frustrated with ebays lack of consideration for buyers

cold454
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examples of this increased shipping rates , increased shipping rates to Canada  can be free to U.S. but huge to Canada      another example is an auction I was watching for 20.00 , seller cancels shortly before ending time  and when asked states there was an error with the listing but that he had a lot of interest in the item-     sure thing zero bids but says lots of interest   no what he did was add something to the listing and practically doubled the price  contact ebay and am told imagine if you were the seller he had an error in the price    are you kidding me   another time I purchase some goalie pads shipping is specified and when I use visa to pay for item I notice another higher price for shipping  ebay ruled in favor of the seller are you kidding me     when are buyers, me with 425 purchases, going to be given some consideration   probably cancel me because I lost it with customer service    so be it

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frustrated with ebays lack of consideration for buyers

Well that was almost coherent.

 

 increased shipping rates to Canada  can be free to U.S. but huge to Canada 

Shipping rates are not set by eBay but by sellers, working with their national postal service. And of course items entering Canada can be subject to duty and sales tax.

 

 another example is an auction I was watching for 20.00 , seller cancels shortly before ending time  and when asked states there was an error with the listing but that he had a lot of interest in the item-     sure thing zero bids but says lots of interest

Most bids come in the last few moments of a listing, so he was impatient.

You cannot see how many watchers he had on the item, but he can, nor do you see questions he may have been asked.

 

no what he did was add something to the listing and practically doubled the price  contact ebay and am told imagine if you were the seller he had an error in the price

One of those questions may have alerted him to the actual value of the item. Sellers are allowed to end or revise thier items at any time if there are no active bids. They can also cancel bids if the bidder makes them uneasy.

 

another time I purchase some goalie pads shipping is specified and when I use visa to pay for item I notice another higher price for shipping

Was this the Global Shipping Program? Early on in the program the actual cost of 'import fees' which include tax and duty were not clearly indicated before purchase. This has been corrected.

If you are unhappy with a purchase that has not yet been shipped, you can ask the seller for a Mutual Cancellation.

 

 

Politely-- Captain Malcolm Reynolds

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Listing do show the number of watches to buyers right in the bid/buy area at the top of the page. This has been in listing for a year at least now.

If a seller post the questions and replies on a listing with Ask a question, then other buyers can see question activity.
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The postal service in the US is much cheaper than it is here. I can have a book mailed up from Florida for half of what it costs me to mail a pair of gloves 200km within Canada. I don't think it's fair to compare prices when there's such a discrepancy between costs. 

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I have had an item that can be shipped in an envelope you would put a letter in and shipping is free to U.S. but 15.00 to Canada   this no one can deny is plain overcharging  we can all see this is a method of gaining more for your item    this is as bad as saying the  Kennedy killing was not a conspiracy.    Se, not sure why, and sent me an email condly who collects the global fee would that be ebay?    and finally no the goalie pads were not through the global shipping program  the ad clearly stated an amount for shipping then I was charged  more    Ebay ruled in favor of the seller , not sure why, and I was sent an email I could not respond to    thanks    All I ask is two things 1. give some consideration to the buyer not just the seller after all you have no business without buyers 2. fair shipping  I understand someone has to police this however this is all part of making a business fair      thank you

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I realize this but what I mean is a U.S. s    eller shipping to Canada   free shipping from U.S. seller to U.S. buyer but maybe 15.00 from U.S. seller to Canada buyer   then you get the package and see shipping cost 3.00

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you think if a lot of interest in an item you would see at least one bid  

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