Ok, would this bother you?

eshaffer

It's just a couple dollars, but the whole principle just irks me.

On ebay, I was looking at a lot of 4 pj's for DS. The buy it now price was $12.00 or best offer and shipping was $6.50. I thought-what the heck, I'll make an offer for $10.50. About an hour later, I received a notice that I bought this item for $10.50, so the seller accepted my offer. Ok, but then I noticed that the shipping was now $8.00, so she just taked on the extra $1.50 to the shipping. What good was making an offer then?

Like I said, it's petty, but I'm kind of annoyed.

Yodajo

Yeah, that would irritate me.  I would question the seller.

msufan78

Yes that would irritate me as well just on the principle of the matter. I would definitely call her on it.

Kersbear

Yes, that would bother me.  You didn't make an offer for $10.50 just so you could add the savings onto the shipping.  I would tell her that you wanted the transaction canceled or to reduce the shipping back to what it was on the listing.

Brewster

Yea.  Not the $1.50, but the fact that she is being sneaky. 

JOEBunny

Urk...  I have about a 1 in 4 fail rate on Ebay, where something ends up not being what I thought it was, but it can be a little fun.  I mostly buy stuff for the kids, so even if I "fail" and over pay for something, it is still a small amount and I have gotten some great deals (18 my little ponies for $13.00!)

LestaMarie

Kersbear:

Yes, that would bother me.  You didn't make an offer for $10.50 just so you could add the savings onto the shipping.  I would tell her that you wanted the transaction canceled or to reduce the shipping back to what it was on the listing.

This.  Plus the fact that she thinks she's going to "pull one over" on you.