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<p>[QUOTE="rlm's cents, post: 278848, member: 7957"]I just won 2 coins from a seller. 1 costs $150 and the other was $5. Each item listed as "SHIPPING AND INS. WILL BE 3.00". There was no mention of a combined shipping discount. After asking how much his combined shipping would be, I got an invoice showing S & I as $6. I repeated my question stating how much he would be saving, but received another invoice for the same amount. I realize that the shipping is not that unreasonable especially since it includes insurance. That being said, the $5 coin can be put with the other for no additional postage, no additional insurance, no additional supplies, and only a single PayPal transaction fee. I realize that there is not much money involved, but his attitude just caught me wrong. If the seller had just offered $1 off, I would have been happy (happier, anyway).</p><p><br /></p><p>I have just sent him $58 (PayPal) along with this note</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What is you opinion as to how I handled this? Pro of con, speak up.</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI; The seller mistakenly left me positive feedback before my second request for a discount. I am sure that he realizes it was a mistake now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rlm's cents, post: 278848, member: 7957"]I just won 2 coins from a seller. 1 costs $150 and the other was $5. Each item listed as "SHIPPING AND INS. WILL BE 3.00". There was no mention of a combined shipping discount. After asking how much his combined shipping would be, I got an invoice showing S & I as $6. I repeated my question stating how much he would be saving, but received another invoice for the same amount. I realize that the shipping is not that unreasonable especially since it includes insurance. That being said, the $5 coin can be put with the other for no additional postage, no additional insurance, no additional supplies, and only a single PayPal transaction fee. I realize that there is not much money involved, but his attitude just caught me wrong. If the seller had just offered $1 off, I would have been happy (happier, anyway). I have just sent him $58 (PayPal) along with this note What is you opinion as to how I handled this? Pro of con, speak up. FYI; The seller mistakenly left me positive feedback before my second request for a discount. I am sure that he realizes it was a mistake now.[/QUOTE]
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