Thread: did i get gouged a bit? should I leave neg feedback?

I won a razor on ebay today for $10. I got an invoice for $15.25. This guy is charging $5.25 flat rate for handling and shipping. The last razor I got was only $4 for shipping.
I know I should have checked with him about shipping charges.I am contemplating leaving feedback stating that anyone interested in his items should check with the seller about shipping charges before bidding.

What do you think?

While it is always a good idea to check s&h before bidding, $5.25 is not an outrageous sum by any stretch of the imagination. Is it more than the actual likely cost for sending the item? Yes. On the other hand, it is not unusual for sellers to charge a flat fee of $7 to $10 for shipping. Occasionally you will find a razor for sale at less than $1, but upon closer inspection you may notice that shipping and handling approaches $20.
I'd not consider posting negative feedback for s&h of $5.25. For that matter, it would be inappropriate to do so for any amount if that information was available at the time of your bid. Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware).
Ed

Priority Mail flat rate, not over 1 pound is $4.05 now. Insurance is $1.35 for $50 worth. The $5.25 sounds fine to me. Hopefully he will actually ship via Priority Mail too <g>.

Many eBay sellers use Priority Mail as you can get free boxes for this method sent to you from the Post Office and make labels online which will include delivery confirmation in the process. It's quick and easy and the only method I use. My rates look a little high too at times but they are actual postage and insurance only.

Tony

thanks, you are right i will drop it. i am sure the info was available if i had emailed the seller, it just was not posted

$5.25 is pretty average for shipping. You certainly didn't get gouged. Also, exorbitant shipping by itself isn't a reason to leave negative feedback anyway, since it's posted up front usually. Negative feedback should only be left if the item wasn't as described (the seller flat out lied), shipping was unreasonably slow, and you attempted to get it straight with the seller first.

That's not bad. I really got gouged the other day. $5 for razor $5 for shipping. I got the razor and the shipping the way they packaged it was a whole 86 cents.

Keaton

Originally Posted by kvidoo

That's not bad. I really got gouged the other day. $5 for razor $5 for shipping. I got the razor and the shipping the way they packaged it was a whole 86 cents.

Keaton

I've run into a couple like that. One (who shall remain nameless) promised Priority Mail from Canada, then sent it in an envelope he cut in half and taped up (so he wouldn't have to spend the whole whopping 99 cents for a complete envelope, and mailed it with 89 cents worth of Canadian stamps. Took damn near 3 weeks to get it.

i have never seen an ad without some kind of indication of the shipping cost or mention of how to determine it. What was the item number?

Originally Posted by Korndog

i have never seen an ad without some kind of indication of the shipping cost or mention of how to determine it. What was the item number?

Larry,

If your post was in reply to my previous post, I always disclosed the shipping cost, and multiple times in my ads. If you post was in response to someone else then this reponse is not applicable...

Have a great one,
Mark.

Originally Posted by mslovacek

Larry,
If your post was in reply to my previous post, I always disclosed the shipping cost, and multiple times in my ads. If you post was in response to someone else then this reponse is not applicable...
Have a great one,
Mark.

Hi Mark
I was referring to the original post. I just wanted to try and help out in case a newbie ebayer was missing something.