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crlsweetie912

crlsweetie912

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Ok, I see this chick on ebay is selling nioxin (30 count) for 4.99, they look ok and her feedback is great. So I email her an offer to take all 5 bottles that she has off her hands. This chick sends me an email stating that she will charge me $46.00 for shipping. WTH!:eek:

I wanted to ask her what she was smoking :perplexed :swearing: :swearing: :swearing: but I politely declined.

What kind of shipping costs 46.00! It's not gold bricks.
Dummy!

Has anyone ever charged very large unusual amounts for shipping of your products?
 
Where the heck is she shipping them from Jupiter???

That sounds like a rip off...she is really getting her money through the shipping charges. All her feedback is positive??
 
marie170 said:
Where the heck is she shipping them from Jupiter???

That sounds like a rip off...she is really getting her money through the shipping charges. All her feedback is positive??
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Exactly! She just sent me a response basically admitting to it. WTH! I should report her arse!:mad:
 
crlsweetie912 said:
Exactly! She just sent me a response basically admitting to it. WTH! I should report her arse!:mad:
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So she is trying to get 66.00 out of the deal...aren't they around 10.00 a bottle?
 
marie170 said:
So she is trying to get 66.00 out of the deal...aren't they around 10.00 a bottle?
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I got mine on ebay for like 19-20 is the average, She should just charge regular price and use regular shipping costs, ain't nobody that dumb!
 
marie170 said:
Where the heck is she shipping them from Jupiter???

That sounds like a rip off...she is really getting her money through the shipping charges. All her feedback is positive??
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:lachen: :lachen: :lachen: I really needed that! :lol:
 
Where the hay is she shipping it from? If its international...ok...if not, then thats just crazy :nono:
 
She's not international. I believe that people won't look at the high shipping, buy the product and then not be able to back out of it. I am glad I asked first!
 
marie170 said:
Where the heck is she shipping them from Jupiter???

That sounds like a rip off...she is really getting her money through the shipping charges. All her feedback is positive??
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:lachen: LOL! at Jupiter.:lachen:
 
Cherokee said:
I would report her to Ebay and send the a copy of the email.
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I actually see sky-high shipping rates all the time on ebay. A few ebayers have written articles on it.
 
A lot of ebayers do that, b/c they avoid the high selling fees when they charge a higher shipping. However $46 is outrageous unless its same day air from UPS or something.
 
It wouldn't even cost $46 via USPS to London from the US.

Ebay now have a rule where you can report sellers doing this, and if found doing wrong they'll shut em down. I would have sent her the link regarding their policy then told her to give me a realistic quote.

Glad you reported it though!!
 
AUTOMATED RESPONSE FROM EBAY:

Thank you for taking the time to report this listing for violation of our Excessive Shipping Charges policy.

As you may know, eBay committed to enforcing this policy more aggressively starting June 19. It will take some time before this initiative is fully up and running -- in the short term, we've begun enforcing the most obvious and egregious violations of our Excessive Shipping Charges policy. Over time, our enforcement will expand to include more violations. Therefore, it's possible we won't immediately take action on the report you've submitted -- rest assured, however, that we plan to stop this practice on eBay, and that your reporting this violation is an important step toward achieving that goal.

We very much appreciate your help in identifying sellers who you believe are charging excessively for shipping and would ask that you continue to report to us. We can only clean up this problem by working together.

Thanks again for taking the time to report this listing to us.

Regards,

The eBay Community Watch Team
 
crlsweetie912 said:
Ok, I see this chick on ebay is selling nioxin (30 count) for 4.99, they look ok and her feedback is great. So I email her an offer to take all 5 bottles that she has off her hands. This chick sends me an email stating that she will charge me $46.00 for shipping. WTH!:eek:

I wanted to ask her what she was smoking :perplexed :swearing: :swearing: :swearing: but I politely declined.

What kind of shipping costs 46.00! It's not gold bricks.
Dummy!

Has anyone ever charged very large unusual amounts for shipping of your products?
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Where is the Link for that auction. Because I had a Nioxin auction saved in 'My ebay' for a seller who had 5 bottles from the US also.
 
LondonDiva said:
It wouldn't even cost $46 via USPS to London from the US.

Ebay now have a rule where you can report sellers doing this, and if found doing wrong they'll shut em down. I would have sent her the link regarding their policy then told her to give me a realistic quote.

Glad you reported it though!!
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I didn't know about the initiative. I would have met her at a reasonable amount, but she admitted that she was jacking up the shipping because the price for the item was low.
 
crlsweetie912 said:
I didn't know about the initiative. I would have met her at a reasonable amount, but she admitted that she was jacking up the shipping because the price for the item was low.
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She's dumb as hell...I hope you sent her admission to ebay also.
 
crlsweetie912 said:
She's not international. I believe that people won't look at the high shipping, buy the product and then not be able to back out of it. I am glad I asked first!
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Thats exactly what she's trying to do. Its the oldest eBay scam in the book. *smh* And for buyers who care about their eBay repuation/feedback, they will not want to retract the bid, lest she leave negative feedback. :( So it's a win-lose situation, basically. She wins, we lose out.

TSK!!! :mad:
 
LondonDiva said:
She's dumb as hell...I hope you sent her admission to ebay also.
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I didn't know how to attach it. In the report they just ask for the ID number of the item.

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[FONT=Arial, Verdana]RETAIL FOR EACH BOTTLE IS $21 + TAX. dO YOU THINK WHY I LEFT BIN AT LOW PRICE??
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ALL BOTTLES ARE EXPIRE 2007 - 2008

EACH BOTTLE CONTAIN 30 CAPLETS AS IN PICTURES. YOU WILL GET 1, TOTAL 30 CAPLETS FOR 1 MONTHS.

A COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITIONAL HAIR, SKIND, AND NAIL SUPPLEMENT.

A once daily multi- vitamin infused with vitamins and herbs that help promote healthy hair growth promote more youthful looking skin and strenthen nails.

Derection: take one caplet daily.

PLEASE ASK ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTION.

PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER ACTION TOO.
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Crl, good job reporting that scammer.
I know its just an ebay listing, but spell check is our friend. :ohwell: Since when did 1 month become plural and the word skin end with a "d"? And she's even listed "derections" for you!:look: Let me get on outta here. :lol:
 
Girl, that's why I look at what they charge for shipping before I buy. I would have looked down at those shipping charges and moved on to another, more honest, seller.
 
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