$110 to ship a zzse from canada?????

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    • May 12, 2005 at 10:18 pm #10022
      betty.k
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      i just won 2 se””s on the bay for $12, a bargain! then i get the invoice. this guy expects me to believe it costs $110 (us!) each to ship them over here.

      i did a little research at canada post. the most it would cost to ship 1.5kg (like 3 zzse””s) is $80can for the super speedy courier service. regular airmail should cost $20 – 40can for the lot.evil.gif

      he either thinks he””s sending me a real car or they got some wild drugs in canada!!8ball.gif

      Edited by – Aaron on 17 May 2005 16:01:33

    • May 13, 2005 at 12:43 am #20221
      demonajy
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      Of course it wouldnt cost that much to send, either he just wants the extra $$ or he’s made a typo.

      He doesnt state the shipping price in the auction so i guess he’s entitled to charge whatever he wants…it mighta been a good idea to email him about the shipping costs before you bid.

    • May 13, 2005 at 1:29 am #20220
      betty.k
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      quote:

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      Of course it wouldnt cost that much to send, either he just wants the extra $$ or he””s made a typo.

      He doesnt state the shipping price in the auction so i guess he””s entitled to charge whatever he wants…it mighta been a good idea to email him about the shipping costs before you bid.

      dude, if you were sitting next to me when you typed that i would have slapped you sooo hard!dead.gif

      shipping pricesweren’t stated on the auction, it was only after the auction ended that i got the price. this DOES NOT give you the right to charge what ever the hellyou want!!!!!!

      i got mail from him:

      ‘I have chosen to ship your zip zaps seperately as sending

      them together is actually more expensive. Shipping to

      austrailia is very expensive, and it is reflected in the

      shipping and handling.’

      so he thinks he’s doing me a favour asking for $220us to ship 2 toy cars over here.angry.gif

      ebay don’t take kindly to ebayers charging stupid shipping, so once they get my email sorted he might have a different point of viewxp1700.gif8ball.gif

    • May 13, 2005 at 1:59 pm #20215
      bithed
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      ….hahahaha….your seller is an idiot…lol…this might be quite fun to watch…Keep us posted….

    • May 13, 2005 at 4:17 pm #20209
      dgs73
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      got some weird issues with the redraw on this page… anyway… 110usd? Damn!! That cant be right… shock.gif

    • May 13, 2005 at 4:20 pm #20210
      merc-blue
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      yeah me to dave.. back to topic maybe he is just a idiot.. u could get themnext day for the EASY

    • May 13, 2005 at 7:21 pm #20205
      betty.k
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      well i wrote him a very restrained email calling him out. this is the idiot’s reply:

      ‘Betty,

      I have measured each zip zaps dimensions, and the estimate

      canada post gave me was 91.17 per zip zap. Add in

      handling, and its not that unreasonable. If you like, I

      can ship them via a slower service, which will drop

      shipping to $95US per zip zap’

      i don’t know where to begin!!! using a slower service actually costs $4 more??? or the fact that he thinks $36 is fair for packing and handling for what amounts to a shoe box weighing less than a kilo???sovxx.gif8ball.gif

    • May 13, 2005 at 7:41 pm #20201
      kevsta
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      $220 USD shipping is ridiculous.

      It’s f0cking pricks like that on ebay that sell something with no reserve, and when they don’t get what they are expecting, they add on ‘the extra handling charges’ at the end to try and recuperate their costs…

      Let us know how it goes… worst case scenario is negative feedback on Ebay..

