Wow - an eBay first (rant)

[bnorth]

I have never received anything bought off ebay with postage due. Unfortunately when ebay was new I sold over 150 89&90 Topps DoubleHeader cards in a week that all arrived with $.10 postage due. It was my fault and as soon as the first buyer contacted me about it I emailed everyone and apologized for my mistake.

Only one person out of over 150 did not accept my apology and offer to send them something free to cover my mistake. The one buyer that did not just say forget about it no problem called me a scammer and every other name in the book over $.10. I ended up sending the guy a few oddball Advil Nolan Ryan cards and he finally quit sending be harassing emails.
I really miss the early days of ebay.

[lug-nut]

i recently sold 4 cards on ebay(fees galore).com and when i used the automated postage it charged me about .90 each less than it should have been. the post office didnt deliver them postage due, rather gave them back to me and said "hey dumba*s, we need more money"...so i went back and paid the difference. i apologized for the delay in delivery and still got positive feedback.

[Bridwell]

The extra 50 minutes of your time going to the post office, plus the cost of mileage on your car is substantial. The IRS allows businesses a deduction of 56 cents per mile driven.

You're a nice guy to only ask for the $1.34 in postage reimbursed. For me, I regularly go to the post office for business mailouts at least once a week so it would not be as much of a hassle as you went through. This week I sent a card back to a seller when he sent me the wrong one. No biggie, just an honest mistake.

[marcdelpercio]

I have received two items that I purchased from eBay within the past week that had postage due. In both cases, it was just a few cents. Both items were from very reputable sellers with excellent feedback. I wonder if the recent USPS price increases were possibly not accounted for if somebody had a postage meter or software app set to the old amounts? Both items had prepaid eBay/Paypal shipping labels.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by marcdelpercio

I have received two items that I purchased from eBay within the past week that had postage due. In both cases, it was just a few cents. Both items were from very reputable sellers with excellent feedback. I wonder if the recent USPS price increases were possibly not accounted for if somebody had a postage meter or software app set to the old amounts? Both items had prepaid eBay/Paypal shipping labels.

My local USPS office, where I take my packages to ship, is getting more strict on everything. The other day they told me to quit using tape on the boxes or envelopes that are flat rate.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Leon

My local USPS office, where I take my packages to ship, is getting more strict on everything. The other day they told me to quit using tape on the boxes or envelopes that are flat rate.

That's weird - mine told me the other day that I "don't need to use tape" on the flat rate boxes. I do anyway, but I stick them in a bin, so they have no way of verbally abusing me

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Leon

The other day they told me to quit using tape on the boxes or envelopes that are flat rate.

I'll quit doing that when their boxes start staying sealed. I've had too many incidents of packing a box, setting it to the side while I do something else, and when I go to pick it up again, the flap is sticking up. No reason to think the same thing wouldn't happen en route. I've never been one to hand over a package and "hope for the best."

[TistaT202]

sold something on eBay. packed it up, weighed it three times. even rounded the weight up and just got an email from buyer that $0.71 due. Bubble mailer that clearly met the required specs...oh well. refunded buyer $1, apologized a couple of times for the inconvenience and await their response, which I hope is positive.

I will say that I sent plenty of stuff (many in bubble mailers like the one I had a problem with) just prior to the postal rate change with no problem.

life goes on...

Mike

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

I'll quit doing that when their boxes start staying sealed. I've had too many incidents of packing a box, setting it to the side while I do something else, and when I go to pick it up again, the flap is sticking up. No reason to think the same thing wouldn't happen en route. I've never been one to hand over a package and "hope for the best."

Yeah, that seems like a ridiculous request to demand. I tape over the seals on every Priority Box & Envelope that I send out. No reason I should make it easier for somebody else to rifle through the package.