Ebay purchase and game theory, low stakes

[bsuttonosu]

The thing is, game theory doesn't apply because the post office isn't a rationale competitor. They will literally send that package all the way back across the country and never get paid. And you end up with a full refund and no card and whole bunch of time wasted.

Pay the money.
Get your card.
Ask for an 85 cent refund.
If you don't get it, give the seller a negative.

Anything else doesn't seem to make much sense.

[rainier2004]

Id be shocked to find out the seller did that intentionally. I had a substitute PO person who delivered multiple packages postage due...her and I eventually had words and it ceased. In that time every seller gave me a refund that I asked for, but I did have to ask for it. The older I get, the less time I have for indirect and evasive conversations....

[Mikehealer]

I can't imagine asking for a refund for postage due. Seems pretty trivial.

[iwantitiwinit]

You are already paying 100% of the purchase price of the card in postage. Make it 133% and move on.

[thetruthisoutthere]

You can "pay him back" with a nice hit to his DSR.

[chaddurbin]

people's knee-jerk reaction is to run on here and post at the first sign of a problem. try contact those people first and work it out, whether it be on ebay, shipping cost of an auction house, or if a grading company will slab your 8x10s. most of them time you'll get the answer faster contacting them directly and the result will be more pleasant than the opinions you get on here.

[frankbmd]

I avoided a $0.95 law suit yesterday by contacting my seller, who provided a refund.

Anyone have a 95 cent card for sale with free shipping.

[Sean1125]

Pay the 85 cents, tell the seller, if they don't refund neg... end of story, you are going to run into more problems with any other route