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Posted By: Mark McCleary

Thanks for the responses. The great thing about receiving conflicting advice is that I’m free to “cherry pick.” I am going to renege on the purchase (actually, I think the seller is reneging by refusing to abide by the terms of the auction). I have no problem paying $16 for shipping and mandatory insurance if that amount is stated in the auction such that I, and more importantly, my underbidder, have the opportunity to correctly price our bids. But it wasn’t. The seller knew (or should have known) that this card would sell for more than a de minimis amount so I’m not too sympathetic for his position that it will now cost $9.95 more than he originally expected to ship the card via his shipping method of choice. If the seller wants the card sent Expresspost, he should either have stated the high cost of Expresspost in the auction or he should now eat that cost. And I agree with Ben that if I pay only the $6, it will likely be a scorching day in Saskatchewan before the card arrives.