    • May 13, 2005 at 7:43 pm #20199
      betty.k
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      i’m thinking i’ll just pay for the cars and tell him to shove them right up his aaaaahahahahahahaha!!!!evil.gif8ball.gif

    • May 13, 2005 at 8:37 pm #20194
      bithed
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      …i know what it is …he is translating everything to hong kong dollars…lol…

      …Here is an idea…send HIM two zipzaps FIRST…and then tell him to send you the box back 😀 Nice Idea BitHed ;D

    • May 13, 2005 at 10:27 pm #20193
      micro_Amps
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      I’ve received SEs from Canada for mods in the past, postage was about $5 each for standard air mail(Canadian $ is very close to ours right now) dont play his game, report him to ebay and tell him to stick it. Ebay gives you 3 non-payer ‘strikes’ before it effects your account, may as well use them in twits like this.

      (So whats going on with the page layout on this thread anyway???)

    • May 14, 2005 at 10:37 pm #20188
      betty.k
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      check the latest offer!big.gif

      ‘

      Dear bettyk0.Thank you for your purchases. The total for your items below is US $161.49.

      Pay Now
      <.script type="text/java script">
      Click Pay Now to confirm postage, get total price, and arrange payment through: PayPal.

      Item # Item Title Qty. Price
      5974485930 Silver Ford Mustang GT Concept-Retired! 1 US $0.99
      5974485316 <.script type="text/java script">
      Blue Audi TT-Retired!       		1 US $10.50

      Subtotal: US $11.49
      Postage and handling via Other Int’l Postage (see description):

      		 US $150.00
      Total: US $161.49


      <.script type="text/java script">

      I found a cheaper way to ship the items. Shipping is now $150US for both items together instead of $110 each. I thought you might like this! 😉

      Please email me at ashhabib@rogers.blackberry.net if you have any questions.

      I offer the following postage options:

      Other Int’l Postage (see description): US $150.00

      Thank you again for your purchases.
      habib8276

      ‘

      what a nice guy, huh??angry.gif8ball.gif

    • May 14, 2005 at 11:11 pm #20184
      TallduDe
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      man ive had issues with canadian packages b4 being like reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal late getting to me but nothing this expensive!!

      the guy must be thick to ever think stuff cost that much!

    • May 15, 2005 at 12:40 am #20182
      kevsta
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      He probably thinks your female…!?

    • May 15, 2005 at 11:37 am #20181
      micro_Amps
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      I emailed him about one of his other auctions and asked the postage price, sure enough he said $95 was the best he could do. This guy has no idea. I get the feeling he is quoting UPS or Fedex or some other kind of international courier, or if he is using a net based postage calculator he has got his weight ordimensions massively wrong.

      Maybe you could go to a Canadian postage calulator site (if there is one?) and show him that it shouldnt be so expensive.

      Be careful buying these early ZZ SEs, they are probably the ones that had all the steering problems.

      uA

    • May 15, 2005 at 9:03 pm #20178
      betty.k
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      i went to canada post and did an estimate to ship 4 se’s, the most it would cost was about $80can for the lot using international couriers. for 2 se’s via regular airmail it was around $30 – 40can. perhaps i should ask him which canada he’s in. maybe he’s in canadian territory in antarctica!!big.gif

      my intentions for these se’s was to junk one as spares and iwaver the other so it wasn’t important to get the latest ones with the improved electrics.

      the most this a hole is getting from me is $2 to cover the listing fee which is more than this female dog person deserves!!! but i’m just a big ol’ softy!xp1700.gif8ball.gif

    • May 15, 2005 at 11:52 pm #20176
      micro_Amps
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      Thats $1.99 more than I’d cough up if it was me,

      Todays word for the day is PHILANTHROPIST, brought to you by BettyK, besides, Antarctica is closer than Canada anyway, so presumably postage would cost less but might take longer.

      (When I said earlier it was about $5 to receive them, that was for chassis only, in a padded envelope, and return post was about the same.)

    • May 17, 2005 at 9:34 pm #20136
      betty.k
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      so today he goes:

      ‘Dear bettyk0,

      Just wondering what day this week you were planning to make payment on so I can plan my shipping dates accordingly. Please get back to me ASAP.

