they had hidden their postage costs into the listing
£100 to send a full bike from london

emailed him and told him and he said i could collect but would charge me a fiver admin

is that all about

tosser · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2009, 10:54 AM »

Quote from: JT71 on May 24, 2009, 09:04 AM

seems a bit harsh, but he has to get a box and tape.

tape £1

box free from halfords

so he's charing about £14 an hour for labour.

chancer in my opinion.

Unless you live next door to halfrauds i doubt getting there is free.
As long as postage costs are clearly listed why should there be a problem, you dont have to bid