fedex invoice surprise after the fact

I ordered an item for about $33 and about a month after the item arrives (it was just left on my step) I get an invoice from Fedex for $17.50.  

 

First, I never decided to use Fedex and I have no contract with them what so ever.  I buy a lot of items online and have never gotten charged duties, taxes, or anything when buying international for under $50 items.  These items arrive via UPS and Canada Post all the time with zero issues.  Frankly if the Fedex guy had showed up and asked for money I would have refused the package and requested my money back from the seller.  Canada Border Services have told me they don't collect duties for items less than around $50

 

Why should I pay them?  What is the worst they are going to do?  Refuse to delivery items to me, I doubt it since I will just phone the seller and/or Paypal and tell them the item never arrived and I want a full refund.  Are they going to send collections after me, even if they did, I want to see a signed contract where I agreed to their terms and conditions.  Collections won't go after parking tickets so I doubt they will go after me on some courier invoice that I never contracted to in the first place

 

I never decided to ship with Fedex and am about to tell all my sellers if they are using Fedex I am not interested!

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@marist-l0 wrote:
Yeah, I get these issues plus ebay sellers are push towards fed ex wich charge double price of items for delivery. I have never seen such expensive shipping with such bad service

                 ZOMBIE THREAD

 

                    FROM 2017

 

Unfortunately this is part of the new normal with so many mostly US sellers using generic shipping options. Buyers are left to either guess or message prior to purchase how something will/may/possibly be shipped or the alternative,  arriving out of the blue sitting on their front step in plain sight for anyone passing by to help themselves to or a driver showing stating amount some amount owing. You got the bonus door!!!

 

-Lotz

 

PS. When they come to clean these up it always reminds me of the ending of episode of Carol Burnett

 

 

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