Crossing my fingers for you!!

Oh no, what a mess! I'm so sorry Sunshine, how absolutely awful I hope you can get through to ebay immediately, and definitely explain to them how you researched the doll, and give them the links to the AG doll resources, tell them how you made sure to describe it exactly. It's not your fault if the buyer has her own (totally groundless because she doesn't actually know what she thinks she does about AG) expectations

I wouldn't refund yet, see what other routes you can exhaust through talking to ebay first. If they do insist on a return for refund, make sure you take photos of the box when you receive it, and as you unpack it (you might even do a video)--it has to be exactly your doll in exactly the condition you sent it in.

The ebay fee on shipping really makes thing extra complicated and awkward, as I'd guess most buyer-only folks know that ebay takes a cut of the sale price, but not that they also take a cut from the shipping costs, and so that fee has to be built in somewhere as well.

And it's so relative to where an item is shipping from... everything is very expensive here in Canada compared to the States, so what a dollar actually covers is very different depending on perspective. I guess the only real answer is that it's a very case by case thing! But I don't think asking a seller politely about it if you feel you've been overcharged should ever count as drama, nor should it stir up any with a good seller

Ooh awesome! I wonder how many totally new mediums there'll be!

Okay. Bear with me, this is complicated, but I really need advice.

I recently put up for auction a vintage catalogue that's 12"x16" and 1" thick and weighs about 1.5 kg. I put it up for $10 starting bid just to see if there was interest, plus set the shipping cost to the US. (I ship worldwide but only set shipping cost to the US in my listings, for everyplace else it's "Will ship worldwide--contact seller" and I calculate it on request.) I figured I'd probably ultimately end up taking this thing to the thrift store because no one would want to pay crazy postage to get it (to the US is $25), but while I had free listing fees I figured it wouldn't hurt to list it a few times first.

The listing ended on October 27 with no bids. Early morning on Oct 28, I got two messages, an hour apart, from 0-feedback members with very recently opened accounts.

From 0-feedback user #1; member since 23-Oct-13 in China
"Got some problems with the paypal account and late for bid......or if no other is bidding, could we make a deal at certain price? What do you think? Btw, I'm in Beijing, China. Thanks."

From 0-feedback user #2; member since 27-Oct-13 in China
"I'm a book lover in China.And I am very interest in your used catalog.But Because the time difference I missed it.Could you sell it to me?Thank you very much."

As I'm certainly not about to make any outside-of-ebay deals, I replied to each with this: "Hi, thanks for the message. I have relisted this item if you are interested in bidding. Please note that as this catalog is very heavy, shipping to China will be around $60." And figured I wouldn't hear from either of them again.

Well, I didn't hear from either of them, and the relisted catalogue again eventually ended with no bids. I relisted it one last time, last Sunday, and it ends tomorrow night (in 26 hours). This afternoon, who should bid on it but 0-feedback user #2.

So here's my problem. If this bidder (let's call him "him") does win (and I'm pretty sure he will, I don't think there's anyone else interested), do I just send it to him as normal, after invoicing him for $10 plus $60 for shipping like I estimated for him?

I am really concerned that this may be a scam of some sort, though, especially because not only is he brand new and has no feedback, but another account from China, made just four days earlier, also asked to buy it off-ebay literally an hour before him. Something about this feels really off to me  I'm worried he will try to claim non-delivery with Paypal and I'll end up having to refund the item price PLUS the shipping and I'll be out $70. Because here's the thing, the $60 shipping I estimated doesn't include tracking, because (stupid me) I didn't even think to look up how much tracking would cost to add (I usually ship without tracking because Canada Post charges an arm and a leg to add it, and I'd never sell anything at all with how expensive it'd be, so I take my chances and have never had a problem til now--and I generally sell smaller lighter items anyway, this is a very heavy exception), since I didn't think in a million years he'd bid on it.

Anyway, I don't much feel like taking my chances this time, so I have sure as heck looked it up, and shipping it with tracking will be $90.

So then. (Bless anyone who's made it this far.) Should I invoice him for the $10 + $90 shipping instead so that I can ship with tracking, thus giving me Paypal protection should he try to claim non-delivery? Will that get me in trouble with ebay since I replied to his earlier message saying shipping to him would be "around $60"? That was my guesstimate, not a firm quote, but I don't know in what light ebay will view it. Can I tell him something like, "Shipping to China is unfortunately actually $90. I know that's extremely expensive, so let me know if you would like to cancel the transaction."

Or, should I just end the listing now and cancel his bid (and immediately take the catalogue to the thrift store because I'm not going through this again)? I don't want to get negative feedback, of course, but at this point really I just really don't want to lose a ton of money If I end a listing early/cancel the bid, does that bidder have the opportunity to leave feedback?

I'm going around in circles here trying to figure out how to deal with this. Any help would be SO much appreciated.

I really like her also.  And I haven't even bought a princess Twilight yet!  I'd be ok both with or without glitter.  I love that touch of blue in her mane!

This! Wow, is she ever gorgeous, I hope she's headed for release!

For those in the US, these ornaments and at least the group stocking have been spotted at Hobby Lobby stores (which is currently running a 50% sale on nearly all Christmas stuff!).

Here's the thread, with pics of other MLP ornaments they carry. 
http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,343825.0.html

The glass Rarity ornament can be preordered at Entertainment.com, with some other FiM ball ornaments I haven't seen anywhere else. 

This Christmas is shaping up to be a great one for ornaments!!

Awesome! And that thread reminds me, I've also seen the foam Pinkie and Dashie ornaments at Canadian Michaels as well

I need that Rarity stocking! I hope it shows up at US Walmarts!

I love that Rarity stocking! I have not seen that one before.

Isn't it just adorable? It's so shiny and pink and pretty!