Originally posted by blakep82
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Originally posted by owelly
And WTF has postage got to do with Computer/other site problems???
problems with ebay buyers, and ebay is an other site
I sold something on ebay & left it with the rest of the mail at work to be posted which has never caused problems in the past.
The buyer has contacted me to say he had to pick it up from the post office as I had'nt paid the postage. As I didnt post it myself & it was
only a couple of quids worth I dont have proof of postage. I've asked him to email me a copy of what the post office sent him as proof so I know
he's not just trying it on, but what should I see?
I'm happy to make up for his trouble but I wont be mucked about!
Thanks for any advice, Kev.
he will have had a card through the door stating he had a package with no postage payed and how much owed and to go and collect it and pay up. Theres
also a couple of quid admin type fee to cover the post offices trouble.
If he was any sort of person he owould have got a reciept for the payment when he collected it especially if he wanted you to pay.
He will get a reciept from the post office for any money he pays them, he should also have some correspondence from them telling him he has a parcel to collect with £x to pay. It will be paper based, unlikely to be able to send you anything electronically unless he can scan it.
Hi Kev. The guy should have your envelope with a PO sticker on it stating how much he had to pay.
you normally get a card through the door from the post office. can't remember if it says how much to pay though. an A4 letter is usally about £2 i think, though that may have been before they changed all the postage cost rules and stuff.
We had a wedding invitation earlier in the year that had a bow on it making it more than the regulation 5mm thick for a letter. The 2nd class post for a large letter is 2p more than a first class letter so we had a note through the door asking us to pay the 2p plus £1.00 admin charge at our local sorting office. Its the sort of thing that makes you really like a company isn't it?
for the sake of a few quid i'd trust his honesty, its not as if this is the scam of the century is it? If you upset him you risk him saying it never arrived at all, which you certainly couldnt disprove without... proof!
Well if he's into buying & selling on Ebay (feedback over 400) he'll have a digital camera & know how to email the photos, I'll
be happy with that.
I had a rough idea it'll be a post-card type thing but a reciept with the costs, date etc was what I was after, something that ties it to what I
sent.
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Originally posted by JoelP
for the sake of a few quid i'd trust his honesty, its not as if this is the scam of the century is it? If you upset him you risk him saying it never arrived at all, which you certainly couldnt disprove without... proof!
And WTF has postage got to do with Computer/other site problems???
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Originally posted by owelly
And WTF has postage got to do with Computer/other site problems???
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
for the sake of a few quid i'd trust his honesty, its not as if this is the scam of the century is it? If you upset him you risk him saying it never arrived at all, which you certainly couldnt disprove without... proof!
I might be missing something here but as i understand it your employer (unless you own the company) paid the original postage? Which sounds like a
good deal to me given that you would have profited from the buyer paying you direct for it?
I've known staff face disciplinary action for the same thing.
So even if you have to pay for postage you're still not out of pocket?
[Edited on 11/11/08 by eznfrank]
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Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
And WTF has postage got to do with Computer/other site problems???
problems with ebay buyers, and ebay is an other site
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Originally posted by eznfrank
I might be missing something here but as i understand it your employer (unless you own the company) paid the original postage? Which sounds like a good deal to me given that you would have profited from the buyer paying you direct for it?
So even if you have to pay for postage you're still not out of pocket?
Furry nuff. At our place their really strict on stuff like that.
My place let me post my TIG welder back to Germany, it would have cost me £60, but we get a discounted rate coz we ship stuff all the time.
I reckon it was too much trouble to deduct it from my wages.
Neil