Ok i just sold an item on ebay. I always say in my listing to "wait for invoice with accurate shipping" cause the calculator is f-cked
The lady is from Chicago and she is not happy about the ginormous $12 shipping I am asking for. These are her 2 emails:
1 - That is... kind of dishonest. You want me to give you more money without any kind of guarantee or protection? Tell you what, you mail it UPS (my neighbours are awful and routinely rob USPS vans) and send me a picture of the postage sticker showing how much it cost to ship and the tracking number, and then when it gets here, I'll transfer the cost to you. If I just pay in an out of eBay transaction I'm not protected against fraud. I'm super wary about forgery online. Don't worry, I'm not going to rip you off, my word is my bond.
And then I replied offering to send her a copy of the shipping quote and she said "That works. Give me an estimate for UPS as well though because Canada Post uses USPS and the gangs in my neighbourhood keep hijacking the delivery vans. As soon as I get the estimate I can transfer the extra money immediately or almost immediately."
Am i setting myself up for a "did not receive" not matter what I do here? Is Chicago that fucked up? Should I cancel the sale and take the feedback hit?