Shocking shipping quote • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **Christer** » 01 Apr 2005 16:08

Usually, I am not very picky when it comes to shipping quotes, but everyone has their limits....A couple of days ago, I bought a left hand remote mirror on ebay. YES!!!! I thought then.... Now I am not as satisfied because he has sent me a $125 shipping quote!!!! (4-5 times more than a correct shipping quote, if you ask me) I suspect that the seller thinks that I got the mirror too cheap, so he is trying to compensate it with a ridiculus shipping quote. I don´t know. I am not going to pay him that kind of money anyway. My question is now whether I shall give him a negative feedback or not. I dislike doing that but if I don´t do that, he will probably continue with these ridiculus shipping quotes. (Are we buyers maybe too soft when it comes to giving negative feedback? Any opinions out there?

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I have complained to him and this is the answer I got:
I'M SORRY BUT THRU UPS THEY QUOTE $125.00.I KNOW THIS SOUNDS CRAZY SO IF YOU WANT TO JUST PASS ON THIS AUCTION I'LL UNDERSTAND.PLEASE LETS NOT GET CRAZY WITH ANY BAD FEEDBACK.

I hope you get the whole picture. What do you recommend me to do?

by **Brant** » 01 Apr 2005 16:23

I recomend you call UPS yourself. Get your own qoute - It'll take you 5 minutes (find out his address). You won the auction - end of story. I'd offer for it to be sent my way, then I'd forward on to you as gift, but as it crosses customs at the Canada, US boarder, you'd get dinged a brokerage fee. Like 20 - 30 bucks anyways. How much was the mirror? I would also make sure it is clear to him that it is against ebay terms to inflate shipping costs or make up some sort of jazz. That is rediculous for a small tiny mirror!

by **Christer** » 01 Apr 2005 18:40

Thanks Brant! Since I have bought similar items before, I know that the shipping (Air) is not more than $20-$30 (or something like that). I don´t think that the shipping varies very much between the states, when it comes to shipping to Europe. Maybe I just should blow this hole thing off, but then it feels like the nasty seller wins. :s008:

by **dave-r** » 01 Apr 2005 19:01

Double check that shipping quote so you know for sure. You will look silly if UPS really did quote that much.

by **Christer** » 01 Apr 2005 21:06

dave-r wrote:Double check that shipping quote so you know for sure. You will look silly if UPS really did quote that much.

Thanks Dave! I will try not to do anything hasty. :s022:

A premium seller use to have a couple of shipping alternatives to choose from. This seller only had one alternative and that alternative su**s. I feel that it is the sellers obligation to try to find a decent shipping alternative and not mine. If I would agree to pay, I would pay $100 for nothing. That isn´t fair if you ask me.

I just mailed him and said that if he cant´t ship for less than $30, then it is better that we skip the whole thing. It will probably end with the fact that I won the auction but got nothing!!! (I will NOT give him a negative comment)
.....but what the heck, it´s friday!!!! :s019:

If anyone else has any similar stories to tell, it would be intresting to hear them.

by **Alaskan_TA** » 02 Apr 2005 1:19

I have been in similar situations. UPS only offers Second Day air to Alaska, and the shipping is usually 10 - 20 times what it coud be mailed for via USPS. I just do not buy anything from anyone who offers UPS only.

I can check my stash of mirrors and see if I have an extra one too. :wink:

Barry

by **Christer** » 02 Apr 2005 6:49

Alaskan_TA wrote:I have been in similar situations. UPS only offers Second Day air to Alaska, and the shipping is usually 10 - 20 times what it coud be mailed for via USPS. I just do not buy anything from anyone who offers UPS only.

Thanks Barry! That explains it! What I dislike with this seller is that he didn´t give me a fair chance. The ebay ad says NOTHING about UPS only shipping. That information should be included if you ask me.

I still suspect that he thinks I got the mirror too cheap ($27.98!!!!!) so he wants this buy to be undone. Who wants second day air on a cheap used mirror? Nobody! Lessons learned the hard way, I guess....

by **Alaskan_TA** » 02 Apr 2005 7:00

Hey Christer,
I took a quick look. I have one the same style as pictured in the auction with broken glass, it is for 1971 up. Based on your avatar are you looking for one to fit a 1970 model? Those are harder to find.

Barry

by **Jono** » 02 Apr 2005 12:38

Ok Christer.......I went to this web page.........UPS...................

http://wwwapps.ups.com/calTimeCost?loc=en_US

And performed the calculations and came up with..................

Calculate Time and Cost

Results Summary

Ship From:
EDMOND, 73003, UNITED STATES

Ship To:
STOCKHOLM, 113 49, SWEDEN

Shipment Date:
Saturday, April 2, 2005

Bill to UPS Account:
No

Total Shipment Weight:
1 lbs. (**Dimensional Weight applies to one or more packages, billable weight: 7.0 lbs.)

