charged £5.56 for p+p. stamp cost £1.24

[Birdsighland]

As the cost for p+p was so high, you'd thing the actual charge was somewhere near, taking envelope into account. When the dress arrived, it was in one of those really cheap plastic envelopes (20-30p)and the stamp was £1.24.

Don't normally see such a big discrepancy.

[Butterflyspring]

did you ask the seller to refund the difference?

[bishboschone]

Ime there can be . Remember someone has to get to the post office and maybe pay for parking .

[Birdsighland]

No. I've just looked at the envelope 'cos I was going to do feedback. I might now though. Dress was good value, but not dirt cheap. Normally, you'd write off the p+p 'cos of most ebay prices.

[MrsVamos]

P+P is postage and packaging.

NOT parking & getting to post office.

OP I would ask seller for refund. If none forthcoming, open case.

Lots of sellers getting crafty with p+p these days.

Ebay take a dim view.

[Birdsighland]

Yes, I do think about a bus ride cost and normally packaging (not applicable beyond 30p in this case). Say add £2.00 on for bus. It is a big discrepancy. Normally you'd see 3.20 or thereabouts and disregard a reasonable excess.

[Rivercam]

That's a huge discrepancy. If I was the seller, in would have probably some stamps in the parcel to compensate the difference ( easier then facing around with a refund).

[Rivercam]

Faffing with a refund

[Rivercam]

P and p is 'Postage and Packaging', not parking/petrol/bus ticket!

I'm find ebay less productive as a seller recently. I hadn't realised that ebay take a % of the postage price - is that new?

[Butterflyspring]

if they are charging for petrol, time etc then they are a business and should be registered as such.

if they refuse please neg and leave low stars - their mark up is blatant greed.

[MrsVamos]

You don't factor in bus ride fares to p+p !

If the seller has an issue just charging p+p, they always have the option to sell elsewhere.

As above pp says, blatant greed.