[Cammer-6]

bid on some wheels and won the auction.
price for shipping was displayed as $83
I went to pay it and seller says shipping was $160 and didnt include insurance.
So that would mean even more if I wanted insurance.
Seller had only 1 feedback and I contacted him while auction was ongoing and asked if his newbieness would be a problem.
He assured me it wouldnt and said he had a good record(yea right 1 sale).
I called ebay and they advised to cancel the sale and leave a neg feedback.
Seller claims the wheels weigh 34# with packing.
I called BS because I have exact one here and it weighs 22#.
The only way it would add 12# for packing is if he used bricks.
He keeps saying that he can get more for them blabla if he relists and claims they are worth the extra in shipping.
I used my fedex account and ran the #s including 4 lbs for packing on each wheel and it actually came up cheaper
than the $83 quoted by ebay shipping calculator.
This guy claims hes not trying to rip me off,says thats what wheels weigh and shipping costs are actual thru UPS.
Ive shipped wheels all over the country and never used 12# of packaging.
Plenty of times Ive eaten extra shipping charges if it ran over the quote.
In defense of Ebay they are completely on my side.
I dont want to let these go and am thinking of paying for them and forcing his hand.

[lfdsteve]

Walk away!

[Keith Vrabec]

Tell him you'll pay the advertised $83 to ship or do you'll have to do what EBAY recommends. Leave it up to him.

But if he's dicking you around with shipping I'd question the quality of the product in the first place.

[dmorg1]

In the past a friend of mine has sent the sellers 4 boxes and 4 shipping labels. Seller boxes them up and UPS picks them up. It has always worked out well for him but I would be cautious with your seller.

Dave

[Cammer-6]

I was thinking of send him my fed ex account preprinted label and ship using my account.
But that doesnt address the problem of 14# of packaging per wheel(x4)
Ive told him to combine into 2 boxes,its the cheapest way to ship.
Yes Ive done the above suggestions except the first one.

[steve v]

If he's going thru a UPS store for shipping quotes they always add a premium to what UPS charges, that's how they pay for those trendy strip mall store fronts. Check online thru USPS, Fedex & UPS using his weight & double check his #'s. If you have an account w/UPS sending shipping labels & boxes may be your best bet.

As a seller w/1 feedback he's got nothing to lose by getting a bad feedback. He'll just start a new account & ebay will do nothing to prevent that.

Just curious how many wheels did you get & how did the seller come up w/the original shipping quote?

[Cammer-6]

4 wheels
Ebay asks how much they weigh when you put the auction page together
I know how much the wheels weigh as I have an exact same wheel.

[63gpman]

I think you need to walk away or find a compromise on it. Is it still worth it with the extra shipping? Sucks that people don't stand behind their sales.

P.S. what phone number do you have for ebay??

[Andre]

It may well be that the wheel is shipping at a heavier weight because the total dimensions exceed 84"
That would have to be a box of 20x20x13, which is big for a single wheel

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by Andre

It may well be that the wheel is shipping at a heavier weight because the total dimensions exceed 84"
That would have to be a box of 20x20x13, which is big for a single wheel

Andre I ran the shipping calculator on Fedex and cheapest is 2 wheels in one box(or 2 boxes taped together)
His coming up with 14# EACH more is whats BS.
I sent him another email offering to use my Fed Ex account,all he has to do is get some wheel boxes from a tire store,pad the chrome front and stick my prepaid label on it,drop off at Fed Ex.
If he doesnt want to do this to complete the sale I smell a scam.

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by 63gpman

I think you need to walk away or find a compromise on it. Is it still worth it with the extra shipping? Sucks that people don't stand behind their sales.

P.S. what phone number do you have for ebay??

the number is on their page for "contact us"
it wont do me any good to give you a ph # as it has to generate a ticket # for each call

['ol Pinion head]

The seller is probably lazy & got a quote from local packer/shipper type joint to buy their boxes & for them to package & ship the wheels. Squirrels like that need to be beat senseless. If you have a Fed Ex acct, it might be worth shipping him 2 HD boxes & a call tag, that way, he gets the proceeds of the sale & you pay for what the true shipping costs are. Not sure how that will work with eBay, eBay has irked me so much in the last 5 years I rarely list parts for sale.

[Cammer-6]

OPH I agree and mostly buy there now not sell.
Seller has agreed to pick up some boxes at tire store
pack them up and Ill send him a label to use my Fed ex account.
Yes I believe the same that he was lazy and thought he could drop them off at UPS store,
walk away and all the work was paid for by me.
Oh and a call tag isnt always a good thing,they limit the insurance on it because the person packing it isnt the account holder

[66Post]

Sellers remorse or just plain screwed up. File a dispute with ebay and make ebay force the seller to abide by the terms he agreed to. It's too easy to let the guy off the hook by cancelling the transaction, particulary since you really want the wheels.

[justincampbell]

I guess it all depends how rare the wheels are. If they are not ultra rare or dirt cheap, I would tell the guy to stick them up his a** just out of principle. Otherwise, I would agree with 66Post and get Ebay to force him to abide by the original terms.

[steve v]

I don't think ebay can or will force a seller to complete a transaction. The whole "your bid is a binding contract" is total BS.

The wife recently bid on some .925 silver jewelry & won it for the $9.99 opening bid, it probably had a scrap value of $50 or more. I paid via paypal immediately but had my doubts it would ever show up. After several weeks the seller emails a tracking # which turned out to be bogus & he never responded to any emails after that. ebay did eventually refund our bid + shipping but no downside to the seller other than a negative feedback. All ebay cares about is collecting their fees!

[GT182]

That's another thought Cammer. Like Stave says happened to him and his wife, it could be a scam. He's trying to get all he can out of you and then you never get what you bought.

It it was me, I'd walk away from this one.

Just my .

[Cammer-6]

we ll see
I sent him shipping labels via email thats on my Fed ex account
he says they will go out in AM
I get email notification on tracking.
Hope its not a scam and Im paying for a box of bricks to get sent.

[Cammer-6]

just got an email update that says 2 packages were picked up and are on their way.
Could be full of bricks for all I know,but seller didnt make a dime off the shipping,
its all charged to my Fed ex account.
Cant wait to see how good they are.

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by Cammer-6

just got an email update that says 2 packages were picked up and are on their way.
Could be full of bricks for all I know,but seller didnt make a dime off the shipping,
its all charged to my Fed ex account.
Cant wait to see how good they are.

Post pics.