Do you leave negative feedback for excessive shipping?

[cammb]

The seller apologized for sending in plain white envelope, blamed it on his secretary and made a partial refund. Luckily, card wasnt damaged. Sent it to SGC and received same grade.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cammb

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The seller apologized for sending in plain white envelope, blamed it on his secretary and made a partial refund. Luckily, card wasnt damaged. Sent it to SGC and received same grade.

Miracle that card was not damaged. And how much you wanna bet it's his writing not his secretary's?

[Brian Van Horn]

I tell the person up front that their shipping costs are too high. If the person doesn't negotiate, then I move on. One exception recently was a group of Willards Chocolates I picked up on eBay. The charge was $3.00 s/h on each lot and shipping was not reduced with multiple winning lots. The reason I didn't object to $18.00 s/h was only because the cards were coming from Canada. It was evident from the postage that the guy wasn't make money off the deal.

[Sean1125]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

I tell the person up front that their shipping costs are too high. If the person doesn't negotiate, then I move on. One exception recently was a group of Willards Chocolates I picked up on eBay. The charge was $3.00 s/h on each lot and shipping was not reduced with multiple winning lots. The reason I didn't object to $18.00 s/h was only because the cards were coming from Canada. It was evident from the postage that the guy wasn't make money off the deal.

Shipping to Canada is the same deal. I charge $9+.$90 per item. Base shipping is $8.79 or so and if you go above a few hundred dollars or prirority the cost jumps to over $30

[Laxcat]

I don't move as much merchandise as Sean, but I have calculated the exact same way. I don't have promo materials but I do include a business card. I send cheap cards (under $5) in a PWE for $1. I've had people pay extra shipping to get the cheaper cards in a mailer, because they understand shipping isn't free. Everything else at least gets a bubble mailer and is $3.

Everything I mail goes in a top loader or semi rigid and is double bagged before it is mailed. It gets the cardboard and bubble wrap treatment if it is going in a mailer.

I have never understood someone being dinged for shipping charges as long as the item is received in same condition AND THE CHARGES ARE IN BLACK & WHITE, right there in front of you, when the purchase is made. When the seller undercharges on shipping does anyone send extra money? Of course not.

I see absolutely no problem with the way Sean does business. His .10 each additional item is actually quite fair.

[Laxcat]

The people that bitch about shipping are the same people that would go in a corner store and ask if the fountain soda is cheaper if you just poured it in their hands. Then asks if you can break a hundred.

[Buythatcard]

I believe that many buyers who ding the stars do not even know what reasonable shipping costs are. Do they factor in the cost of materials, the cost of insurance, the actual cost of the shipping?

Many items that I ship cost more to ship than I actually state in my listing. I don't go back to the buyer and complain that it's costing me more to ship than I stated. If I said it cost something in my listing, that is exactly what the buyer is charged.

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

The people that bitch about shipping are the same people that would go in a corner store and ask if the fountain soda is cheaper if you just poured it in their hands. Then asks if you can break a hundred.

how much for 1 rib?

[irv]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

I tell the person up front that their shipping costs are too high. If the person doesn't negotiate, then I move on. One exception recently was a group of Willards Chocolates I picked up on eBay. The charge was $3.00 s/h on each lot and shipping was not reduced with multiple winning lots. The reason I didn't object to $18.00 s/h was only because the cards were coming from Canada. It was evident from the postage that the guy wasn't make money off the deal.

That's just silly the way the guy used so many stamps. Totally unnecessary as all of them could have been eliminated with a simple trip to the Post Office.
(Just assuming a Post Office was an option and not knowing the details of the transaction/shipping agreement?)

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by cammb

The seller apologized for sending in plain white envelope, blamed it on his secretary and made a partial refund. Luckily, card wasnt damaged. Sent it to SGC and received same grade.

OH MY! This is a person who needs a good punch to the face. Who mails a card like that in an envelope?? Who??