My turn to whine about an AH - Saco River

[packs]

Originally Posted by Leon

If this was a card it was too much. If it was a stadium seat, not so much.

This was a single card. The auction house is a complete turd and I will never bid with them again. Auction houses should take note of this thread. Even though this time I only spent $30, I would spend any amount of money for something I want. That is of course unless your business is selling it.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by packs

This was a single card. The auction house is a complete turd and I will never bid with them again. Anyone can PM me if you'd like to know who they were and not bid with them yourselves.

I understand your sentiment. I only mentioned what I did because I have shipped low cost, but very bulky, items that were expensive to ship. Even though an invoice might be $100, if it is 30 periodicals plus an over-sized but cheap sign , you will have shipping be 30% of the invoice....

We have all been way over charged on shipping at some point. Either call the auction and get them to amend it or do as you do, and don't bid with them. Personally, I have never been so upset about shipping costs I have said I will never bid with an AH again. But that is me and I have a fairly high tolerance for that kind of pain and just deal with it. To each their own.

ps..I should add that I HAVE called AH's many times and have always gotten what I wanted in fair shipping amendments. Though a few times I didn't bother and just ate it and moved on....

[packs]

The way I look at it is you're gouging me for as much as you can on a $30 purchase. That's poor business practices and a real turn off.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by Leon

I understand your sentiment. I only mentioned what I did because I have shipped low cost, but very bulky, items that were expensive to ship. Even though an invoice might be $100, if it is 30 periodicals plus an over-sized but cheap sign , you will have shipping be 30% of the invoice....

We have all been way over charged on shipping at some point. Either call the auction and get them to amend it or do as you do, and don't bid with them. Personally, I have never been so upset about shipping costs I have said I will never bid with an AH again. But that is me and I have a fairly high tolerance for that kind of pain and just deal with it. To each their own.

ps..I should add that I HAVE called AH's many times and have always gotten what I wanted in fair shipping amendments. Though a few times I didn't bother and just ate it and moved on....

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I have to give kudos to Leon. In the last B&L auction the shipping cost them more than I was asked to pay. B&L is the best. Thanks Leon.

Jeff