Shipping question

He owes you a refund on shipping since it arrived with a parcel select label.  Priority Mail would not take three weeks to get to you.  The longest I have waited on a Priority Mail package is five days.

Neal Jeter 

You can also dispute the extra shipping to pay pal, they but a hold on the amount you want refunded. You can call pay pal also, 

I agree with Neal.  The seller sent it Parcel Post and kept your money.

I would call eBay and see if they can get the refund for you of the difference between the Parcel Post and Priority Mail shipping charges.

Good Luck.

Ron.

After a while I learned to look for the little signs on a sellers listing and sometimes you can spot a problem seller and then just pass on that one.  Good luck.

Leave him negative feedback on every item. Wait about a week or two to post each one that way they do not disappear too quickly from his feedback. I had a guy do me the same way on some matchbox cars I won three and he would not combine the shipping. Charged me $21.00 to ship three cars. He was not too happy when the negatives started showing up on his feedback.

I hope you made all contact with seller thru ebay.  They will have a record of your request for priority mail.  This particular thing has never happened to me on ebay but I have opened several cases with them about other matters with sellers.  Sometimes it takes awhile but I won every case I opened.  Especially, mention that the seller will not respond to your attempts to contact him or her.  Ebay will ask you if you have tried to resolve the problem with the seller.  Keep at it.  You will win.

Rick

I would also note that the item was shipped according to ebay on a saturday    but was not actually bought to post office until wednesday. Apparently ebay considers printing out a shipping label that the item was shipped.I have opened a case with ebay and waiting for outcome.I am sure the shipping delay added to the shipping time.I don"t no how just printing a shipping label could mean an item was actually shipped.

Personally I don't print the shipping labels out using the Ebay method.  I simply look up the order details and write or print my own labels.  I always insert the tracking number so the buyer can see that the item is shipped and can watch it as it winds it's way to them.

It could be the most valuable lesson is what you may have learned to avoid this happening again in the future.  I have found no good deal is that good with strangers on eBay if they can't reply to one or more letter prior to me bidding or buying something.

The more something costs, the more I ask questions.  I recently was looking for an N gauge set and found a fellow from Cal. who was very helpful answering all my questions.  He dealt a lot of N stuff and put together a package deal with a fair shipping price.  I'll buy there again.

Relationships are important.  It's also good to read the feedback carefully.  I see buyers leave positive feedback because sellers refund their money for reasons that to me are red flags.  I pass.

Good luck in the future, a few dollars isn't worth the agitation of dealing with dishonest folks.

As others have said I would file a complaint with ebay and/or Paypal. Once you file the claim against him do not close it. Get Ebay involve unless you get what you should back. Ebay backs the buyer. 

If it was sent priority the post office who have added red/blue tape with priority all over it, prior to him leavivg. Ask him to scan and send a copy of the receipts, so the post office can verify to refund the difference.

I had a guy do me the same way on some matchbox cars I won three and he would not combine the shipping.

Some sellers do not combine shipping.
And some sellers only give a token (small) discount.
Just curious: did you ask before bidding?

If I am interested in multiple items from a seller with whom I have no history, I always ask.