Thread: " What part of pick up only don't you understand"

Originally Posted by Bundalene

Hi, an easy answer - it will take 2 minutes.

Get a tape measure and measure the dimensions - guess the weight as it doesn't matter.

Go to Smart Send on the Web, type in the information - your post code, their post code, the dimensions and out comes a quote. (Smart Send use Allied Couriers and are door to Door)

Reply with courier company and cost and you have completed your more than obligations, also advise that you can't disassemble it as per Ebay description.

I get this sort of issue all the time and it is surprising how ofter people pay ridiculous prices for transport - but be honest with the quote.

Erich

Hi Eric thanks for your help, I just got a quote to send the bird cage as is 176cm x 91cm x 113cm $762 if I pull it apart $136 plus then I have to find packaging and have to wait around for the courier to pick it up, they can only give a 4 hour window. For another $100 she could buy a brand new one delivered from Sydney.

Originally Posted by chunk

Last week I put a large bird cage for sale on Ebay starting at $100 pick up only. On Friday I get a message from a girl in Victoria " How much to pull the cage apart and have it sent by courier" I told her that it was pickup only and that it would cost way to much to send it by courier.

So on Friday night I checked my listing and the same girl has put a bid on it. Any way the auction ended Saturday night and she won, so I sent the invoice off straight away, tonight I get a message from this girl asking me to get a quote from a courier to ship it to Melbourne. So basically what she wants me to do is pull the cage apart, find some large boxes and pack it up, get it weighed and then chase up couriers for quotes.

Now she wants me to do all that and then when the Quote comes in to high she probably won't want to pay for it anyway. So I have checked out my options with Ebay, if I dispute it I could be messing around with this for up to 8 weeks. So I told her if she wants it to come and get it otherwise I will cancel the sale and will re-list it. I know it's letting her off the hook but I want the cage gone. Some people really **** me off

Don't take this the wrong way, but as you know eBay ads go worldwide, it is very rare that you will find a local buyer through ebay.
When I am looking to buy on eBay I just pass straight over any item that says "Pick-up only", unless the ad states that bidder/winner MUST arrange own Courier/Transport at their cost, I know this still has problems, but if you want to make a sale of an Item as large as you have described, you may have to reach a compromise.
It is the responsibility of the Buyer to totally make arrangements for pick-up and transport in this case. I bought an Army W/shop trailer from S.E. Qld., I arranged for a courier to p/up from seller at sellers convenience, and deliver it to Sydney where I picked it up and paid, both seller and buyer were happy with that deal.
Even if someone was fairly close that bought it you would still have to be there when they picked it up and you would probably have to help them load it onto a trailer or truck, selling large items on eBay can be a pain, I know, Regards Frank.

Often eBay sales are a pain in the proverbial owing to the hassle of packing odd-shaped/bulky items. Often, I just dump the item I have or give it away rather than go through the hassles of selling on eVilBay.

Why is it always buyers from a fair distance away that want stuff even though you specify local pickup?

Speaking as a buyer... Most of the good stuff is "over east". It really annoys me when I see items for sale which could easily be posted (e.g. a chainsaw), with Pick up Only. Most people are happy to pay a reasonable packaging/handling fee.

When I am selling items, I offer postage if possible.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Why is it always buyers from a fair distance away that want stuff even though you specify local pickup?

I know from experience that my ebay activity has trebled since I moved to the Pilbara - buying things online is a necessity of life up here because of the lack of shops and tyranny of distance - without ebay my landrover would be shy quite a few parts! If an item is local pickup and I have no other lead, I'll contact the seller and offer to organise my pick up by courier.

The hood bows I bought from Outlaw last year cost me $180 in shipping from Gold Coast to Hedland - he was good enough to bung them all in a bicycle box for me and I organised Toll Pickup.

Ebay is the sole reason I have an ABN and TNT freight account

Originally Posted by rovercare

Ebay is the sole reason I have an ABN and TNT freight account

You gotta get out more

Originally Posted by 45tr0

I know from experience that my ebay activity has trebled since I moved to the Pilbara - buying things online is a necessity of life up here because of the lack of shops and tyranny of distance - without ebay my landrover would be shy quite a few parts! If an item is local pickup and I have no other lead, I'll contact the seller and offer to organise my pick up by courier.

The hood bows I bought from Outlaw last year cost me $180 in shipping from Gold Coast to Hedland - he was good enough to bung them all in a bicycle box for me and I organised Toll Pickup.

Land Rover Dealer in Broome, Karratha......CLOSED