should i make a big stink

i bought this, tinyurl.com/5ess2y ,seat from ebay cause mine was horrible on long rides.he told me shipping would be roughly 18 bucks for shipping,asked before i bidded,turns out it was 25,but i said what the hell it looks like a good seat so i apyed it.checked ups for the rates and i turned up with 15 from texas so he charged me an extra 10 to box and stuff it with newspaper

this what i got

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1 more,it has a couple more rips in it than he described and looks like the thing sat outside in the mud a couple of weeks before he sold it,he coulduv at least cleaned it up a bit oh and it took 11 days to get to my house...what do you guys think

Personally, I would have raised the shipping cost issue with him before I paid. If he gave you a pre-sale quote of $18 and later invoiced you for $25, I would have called him on that BEFORE paying.

Regarding the tears and condition, I would send the seller a note saying that there are more tears than advertised, and in your opinion, the seat is not in "good condition" as advertised. See what they say. They'll either blow you off--in which case you can give "honest" feedback, or they may opt to refund part of the cost.

I have to agree with that man-in-the-sky.

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Sellers who raise the shipping cost WITHOUT stating that there will be HANDLING-CHARGES...outta be shot!

If I had a GPz and wanted a spiffy looking seat, I would take MY OLD SEAT (especially if foam was in good shape) and recover it. The guy has a money-back return policy. Ship it back if you are dissatisfied... the pics he had in the auction pretty much showed the condition accurately. The cover appeared to be a bit rough and in real life, it is a bit rough so the only issue is the shipping charge. If he had quoted me $18, I would not have paid $25; that wasn't right.

del

could of cleaned it up--

that is funny-- you buoght it as is-- if ebay sellers take the time to clean stuff and make it look nice you might not of got such a cheap seat-- buy it cheap then clean it yourself.

thanks for the advise.i didnt care much about the shipping cause i thought it was in "good shape" and i needed a seat.

if it was invoiced as 18 that is what you should have paid.

he didn't raise it after he sent the invoice did he?

that is against ebay rules i think.

at least it wasn't a ton of money...and now you have a seat.

yea thats the way i look at it,the seat that came with the bike jams me all the way up to the tank and was very uncomfortable.i'll get the cafe seat reupholstered elr style over the winter and keep the stock one as a backup