      Thank you,

      habib8276′

      so i get back to him asap with:

      ‘i apologise for my delayed response.

      over the past week i have discussed this matter with no less than 10

      canadian residents and we are all unanimous in our beleif that your

      shipping charges are the most outrageously expensive we’ve ever come

      across. we also beleive that your exorbitant rates are detrimental to

      ebay’s good name and as a result i have reported this matter to the

      ebay administration.

      i am hereby informing you that i will not be carrying out my duties as

      a buyer in these 2 auctions. i understand the consequences and am

      prepared to take responsibility for my actions.

      i am however prepared to reimburse you for the cost of the auction

      listings. if you send me your paypal address i will send you the sum

      of $4USD which will be more than enough to pay for the 2 listings and

      the paypal fees.

      i’m sorry this matter could not be resolved amicably.

      when you list these items again, please listen to my advice. either

      list them as canada only or list the international shipping in the

      auction.

      betty.k8ball.gif

    • May 17, 2005 at 10:40 pm #20138
      TallduDe
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      very dipolmatic dude.

      still i wouldnt waste 4 bucks on him!!!

      if he sends u 2 negative feedbacks will u be kicked of the bay? or was 3 negative feedbacks?

    • May 17, 2005 at 11:42 pm #20137
      betty.k
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      it’s not negative feedbacks, it’s non paying strikes that are a problem.8ball.gif

    • May 18, 2005 at 9:47 pm #20120
      icebreaka
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      AHhahaa nice words there.. although missing a lot of Capital letters..

      hope everything works out..

      [/quote]

    • May 19, 2005 at 12:44 am #20125
      betty.k
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      we’ve had a breakthrough!!

      ‘Dear Betty,

      Thank you for taking the time to contact me in a civil

      way. I want to let you know that I accidently misquoted

      the currency in which the items were to be shipped. For

      the cheap shipping method, it was to be $55CAD for both

      zip zaps. If you feel that you still don’t want to finish

      purchasing the items, you can send a payment of $4US to

      ashhabib@gmail.com via paypal.

      PS-I will not report this to ebay as you contacted me in a

      very civil way, and negativity gets us nowhere,

      Thanks,

      Ash’

      clap.gif

      i guess he realised he was dealing with an adult!

      it’s lucky i decided to cool off for a couple of days andbe polite about itbig.gif8ball.gif

    • May 19, 2005 at 1:53 pm #20124
      kevsta
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      That’s great news.. but after such a dilema, do you still want to send him money ? And will he post your items straight away or sit on it for 30 days or more or even claim to have sent it but didn’t..

      Personally, I wouldn’t have any more dealings with such a character.

    • May 19, 2005 at 2:00 pm #20112
      bithed
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      …I once had a non-payer in Monaco of all places and we worked it out civially…The world’s not FULL of wankers..lol…

    • May 19, 2005 at 9:31 pm #20111
      betty.k
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      i’m not buying them, i’m totally over the zzse idea now! i’ve already got one anyway.

      instead i’ve ordered a dg mastaaaaaaaaaaa from good ol reliable toyeast!big.gif8ball.gif

    • December 25, 2005 at 11:27 pm #18016
      Impreza
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      Betty,just read the post, glad to see you didn’t proceed with the transaction. Let me know where he lives in Canada, and I will knock on his door for you;)

    • December 26, 2005 at 12:55 am #18019
      ph2t
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      good to see you’re still around Prez, where you been hiding? lol….

    • December 28, 2005 at 10:16 pm #18009
      Impreza
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      At work:( Getting ready for a cross country move in the new year as well. Will be quite for a while longer. Once I settle into my new position at work, I will be back posting again:)

      I am still keeping up with the hobby, just picked up one of these today:)

      http://www1.toysrus.com/superslicks/ssfl_carBrands_detail.cfm?carmodel=monster

      Will have to give it a whirl by new years.

    • December 29, 2005 at 2:01 am #18002
      peteWah
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      That was a good read :smiley2:

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