Greedy/Dishonest Ebayer? You Decide

Before I vote gotta make sure I understand this right. Was 5 dollar the standard shipping he had charged and then because it was an international shipping he charged 20 or did he just do that to get more money?

If you have the package what did it say the actual shipping cost on the postage?

I would have contacted ebay about it. I could understand if the 5 was for domestic shipping and the 20 was cus it had to be shipped overseas, but it sounds more like he didnt like how low the coin sold for and decided he was going to add some money to it.

Id wait to get the package for feedback, if that postal label doesn't say the shipping cost dam close to 20 dollars Id go to town on the feeback and ratings especially if it says it cost 5 dollars

Thank you for that Dave
It makes me feel a whole lot better that this isn't a CCF member



I agree with your assumption that there may be a "sellers remorse" situation here.
However that doesn't justify using the "non payer" claim in an attempt to force my hand before having the common decency to reply to my numerous emails to try to explain the reason for the shipping hike.
The ONLY reason I paid this "Person" (Via Paypal) is to maintain my good standing with ebay AND to gain access to Redress via feedback.
I doubt that I will ever see this coin and will eventually have to go through the long drawn out process of getting the funds back via paypal claim.
I will await further developments and act accordingly

Trout, about a year or so before I've come across a similar seller who charged me $26,95 for a 13-14gr. coin from the States to Turkey. I paid the ridiculous shipping amount, and sent several complaining emails to the seller, none were replied. After about a month, I did not receive anything (surprising?) and I've emailed the seller again... and again, no response. I've opened an unpaid item case, and within minutes my inbox is flooded with emails from the seller, some threatening, some pathetic, etc. The saddest part was, the seller wrote me an email, complaining how his sisters are treating him in a very bad way!! so, caveat emptor, some people are really nuts and it's best to avoid them. The old yankee saying goes "if it quacks like a duck, then it is a duck" if it sounds like a rip-off then it is a rip-off.

Could we see a link to the auction?

And it sounds like a slam-dunk case, but the auction link would give me some more context.

How was he shipping the item? It costs me to ship a small flat rate box anywhere in the U.S $5.15. If I were to send the same box to Australia it would cost $16.95. When I have sent things overseas, I have always charged more for shipping. Most of the people overseas have emailed me before bidding/buying to ask what it would cost to ship the item there. He still should have emailed you until you two could come to a resolution.