Earlier today I made a purchase from @Vermeil for a Voltage Block that he had going.
I’m currently looking at purchasing a few more modules and as this one is pretty scarce and on my list I jumped at the chance.. I agreed to pay his asking price and shipping charges (even shook on it virtually 🤝) but chose not to go ahead with his request to use a friends and family PayPal payment.
With that in mind I paid the fee so as not to have any back and forth and possibly loose out on the module. At this point I get a reply telling my I have not paid the fee and that I need to pay more money.. my reply was the fee is 2.9% right?
I then receive an email saying he can sell locally and doesn’t want to risk sending the module. A refund seems to be in the works but it hasn’t yet hit my account. It’s a substantial amount from my new module budget, I just hope it doesn’t inhibit a future purchase.
It’s a shame my first purchase on Modular Grid turned out to be a bit of a negative experience but I won’t let this taste linger as I’m pretty sure there are plenty of good folk selling desirable gear on here..
Here’s to them and anyone else searching for their dream set up 🍻
That said if anyone has a Voltage Block (v1.5/6) for sale I’m definitely interested and have part of my budget waiting.
Happy Sunday folks!!
Edit: just crossed my mind that this dude also now has a considerable amount of my personal details 🤦♂️ (PayPal user Maxime Rosa)
-- SAG88
Hi,
I always ask that they give me the total price: Module+postage+Paypal fees. Normally a 4% fee is requested.
BR-- ferranadsr
Hey @ferranadsr,
Thanks for your reply.
Appreciate the insight.. I’ll defo go about a purchase the way you do going forward.
I did use a PayPal fees calculator to obtain the the amount I paid and the seller was asking for more than 4% after I had made my payment.
To add: I would have had no problem paying what was asked.. just ask or fully disclose and be clear is all. And I requested a tracked postal service so as to limit any uncertainty for the seller.
Just so I understand where does the 4% figure come from?