You should ask to see the shipping quote.
I did, to no good response really. Seller said he'd go and get a new quote at the PO. Never happened, instead he clicked the " buyer do not want item" or something similar. Bare in mind, I had already paid whole package.
It’s their fault they didn’t properly price their shipping beforehand. It happens to everyone though. I own it and pay out of pocket, which sellers should do. Unless of course it’s some extreme circumstance.
I'm inclined to agree. I sell stuff from time to time, if I selected wrong shipping during auction setup, I will be the one paying additional fees for shipping, not my customer.
Maybe you can negotiate? If it is really a lot higher than expected then offer to pay half the difference if you really want it.
Otherwise there’s really no way to force them to ship it.
It’s possible they got cold feet after it didn’t sell for as much as they wanted. That’s on them for not taking precautions though. In which case they probably won’t budge.
Bear in mind this occurred I believe four or five years ago so can't do anything to change the situation. But I will act differently if such a thing arises again in the future. In the moment this was quite an annoying circumstance, not because I was not able to receive my item but that the seller used the "buyer do not want item" function on Ebay which was not true at all. Couldn't leave a review nor contact him, but it is what it is.
But I did manage to score a deal for another vehicle, also from a UK seller (this one being real good):
Please, let me never dig into the Windows photos app ever again.... I will never recover!
