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Re: Please help me with eBay bidder
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Thu, 10 May 2001 16:32:30 GMT
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I bought a couple things from Australia last year and had them shipped via
surface mail. They took at least 3 months! I was freaking out as well and since
then I ship everything airmail with insurance. I had 1 insured package not
arrive from the Netherlands( I'm in the U.S., by the way! ) and still haven't
gotten that straightened out. It's been about a year and the post office is
VERY VERY slow investigating these things. It doesn't help any that they have
to communicate with another countries post office...
John
In lugnet.market.shopping, Cary Clark writes:
> I have received packages via surface from Singapore and Germany and can
> vouch that it can take a very, very long time. I think the longest I've
> had to wait is about three months as well. I have written sellers about
> lost packages only to have the package show up in the next few days.
>
> This transaction sounds like an unfortunate miscommunication. It sounds
> like the buyer did not understand that the shipment could not be
> tracked, and could not be replaced if lost because it was not insured. I
> hope the buyer can show a little more patience. Good luck.
>
> Cary
>
> "Naji Norder" <n.norder@computer.org> wrote in message
> news:GD4J06.Hs0@lugnet.com...
> Greetings:
>
> I am having trouble with an eBay bidder, and I was hoping that some of
> you
> could help clarify to him that I have done nothing wrong. He has posted
> to
> lugnet.market.shopping before, so I will hope that he will see your
> responses.
>
> I posted a large (120+) number of LEGO auctions in February. This
> bidder
> won one lot, which he wished to be sent to Japan. This lot did not sell
> for
> very much - around $5 - but it was composed of large LEGO pieces and
> weighed
> about 13 ounces (a little less than a pound) with packaging.
>
> The bidder would not pay ~$9 in shipping to send the parts via airmail.
> While I indicated "airmail only" in the auction, I mistakenly agreed to
> let
> him pay for surface mail - which cost about $4. (He knew another bidder
> in
> Japan who won one lot of small tiles, which I was able to send via
> airmail
> for about $4, so he refused to pay more than that amount.)
>
> I mailed the pieces on February 13. I have a post office receipt with
> the
> shipment on it. I also emailed the bidder that night, saying the parts
> were
> shipped.
>
> He has emailed me every few weeks since then, asking where the parts
> are,
> and if I could track them for him. I assume they are on a boat in the
> Pacific, and I can't track them since he didn't pay for any way to track
> them (if there is a way). He also didn't pay for insurance (some of my
> other bidders did), so there is really nothing that I can or will do if
> they
> get lost at sea.
>
> Today he emailed me again. He stated that since it has been 3 months
> since
> the parts were shipped, if he has not received the parts in 2 weeks he
> will
> report me to eBay. While I'm not sure exactly what he means, I have
> never
> been anything but completely honest with any of my bidders and don't
> want
> anything negative tarnishing my reputation. I have NOT left him
> negative
> feedback (or any feedback), because I do not wish for him to leave
> negative
> feedback against me for spite.
>
> So, I ask for help. Please help me explain that surface mail to Asia is
> very slow. If you have had things sent via surface mail, please post
> how
> long they took to arrive. If you can help me convince him that I
> haven't
> done anything wrong, please post that, too.
>
> I appreciate any help provided.
>
> Much thanks,
> Naji Norder
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| (...) I sent some items via surface post to Singapore last year; in fact, they were the first releases of 2000, sent to a buyer who really wanted to be way before everyone else in getting the sets. It cost an arm and a leg and it took over three (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| I have received packages via surface from Singapore and Germany and can vouch that it can take a very, very long time. I think the longest I've had to wait is about three months as well. I have written sellers about lost packages only to have the (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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