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First and foremost, while I appreciate everyone's efforts in trying to contribute to solving the issue at hand, none of my concerns have been addressed thus far and it appears we are being unproductive, not to mention getting off-topic I am not asking for technicalities and whatnot but rather just information on combined shipping invoices specifically. I will make one thing clear though, this is not my area of expertise hence why I am inquiring here.
On to the matter at hand, I will try to be as concise as possible. My concern is with regards to how eBay generates the combined shipping invoice for 40+ items and if this discrepancy will cause me to pay more for shipping. This case leading to more transactions having to be done and being charged separate shipping for each invoice. If someone has extensive knowledge in this area, please enlighten me as this is my main concern.
The example I gave was for 85 items, apparently when eBay generates the invoice for me at the time of winning the last auction in my purchases, instead of the three expected invoices (because eBay can't handle 40+ purchases at a time) of 40, 40, and 5, I get several "jumbled" invoices with maybe 3, 4, 5 etc. items in each one leading up to maybe eleven invoices total for the 85 items. I am now aware of the 40+ rule but it is a fact that the seller already knew about this. Since I asked for an updated invoice before checking out, should it not have been their responsibility to have had this set up correctly since eBay couldn't?
In closing, what I have underlined is exactly what I would like addressed. Extra information is great but from my perspective, is irrelevant and will only serve to confuse me more and raise other issues. Lastly, for future reference, while I don't exactly mind people digging into my purchase history and sellers I've dealt with, it would have been great if the subject matter remained undisclosed or rather discussed at length with me via PM instead. It remains a fact that the authenticity of the items was not the issue to me and sorry if my thoughts appear to be here and there. It's hard going back and forth trying to reply to everyone lol.
@esclyons;
it appears you are dealing with an over seas seller, your best bet is to talk to the seller first.. if you where planning on buying 40 plus items you should have reached out to the seller first.. i have no idea what the maximum items purchased per invoice is..
Yes, I am indeed dealing with an overseas seller and I have to add, I had reached out to them as per their listings several times before checking out and asking for an updated invoice; the problem is not whether I was planning on buying 40 plus items because at the time, I was unaware that eBay's invoicing could not handle more than 40 items at once but rather why was I being sent multiple scattered invoices when I should have been getting a combined one.
we would need to know how much you paid extra to make a fair judgement against the seller.. were all items .10 cents to ship or 10$.. it makes a difference..
I understand what you are trying to say here but like I mentioned, I am just a buyer, I do not know how much extra I paid because I did not get the combined shipping invoice nor is this my area of expertise.
@femmefan1946;
He is right that eBay cannot handle very large multiple orders.
He is right that the shipping charges are automatically added if he has set up his invoicing with International Shipping that tells eBay how much to charge for each item.
I thought the limit per order was a dozen, not 40, but that's good news.
And the price + shipping is what you agreed to pay when you placed the order, so technically, he is right.
I was not trying to distinguish who was in the right and who was in the wrong previously. The price and shipping that I agreed to pay is technically speaking, yes, what I agreed to pay at the time of checking out but the seller stated in his listing, that customers who win multiple auctions should wait for a combined shipping invoice and that is what I expect to receive and pay. I agreed to pay for combined shipping but due to what appears to be the fact that eBay messed up the invoicing I want to know if I'm being charged extra because I have to make additional transactions each with their own shipping charge.
Do you mean you expect the programming to sort like with like (books with books, hairpins with hairpins, car parts with carparts)? That's not going to happen. It needs a human being to do that.
This is a moot point. I apologize in advance if it was never your intention but I can't help but feel like there's an implication here making me out to be a complete idiot. I never expected the programming to sort like with like. I expected it to do its job and send me a combined invoice. Not multiple scattered invoices.
Also puzzled by the 28 days.
A non-US seller can open an Unpaid Item Dispute any time after four days from the order*, at a guess the seller has a much longer window than that.
Buyer initiated Disputes can be opened during the 30 days after the last estimated date for delivery.
To be specific, upon winning the first auction, I have 28 days to make the payment before an unpaid item case is opened against me, as per the seller's listing.
It's my understanding that while anime figures may be made in China/Hong Kong*, they are then sold to the Japanese company that ordered them.
If they are being shipped from China/HongKong, there is a good chance they are counterfeit.
Yes, more often than not, anime figures are licensed and approved in Japan, then sent to their manufacturing companies in China and made there. I am aware of the risks that are involved with buying from Chinese sellers so to speak, and I avoid that. Furthermore, when it comes to the more expensive figures, I will 99% of the time buy straight from the company's store as opposed to eBay even if the eBay sellers are Japanese, just for safe measure.
The other thing was that the figurines from all three IDs often were 'unknown characters' not identified in the title or the description or the Item Specifics.
I just find that odd, because the manga/anime fen I know are very very precise about their faves. (A lot are also cosplayers who are even more specific.)
I also find that odd and only noticed recently that their listings were changing like so but I generally avoid those altogether especially when I myself can identify the figurine and which series it's from. I tend to buy boxed prize figures in these auctions so I will have both the original packaging and figure to determine whether it is counterfeit or not and to this date, the seller has not disappointed.
My concern is that a lot of anime figures do seem to be counterfeited and shipped from the manufacturer, with nothing going to the creators and copyright holders.
Many of my friends are writers and artists who think it would be nice to be paid for their work.
It goes without saying and anyone who considers themselves a collector should not think otherwise.
@5274646;
...his concern is, how does he know whether or not he's been given the discount of combined shipping...or has he been charged for the full shipping fee for the 40+ items...given that combined shipping was available/allowed...
This lol, this is what I wanted to know.
If a seller is based in United States...claim their item is being shipped from Japan, but they are shipping VIA economy shipping from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan to worldwide...should I be concerned?
I do not know if this is mere coincidence but it would appear we are on the same page with regards to which seller we may be referencing. But yes, I would like to know details regarding this too. Does the seller have complete control over the way their shipping is set up? In this case, even though it says it's shipping from Japan, because of the way shipping is listed is there a cause for concern that the item is actually being shipped from China instead? Is that even allowed?
