Marlith wrote:Any input or advice would be welcome.
Marlith wrote:OK, I went to the well once and it seemed ok. Now I bought a number of items from the Cougar, all at once, and he is saying £40 to ship the items below. Is this what I should expect as an accurate shipping cost? I have bought other items from the UK and not paid so much. If it is way out of line would someone be willing to act as a relay shipper for me? 8782893784 CHARACTER RECORDS SHEETS VGC CASSIOPEIAN EMPIRE 1 GBP 0.99 8785866148 HIGH FANTASY A D&D FORTRESS ELLENDAR S/W MINT NEW 1 GBP 0.99 8785866196 HIGH FANTASY A D&D MINT NEW RPG BAGGED 1 GBP 0.99 8785867270 KNIGHTS & KNAVES SKIRMISH COMBAT MIDDLE AGES MINT 1 GBP 0.99 8785870559 OLYMPICA MICRO GAME 7 U.N. MARS RAID 2206 MINT 1 GBP 0.99 8785871503 THE UNIVERSAL FANTASY SUPPLEMENT MINATURE WARGAMING VGC 1 GBP 0.99 8785871875 TSR AD&D BIRTHRIGHT PLAYERS SECRETS STJORDVIK 3127 S/W 1 GBP 0.99 8785871926 TSR AD&D BIRTHRIGHT PLAYERS SECRETS OF BINSADA 3119 S/W 1 GBP 0.99 8785872006 TSR AD&D BIRTHRIGHT PLAYERS SECRETS OF HALSKAPA 3122 SW 1 GBP 0.99 8785872047 TSR AD&D BIRTHRIGHT PLAYERS SECRETS OF KHOURANE 3123 SW 1 GBP 0.99 8785872120 TSR AD&D BIRTHRIGHT PLAYERS SECRETS TUARHIEVEL 3124 S/W 1 GBP 0.99 8785872229 TSR AD&D BIRTHRIGHT SWORD OF ROELE 3118 ADV 5-8TH S/W 1 GBP 0.99 8785872572 TSR AD&D PLANESCAPE CONSPECTUS VGC 1 GBP 0.99 8785872869 W.H.A.T.? RPG, CHARACTERS, MAGIC, CREATURES RRP$11 VGC 1 GBP 0.99 Subtotal: GBP 13.86 Shipping and handling via Sellers Standard International Rate: GBP 40.00 Shipping insurance (Optional GBP 1.00): -- Total: GBP 53.86
bclarkie wrote:I know I am probably stating the obvious here and I am not trying to be a d**k, but why would you buy from Coug in the 1st place? Its not like it hasn't already been documented thoroughly about his tactics.
Marlith wrote:Given that confession if I can still get someone there to accept a package from him I will try and workout a deal where he ships local and then I pay the further shipping with something for the effort. Better I pay more and someone good gets something out of it.
Marlith wrote:Has anyone here ever bought and refused to pay his shipping costs? I am wondering about the ramifications to my eBay account and feedback rating?
faro wrote:Marlith wrote:Given that confession if I can still get someone there to accept a package from him I will try and workout a deal where he ships local and then I pay the further shipping with something for the effort. Better I pay more and someone good gets something out of it.Trouble is (as noted by lokiwookie, above), by the time you've paid local shipping within the UK, plus shipping to the US at cost, the total is likely to be fairly close to his £40 quote.Al might be able to carry that off, but wouldn't hold out any great hopes for massive savings.You could always see whether he's willing to write-off the items at half-cost. (:roll:)Marlith wrote:Has anyone here ever bought and refused to pay his shipping costs? I am wondering about the ramifications to my eBay account and feedback rating?This is the kitty from whom I received a neg after having rounded up a £4.50 purchase to ~£8 since I thought it had gone too cheap. Didn't save me from having to put up with the mis-described item faults and (as he did back then) incessant demands for feedback.Anyone can kill your feedback rating: best not to stress about that, IMO!
Marlith wrote:I would rather give it to the postal service than line the pockets of someone who is gouging me on shipping.