Drop-off / Pickup:
Retail Location - I will pay shipping charges and ship my package at a retail location such as The UPS Store™ or UPS Customer Center

Address Type:
Residential

Number of Packages:
1

Packaging:
Your Packaging

Customs Value:
40.00 USD

Duty Type:
02 - Non-dutiable

Currency:
USD

I couldn’t find the postal code for Gothenburg, I guess because it’s the cultural center of Sweden.

If you European guys need SMALL stuff shipped I’ll do it for you. However, no bitching about me being slow, dumb, or incompetent. You get what you pay for which is zilch.

Sorry I haven’t been posting..........I’ve just finished getting my car up and running. What a pain in the ass. I bought him a stable mate.......which is my next project.

I’ll provide details later

by **Jono** » 02 Apr 2005 15:17

Darn It........Here are the costs...............

Service Total
(All Packages) Contact UPS by: Latest Pickup Time:
See Note†

UPS Worldwide Express PlusSM
Guaranteed by: 9:00 A.M.
Wednesday
April 6, 2005
Billable Weight: 7.0 lbs.
172.19*

By End of Day
Saturday
April 2, 2005 By End of Day
Saturday
April 2, 2005

UPS Worldwide ExpressSM
Guaranteed by: 12:00 P.M.
Wednesday
April 6, 2005
Billable Weight: 7.0 lbs.
128.39*

By End of Day
Saturday
April 2, 2005 By End of Day
Saturday
April 2, 2005

UPS Worldwide ExpeditedSM
Delivered by: By End of Day
Monday
April 11, 2005
Billable Weight: 7.0 lbs.
119.36*

By End of Day
Saturday
April 2, 2005 By End of Day
Monday
April 4, 2005

Prices may vary at retail locations.

Result estimates calculated by UPS: Saturday, April 2, 2005 10:15 A.M. Eastern Time (USA)

†Not all retail locations have Saturday pickups. Please contact the location nearest you for information on Saturday services.

* Rate includes a fuel surcharge.

by **71 pacecar** » 03 Apr 2005 5:02

Hi if your not in a hurry how about shipping it U.S post to the U.K .Iam sure it will not cost as much. Hope this helps .

by **neuralyser** » 03 Apr 2005 11:44

On the subject of feedback Christer, I once had a guy that I bought a video from on ebay turn round and tell me when the sale was completed that the tape didn't have a box...no mention of that at the sale...so I said I didn't want it and please return the cheque or tear it up when it arrived, about a week later I found he had cashed the cheque and never did send me the tape...so I obviously left some negative feedback...then the cheeky expletive deleted left negative feedback for me in return, meaning that I don't now have 100% ebay feedback... :fight:

by **roadrunner** » 03 Apr 2005 11:59

"I still suspect that he thinks I got the mirror too cheap ($27.98!!!!!)"

Boy, that's a great buy!!! Some of these are getting hard to find. People tell me $200.00 and up is the botom line (depending on quality).

by **Christer** » 06 Apr 2005 19:40

This whole thing took a very unexpected turn today. :shock:

The seller mailed me and asked: PLEASE TELL ME HOW ELSE I CAN SHIP THIS AND I WILL. Mr Badguy wasn´t bad after all. :roll:

I APOLOGIZE. :oops:

Now the next question arises: What do I tell him?

Any help from our american friends? USPS is the way to go, isn´t it? (Fairly cheap and quick!?) Do I recommend him to go to the nearest post office or what?

by **Alaskan_TA** » 07 Apr 2005 1:55

Cool! Yup, good old US mail is the best way to go. I mailed some small items to France not long ago for a little over $12.00

Barry

by **Christer** » 07 Apr 2005 19:58

Thanks everyone for trying to help me out. Much appreciated!

Lesson learned is not to take anything for granted.

roadrunner wrote:Boy, that's a great buy!!! Some of these are getting hard to find. People tell me $200.00 and up is the botom line (depending on quality).

Not quite, I think. Since this is a left-hand (less valuable than the right-hand)´71-´74 mirror (less valuable than the ´70 mirror), it is worth (I hope) somewhere between $75-$100. At least, that is what they use to sell for on ebay (if you ask me).

by **regnellahC** » 07 Apr 2005 21:20

USPS is your best bet. I find them simple and easy.

Joe

by **regnellahC** » 07 Apr 2005 21:23

USPS is the best way.

Good Luck, Joe

by **Christer** » 10 May 2005 16:07

How it ended? I never got "my" mirror in spite of all efforts. When I recieved feedback from the seller (two weeks later) about the shipping cost (he agreed to send it for $30), the "Pay-Now"-button (I use paypal) already had disappared. I tried to pay using the item-number, but the computer said that I wasn´t the winner of the item. I gave up!

neuralyser wrote:...so I obviously left some negative feedback...then the cheeky expletive deleted left negative feedback for me in return, meaning that I don't now have 100% ebay feedback...

That´s about how I had figured out that it works on ebay. I understand that it can be annoying not to have 100% positive feedback, but I don´t think that it will hurt your business to any large extent.