Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Seul- sounds like your seller's problem is that he went to the UPS store for a USPS service. UPS (a private company) is great for domestic shipping, not so great for international. When you try to use a shipping service other than their own- like Fed Ex, DHL or the USPS, they tack on a fat surcharge to cover the additional costs they incur. USPS, aka the US Postal Service, is really the best option for international shipping. He should have gone to his local Post Office and he would've gotten the price you found online. The "we only mark it up 10%" he got from the UPS store is utter nonsense. They can't make a profit with only a 10% markup. It's usually at least double; I worked at one of those shipping resellers years ago and I remember our pricing tables.
As for what you can do, well, not much. The deed is done. Frankly, though, it was his fault. You told him to send it Priority Mail, and he made the choice to go to the wrong place to do it. That's not your responsibility; I understand you feel bad about it, and it's going to end up being more expensive, but it really is his, and only his, fault.
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Chris: I asked to ship through FIRST CLASS INT'L MAIL as I always do… ALWAYS... Michael did so last Thursday for the IHW-01 and it cost him just under 20 $. So I'm not off on my rates...
The UPS store fucked this guy over, and it might be his fault indeed (why agree on paying 62 $ in shipping, WHY???), but that is indeed probably water under the bridge and since it's a transaction I'm part of, I don't want either party left disgruntled...
It's a 50 I really could've used this month but unfortunately it'll probably come to that...
I'll make sure to notify future sellers to never, ever use a UPS store...
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Yeah, it sucks, but I only feel sympathy for you. The seller totally f-ed up on his end. Too bad you're a decent guy and going to end up covering for his mistake.
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Thank you, Chris, rocket, Megatron and jacoavlu.
Mega: I did indeed tell the seller to go to his local USPS office, tell his story and show them the receipt… There's a 50 $ dicrepancy in what the service he wanted would've cost in the first place, and a ~30 $ difference between what the Priority Airmail service should've cost him...
rocket: just read your PM. Although USPS Priority Airmail is supposedly no longer tracked, it actually IS most of the time… Although they told him the service didn't come with a tracking #, the code on the receipt would enable me to track it more than likely!.. So I'll be asking the seller for the # he was given... But trust me: it was nót shipped with UPS...
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follow instructions seems to be the moral of that story. damn shame & kudos to you for being a stand up dude seul.
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one of the reasons i just link up to usps when i'm selling an item.
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Where were you, when the like-function on the IH board was terminated.
thought this belonged over here, look at the time of seul's post, reflect back on your day, & then GO . . .
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Where were you, when the like-function on the IH board was terminated.
thought this belonged over here, look at the time of seul's post, reflect back on your day, & then GO . . .
HAHAHA!! Instant classic..
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I shipped a pair of sr's the other week. Insured with tracking cost £75.00 with Parcelforce weight was 1.7kg. Took 4 days.
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No problem, tracking just in the UK and delivery confirmation would have been 1/3 of the price. But I thought it was best to be sure.
