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Last friday night i bid 30 pounds on a set of Hein Gericke leather pants on ebay uk.
I won the item for 30 pounds and sent off the request total from seller.

he claims 100 pounds is the cheapest he can do on postage. He wont back down on it either.
the item is located in Wallasey, UK if that helps anymore.

anyone else have items sent from UK to east coast of Australia?
100 pounds seems farken vertical. im sure ive paid less postage before.
this seems like bullshit to me
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Arrange your own courier ??
I use these guys

http://www.wedelivertheworld.co.uk/index.php
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Had a pair of shocks sent out recently and they sent them separately to reduce the cost . Under 2 kg and a certain volume its cheaper . Each shock was 23 pounds .
Had a small seat unit sent out that was light but in a box around 600 X 400 X 400 and I think it was under 25 pounds .
Seems pretty expensive .
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I say Bullshit

I bought a Norbar torque wrench 2 weeks ago from a UK eBay seller
the package (inc the wrenchs protective sleeve and container) weighs about 5kg
the seller charged me £10.50... for Royal Mail Parcel Post Airmail
and the bloody thing is about 400mm long!

took 4 days to arrive :D
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Find some other pants/jacket for sale on Ebay UK and ask/email them as to their postage costs and use as a comparison to negotiate with the seller ;)

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Kg for Kg it IS cheaper to send gear from the UK to here than here to the UK.
I call BIG BULLLLLSHIT on this one, go to the Royal Mail website and calculate yourself, if you can get it cheaper open a dispute with Ebay so you don't get bad feedback.
Pricks trying to score more for his gear by overcharging postage :cry:
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Damon ZX9R wrote:................
Pricks trying to score more for his gear by overcharging postage
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Damon ZX9R wrote:go to the Royal Mail website and calculate yourself
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fireyrob wrote:Royal mail price guide ;)

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump ... d=11200122
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I have LCD Panels sent registered post from UK and it's under 10 Quid even if I only order one.
That Bloke is full of fucken shite :x
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I call bull shit too. We left some gear in the UK when we migrated here, got the olds to send it in a big box. Sure it took a while, but was under £50. Would hve put a few pairs of leathers in the box.

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thanks for the link
found this pricing list
Maximum weight Price
2kg £4.41
4kg £7.06
6kg £9.58
8kg £11.74
10kg £12.61
20kg £14.69

i think hes telling me some porky pies
ill send that link and if he still doesnt want to play i have plan b and c.
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Sister moved from here to the UK, i sent a box of her stuff for her before she left (it would get to her a week or two after she arrived) and for a box that weighed close to 7 kilo's and was 50x40x35 cm it was just shy of $120. A bit steep i thought, but looks like a freaking bargain compared to what that guy is trying to pull on you.
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hes not backing down on it
this is annoying
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time for a dispute...and maybe neg feedback threats me thinks

just out of curiosity ..what did the item listing say re postage/shipping..???
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