3 Feb
2014
3 Feb
'14
2:09 p.m.
I think we all agree, the seller in this case was a fragile little
snowflake, or having a bad day, or something else, and Al was perfectly
fine to ask and get shut down if that wasn't an option.
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
My $0.02 on this...
Having said that, the best option would have to
be asking up front
whether the seller will combine postage, if they don't explicitly state
one way or the other. At least that preempts any issues of that sort.
Agreed.
My take is that the buyer should have bene prepared to pay the spearate
shipping charges, after all, that's what was specified in the auction
lising. But that it is entirely reasoanble to ask if the seller would
combine shipping (and and they said they won;t then that's the end of it,
the buyer has to pay the full separate shipping charges).
Bu the seller should not cancel an auction because a buyer asks for this.
Period.
After all, if I go into a shop and buy 100 of the smae item, I might feel
there should be a 'quantity discount' and it would not be unreasonable
for me to aske if that's the case. If the shop says no, I should be
prepared to pay the full price. The shop should bnot refuse to sel lto me
for asking though.
-tony