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Ships Wheel Purchase
Brian Whatcott wrote:
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:45:12 -0800, Brian Cleverly wrote: Brian Whatcott wrote: Folks, I bid on a ships wheel. On eBay. And now, I need advice. The price was low - $10 and the shipping was moderate.- $16. So I won, and I paid fast, as I always do. A few days later, I got an eBay note from the shipper saying he had mistaken the shipping. It came to $56 and could I help? And to let him know when I received the wheel. I was struck by the gentleness of this note. While it is true I would not have bid on an impulse knowing the shipping would be $56 (reminds me of those Chinese works of art - cost $5, shipping $148) - I am inclined to favor the seller in some way. Would anyone advise me? Brian Whatcott Altus OK Brian, I see the seller is in WA... I don't know where you reside, BUT, I bought a similar wheel early this year (Ebay) from a seller in TN... I live in CA and the shipping on my wheel was: Insurance: 1.30 Shipping and Handling: 9.95 Unless he is shipping FedEx overnight priority I say he is getting at you... Stand your ground. Its his error in not checking beforehand. Brian C Now THAT was an interesting response. Can I ask how big was the wheel you bought? Brian Whatcott Altus OK 20" dia... Not very heavy... I also bought a 30" dia wheel (an original off a Fuji 35) that is super heavy, weighs 34 lb, and the freight on that from San Diego to Sacramento was something like $36.00. Brian C |
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Ships Wheel Purchase
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:21:25 -0800, Brian Cleverly
wrote: Brian, I see the seller is in WA... I don't know where you reside, BUT, I bought a similar wheel early this year (Ebay) from a seller in TN... I live in CA and the shipping on my wheel was: Insurance: 1.30 Shipping and Handling: 9.95 Unless he is shipping FedEx overnight priority I say he is getting at you... Stand your ground. Its his error in not checking beforehand. Brian C Now THAT was an interesting response. Can I ask how big was the wheel you bought? Brian Whatcott Altus OK 20" dia... Not very heavy... I also bought a 30" dia wheel (an original off a Fuji 35) that is super heavy, weighs 34 lb, and the freight on that from San Diego to Sacramento was something like $36.00. Brian C Thanks for the insight Brian W |
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Ships Wheel Purchase
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:56:35 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote: Folks, I bid on a ships wheel. On eBay. And now, I need advice. The price was low - $10 and the shipping was moderate.- $16. So I won, and I paid fast, as I always do. A few days later, I got an eBay note from the shipper saying he had mistaken the shipping. It came to $56 and could I help? And to let him know when I received the wheel. I was struck by the gentleness of this note. While it is true I would not have bid on an impulse knowing the shipping would be $56 (reminds me of those Chinese works of art - cost $5, shipping $148) - I am inclined to favor the seller in some way. Would anyone advise me? Brian Whatcott Altus OK I would like to thank all the people who were kind enough to consider my ethical position. It was much as Glenn warned: UPS is unkind to bulky packages ; this one was just over an oversize boundary, so qualifying for OS2 charges (ouch!) The handles measure about 32 inches tip to tip. Here's what I wrote the vendor just now. I hope he thinks this is the right thing to do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Ron, your package arrived today (thurday) I checked the surcharge that UPS makes for this size of package - dimensions 33 X 33 X 5 inches Sure enough, $57 and change. I noticed that the charge would have been $37 if the package was 4 inch thick not 5 inches. The wheel arrived in good condition - but loose in the box - i.e. the foam did not restrain it from the sides. I appreciated your gentle mention of the loss you made on the transaction. Here's what I suggest: you could have packed it in a 4 inch wide box. That would have cost $37 to ship. As it was - the UPS calculator I used showed a $16 charge. I think it would be a gesture of good will to offer you the shipping cost you could have paid - $37. I paid $16 already so that would be $21 more. If you feel that this completes the transaction with honor, let me know, and I will forward $21 via Paypal. Sincerely (but sorry the deal was a loser for you....) Regards Brian Whatcott Altus OK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do you think folks? Brian |
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Ships Wheel Purchase
That is probably a fair solution.
-- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com "Brian Whatcott" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:56:35 GMT, Brian Whatcott wrote: Folks, I bid on a ships wheel. On eBay. And now, I need advice. The price was low - $10 and the shipping was moderate.- $16. So I won, and I paid fast, as I always do. A few days later, I got an eBay note from the shipper saying he had mistaken the shipping. It came to $56 and could I help? And to let him know when I received the wheel. I was struck by the gentleness of this note. While it is true I would not have bid on an impulse knowing the shipping would be $56 (reminds me of those Chinese works of art - cost $5, shipping $148) - I am inclined to favor the seller in some way. Would anyone advise me? Brian Whatcott Altus OK I would like to thank all the people who were kind enough to consider my ethical position. It was much as Glenn warned: UPS is unkind to bulky packages ; this one was just over an oversize boundary, so qualifying for OS2 charges (ouch!) The handles measure about 32 inches tip to tip. Here's what I wrote the vendor just now. I hope he thinks this is the right thing to do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Ron, your package arrived today (thurday) I checked the surcharge that UPS makes for this size of package - dimensions 33 X 33 X 5 inches Sure enough, $57 and change. I noticed that the charge would have been $37 if the package was 4 inch thick not 5 inches. The wheel arrived in good condition - but loose in the box - i.e. the foam did not restrain it from the sides. I appreciated your gentle mention of the loss you made on the transaction. Here's what I suggest: you could have packed it in a 4 inch wide box. That would have cost $37 to ship. As it was - the UPS calculator I used showed a $16 charge. I think it would be a gesture of good will to offer you the shipping cost you could have paid - $37. I paid $16 already so that would be $21 more. If you feel that this completes the transaction with honor, let me know, and I will forward $21 via Paypal. Sincerely (but sorry the deal was a loser for you....) Regards Brian Whatcott Altus OK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do you think folks? Brian |
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Ships Wheel Purchase
On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:53:37 -0500, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote: That is probably a fair solution. He wrote that he was agreeable with this offer Brian |
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