Shipping changed?

[penandinker_3]

It was free shipping when I bid and won but it's now $17 when I go to pay. Is that normal?

[penandinker_3]

I haven't completed the purchase yet. But thank you very much for the heads up.

[albertabrightalberta]

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@penandinker_3 wrote:

I have reading problems so I might have missed it but is it the additional charges? The total of my purchase was $0.13. I thought it would be listed as tax or something, not shipping.

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I wouldn't pay the invoice. I'd pay whatever it shows on your order -- 13 cents? 

ETA: Per ebay policy, the seller cannot charge you more than the selling price + the free shipping. (There may be sales tax for which you're responsible.)

[redmodelt]

Coming from China so tariffs maybe? 

[kensgiftshop]

I would send the seller a message and let them know the listing had free shipping and they can't charge you any shipping.

Tell them you want a corrected invoice.

Sellers from China and India are bad about that, listing for a penny and free shipping, then trying to add shipping to the invoice.

Can't you pay through the email Ebay sent and not the invoice the seller sent?

[penandinker_3]

I sent a message, waiting for a reply. And the invoice in the email also has the changed shipping. Only the listing has no shipping.

[penandinker_3]

This is what I got back. 

[robbie31415]

I hope more people have bad experiences when buying from foreign sellers, and not domestic ones. 👍

[soh.maryl]

When I saw the item price (one cent) and the shipping cost ($17.99), had a flashback to a very earlier time on eBay when sellers priced their items ridiculously low and their shipping exorbitantly high because, at that time, the FVF was charged on ONLY the item price.  

[ryry-jj]

I wouldn't touch this item & seller if I was wearing gloves.  Let it go.  From the very beginning it was an illogical listing that isn't going to end well...let it go

[roccotacodad54]

   So you knew the seller was in China and you're surprised?...........(eye roll).

[penandinker_3]

The only reason I did is because I've bought things from a similar seller about a year ago without any issues. I didn't know they changed.

[glorybells]

Since the introduction of the tariffs, buying internationally has become challenging and confusing.

[reallynicestamps]

The seller is in China?

Part of the "shipping" cost may be US duty and Tariffs, on imports from there. 

[reallynicestamps]

If the screenshot in Post #21 is not a red flag, I don't know what is.

Shipping once a month? 

Why would that decrease processing costs?

[richard1rst]

Your seller is in China not the US. Free Shipping may not apply on international sales. The shipping information says:

International shipping - items may be subject to customs processing depending on the item's customs value.

THAT may be where the $17.99 is coming from. Now, in fairness, we know that a lot of Chinese sellers maintain inventory in the4 US so free domestic shipping is still possible. But we have also noticed that many of those sellers include this note at the listing page

This item includes applicable import fees—you won’t pay anything extra after checkout.

If it is unacceptable then contact the seller and ask to cancel.

But seriously, something for one penny with free shipping didn't raise any red flags? And you've been here at least 8 years?

Or more to the point - when you got to checkout you should have backed out and not made the purchase.