Free Local Pickup

[johnk131]

A buyer paid for 3 items of about 300 pounds each and chose Free Local Pickup. He told the seller

that a UPS truck will come to take delivery. The truck took the items with only the Ebay shipping

label attached to one. UPS invoiced the seller for $3600, and after the seller explained how and why

the customer was responsible engaged a collection agency against the seller.

What would resolve this situation?

[slippinjimmy]

Who paid for the "eBay shipping label"?

Why did two of the packages not have labels?

[couldabeenworse]

What would resolve this situation?

I am assuming the buyer bamboozled the seller and doesn't intend to pay UPS.  Unfortunately, the only recourse the seller has is to sue the buyer for breaching the contract.   I am also assuming the seller signed the UPS form upon pickup that says the sender is responsible for fees if the recipient doesn't pay.

[johnk131]

The eBay shipping label was printed by the seller. The buyer had ordered a UPS pickup, then called the seller and said to release the items to UPS. The UPS driver loaded the items without asking for anything from the seller, placed a Freight Number sticker on all three items, wrote the total weight and date on a copy of the shipping label, and gave a fourth Freight Number sticker to the seller who mailed them to the buyer for proof of shipping.

[johnk131]

The seller did not sign or see any UPS form upon pickup, except for accepting a small Freight Number sticker.

[d-k_treasures]

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@johnk131 wrote:

The seller did not sign or see any UPS form upon pickup, except for accepting a small Freight Number sticker.

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The seller was remiss in not understanding how UPS freight works and not finding out who the shipment was to be billed to.

[johnk131]

The UPS Freight Bill presented 2 weeks later to the seller shows "NONE" for B/L NO., and "PME" (normally meaning a Procurement Match Error) for P.O. NO.

[18704d · Accepted solution]

"UPS invoiced the seller for $3600, and after the seller explained how and why

the customer was responsible engaged a collection agency against the seller.

What would resolve this situation?"

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An attorney.

Lynn