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I recently won a card where the shipping was $6, which made up 15% of the total sales price. I messaged the seller prior to bidding to ask if he had any other shipping options because it was listed as expedited and he lives less than 50 miles from me, thus knowing I would see it in 1-2 days regardless of how it was sent. He responded and said he ships in flat-rate boxes so it will arrive in 1-2 days, which is why he charges $6.
I did not bother responding and I went ahead and purchased the card anyway because the few dollar difference wasn't a deal breaker, but it got me thinking, would the $6 shipping warrant a slight ding to his DSR or do you have to go ahead and respect that he sent it using an expedited service when it did not seem entirely warranted considering the item that was for sale?
There is no right or wrong answer I guess, just curious to hear everyone else's thoughts on a high shipping cost to both the buyer and seller when it may not be fully necessary.
I have an idea of what the majority of the responses will be, but would like to see first
EDIT: FWIW, item was received well protected and 5 stars were already left across the board, but carry on, the whole point of this thread was just to gauge peoples opinions, not tell me what to do because I had my mind made up before its creation.
I did not bother responding and I went ahead and purchased the card anyway because the few dollar difference wasn't a deal breaker, but it got me thinking, would the $6 shipping warrant a slight ding to his DSR or do you have to go ahead and respect that he sent it using an expedited service when it did not seem entirely warranted considering the item that was for sale?
There is no right or wrong answer I guess, just curious to hear everyone else's thoughts on a high shipping cost to both the buyer and seller when it may not be fully necessary.
I have an idea of what the majority of the responses will be, but would like to see first
EDIT: FWIW, item was received well protected and 5 stars were already left across the board, but carry on, the whole point of this thread was just to gauge peoples opinions, not tell me what to do because I had my mind made up before its creation.
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