Shipping from Italy

ariel · 21st July 2019, 09:18 PM

Ain’t no insanity. Pure psychology. They have your credit card and charge it + auction fee.

Having paid it, do you want to actually get it? Sure you do, otherwise you have lost a heap of money.

So, you grind your teeth and pay for shipping.
It is the oldest scam: in for a penny, in for a pound.

Will M · 21st July 2019, 09:38 PM

It can seem as a scam when you know the actual price of shipping, a box and bubble wrap is inexpensive. You pay for the labour but they would be picking up many items in an auction making one or two trips to collect. In 3 years it's gone from 80£ to 130£. I've been tempted just to leave the item with the auctioneer and have him resell it with a proper description which would make a profit.
In the US it costs about $20 for packaging and $70 to ship, far less than UK prices, we are closer though, but half price of the UK.

Jens Nordlunde · 21st July 2019, 09:43 PM

Marius, you are right. Most doent think of this.

Ariel, ha, ha, yes you are right - there are honest firms - but you will have to look for them.

Will, why do you bid in Europe when you know the conditions?

21st July 2019, 09:18 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Ain’t no insanity. Pure psychology. They have your credit card and charge it + auction fee. Having paid it, do you want to actually get it? Sure you do, otherwise you have lost a heap of money. So, you grind your teeth and pay for shipping. It is the oldest scam: in for a penny, in for a pound.

21st July 2019, 09:38 PM	#2
Will M Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: In the wee woods north of Napanee Ontario Posts: 395	It can seem as a scam when you know the actual price of shipping, a box and bubble wrap is inexpensive. You pay for the labour but they would be picking up many items in an auction making one or two trips to collect. In 3 years it's gone from 80£ to 130£. I've been tempted just to leave the item with the auctioneer and have him resell it with a proper description which would make a profit. In the US it costs about $20 for packaging and $70 to ship, far less than UK prices, we are closer though, but half price of the UK.

21st July 2019, 09:43 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Marius, you are right. Most doent think of this. Ariel, ha, ha, yes you are right - there are honest firms - but you will have to look for them. Will, why do you bid in Europe when you know the conditions?