Bad ebay experience

[Blamo]

This is honestly my first one. I guess I am not sure how mad I should be, because the card did get here ok...

So background, I won this auction:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JOSE-DE-LA-CRUZ-Tigers-2019-Bowman-Baseball-RED-Paper-Parallel-4-5-rare-BP-149-/183790239396?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=NpWXUhQg5QrEK19RU71JSv%252BaD4s%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

Note the price of shipping - $5.

Came in PWE, toploader but no sleeve, surrounding the toploader were two cut out pieces of an A&W root beer 12 pack that were taped together. Card was sticking about 1/4 inch out of the toploader but still within the confines of the A&W cardboard.

I will take about 10% of the blame as I didn't look into the seller very carefully. He doesn't seem to sell much. I guess it is the $5 PWE shipping that irks me. Especially since everything I sell is free shipping, bubble mailer, toploader, sleeve, team bag, etc. I haven't left any feedback yet. Do I zing him or maybe just send him a message telling him a better way to do it in the future?

[dictoresno]

This is honestly my first one. I guess I am not sure how mad I should be, because the card did get here ok...

So background, I won this auction:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JOSE-DE-LA-CRUZ-Tigers-2019-Bowman-Baseball-RED-Paper-Parallel-4-5-rare-BP-149-/183790239396?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=NpWXUhQg5QrEK19RU71JSv%252BaD4s%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

Note the price of shipping - $5.

Came in PWE, toploader but no sleeve, surrounding the toploader were two cut out pieces of an A&W root beer 12 pack that were taped together. Card was sticking about 1/4 inch out of the toploader but still within the confines of the A&W cardboard.

I will take about 10% of the blame as I didn't look into the seller very carefully. He doesn't seem to sell much. I guess it is the $5 PWE shipping that irks me. Especially since everything I sell is free shipping, bubble mailer, toploader, sleeve, team bag, etc. I haven't left any feedback yet. Do I zing him or maybe just send him a message telling him a better way to do it in the future?

message him and ask for a credit back for the shipping charge. someone charging $5 for shipping and then sending PWE is a dick move. last time that happened to me, I messaged the seller all pissed off. they offered to refund the shipping charge. I told them I wasn't gonna demand it, but they should do what they thought was right. they never refunded it. from now on, ill always make a stink about it. as an ebay seller, I take pride in my cheap or free shipping and always package it in a bulletproof manner.

[shrevecity]

message him and ask for a credit back for the shipping charge. someone charging $5 for shipping and then sending PWE is a dick move. last time that happened to me, I messaged the seller all pissed off. they offered to refund the shipping charge. I told them I wasn't gonna demand it, but they should do what they thought was right. they never refunded it. from now on, ill always make a stink about it. as an ebay seller, I take pride in my cheap or free shipping and always package it in a bulletproof manner.


With the new spring update i would be careful asking for any credit back. I would just file a not as described. Asking for any type of partial refund is mentioned as a reason for the buyers claim to be denied and feedback removed. So if damaged file claim otherwise either message and leave it at that or leave feedback on the matter.

[Wolf8MeVillie]

"Shipped with USPS First Class Package." per sellers TOS. PWE doesn't sound like he paid for a first class package.