Potential seller's strange policy


Is it normal when a potential seller requires that I make a PayPal payment for the item, then, when he receives the payment, he will pack the item, calculate the shipping cost and issue another invoice for shipment?

In such a case, I would have to pay a PayPal fee twice, and I am not sure what form of shipment he may choose, though I informed him of my preferred form of shipment.

I feel uncertain - usually, the shipping cost and the form of shipment are agreed upon in advance and paid once.

Any comments?
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Showing 2 responses by swampwalker

He's trying to hedge his bets on the shipping to make sure that it's not heavier than he thought after it's packed up. OTOH, if you are paying a %, it shouldn't matter how many invoices it's broken into.
Well if he is tried to charge you an ebay fee for an item sold on this site, I'd be pretty careful about buying anything from him, unless of course it's that awesome bridge he's got listed with a $0.01 reserve ;-)