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You should have contacted the seller and asked if he combined shipping for multiple items won. If the answer was yes, after you won the second item, you should have asked him for an invoice showing the combined shipping. You have no reason to complain after the fact. The shipping costs were obviously clearly listed. Communication is very important when buying and selling on ebay. You paid the price for each item won, and the listed shipping cost. You did the right thing in contacting the seller and sounds like you made out pretty good in the end. Advice to all buyers- If you intend to bid on and possibly win more than one item from a particular seller, contact him/her to see if they combine shipping and then if you win more than one, wait for an invoice or request one before paying. Alot of sellers automatically combine shipping. Click on the SEE ALL DETAILS link next to the shipping cost. Better luck next time.

Try carolina rigging a Strike King 3X Craw or Lizard. The amount of gunk will determine your leader length. All these baits float except the Zero which sinks at about the same rate as a Dinger and the Z-Too which sinks very slowly. Use a lighter wire hook unless you are after really big average size bass. http://www.strikeking.com/products/3x/3x_softbaits_02.htm

That might be overkill but it's possible he had a bad experience having something of his ruined by a careless angler. Look at both sides of the equation. I cannot begin to tell you how many people on my lake have had damage done to their property by careless anglers, including myself. I had a large hole ripped in my boat cover a few years back and always find lures hanging from under the dock or posts which could dislodge and get stepped on. My neighbor had some wiring ripped out from underneath his pontoon boat which was not cheap to fix. I love dock fishing. If I hang a lure up, I make every effort to retrieve it without doing any damage. If I hang up under a boat, I just cut the line. If I land a lure on or in a boat, I will make every effort to retrieve it instead of just yanking it. 9 times out of 10, that will only make things worse. If the homeowner comes out while you are doing this, calmly explain you made an errant cast and want to retrieve the lure without doing any damage. I've had people hop in the boat and dislodge the lure and toss it out to me and say try to be more careful. If someone dings your car in a parking lot I would wager you would be pretty upset and have some choice words to say to the culprit. Flipside, how many of you actually leave a note on the car after you have inadvertanly caused damage. If you walk out of a store and see a big scratch on your car, you're going to be p.o.'d and be more leary of it in the future. Landowners are probably the vast minority on this forum, but that does not make them jerks if they are concerned about their property. Per above post, some do go to extremes and gt wacky. Not to mention all the garbage and cans etc. that lazy anglers toss overboard they have to clean up. I'm sure these anglers are in the minority but still gets people p.o.'d. 2 sides to every story. Be courteous and you'll be surprised the reaction you'll get.

Did you even request an invoice from the seller? That is something you should always do and don't pay until the numbers match the listing. This would be a prime example of when to open a case against the seller. I would quit worrying about what the seller is charging for shipping as most people are smart enough to bid based on the total cost, including shipping. If the shipping cost is high, the item will probably sell for less than an identical item with a lower shipping cost. You need to do the math.

Here is an example I hope everyone can understand. Let's say there is a Rapala DT crankbait listed for sale at $.99 to start and the shipping is listed at $2.99. I figure the bait in a store, with tax, would sell for $7.50 - $8.50, plus my time to go back and forth buying it. I will add a note if I put it in my "watch list" to not bid more than what I would be willing to pay, including the shipping. In this case I would probably not bid more than $3.51, which when added to the shipping, would bring the total cost of the bait to $6.50. I feel that would be a fair price for this particular bait. It is for everyone to decide what total price they are willing to pay, no matter what the shipping cost is. A seller can put whatever he wants to for shipping. If you feel they are charging too much, either don't bid at all or don't bid more than the total cost you are willing to pay which would be your bid + the shipping cost. Pretty simple to figure out and avoid if you don't agree with the shipping cost. I usually avoid sellers that charge high shipping costs but sometimes the total cost for the item is the "STEAL" I never bid on an item without factoring in the shipping. If you do, and you think the shipping was too much, it's your own fault and you should look in the mirror for the person to blame.

Agreed. Shipping costs are clearly listed. If you feel it's too high move on. Don't moan about something you had total control over.

I believe they mean 4 colors.

Mostly 3/8. Shallow clear water I drop down to 1/4. At night I move up to 1/2 all black. Bigger blades. I always use double bladed baits. Slowest retrieve speed (yes, slower than Cavitron), yet can be burned if needed also.

Post another picture holding the bait by the hook and letting the arms hang down vertically. It almost looks like the arms have different loop sizes and swivels on them. Could be my eyes. Looks like 1 barrel swivel and 1 ball bearing swivel. Cant see the third clear enough.

File a claim and report the seller if you are that P.O.'d.

I own plenty of Hart Beaters (Double Buzzers) and they only have one blade on each side of the head. http://www.harttackle.com/classics.html Might want to keep the search alive.

If the listing says priority shipping 2-3 days and you are not getting the item(s) until 9 days later, you have a legitimate beef. If you are ticked enough open a case. I had a similar issue recently as I had bought some items that I thought were going to arrive before a trip I had planned. They did not get to me the day before I left so I contacted the seller and was told they had not even shipped yet. needless to say, I was ticked. He offered me a full refund for all the items and that took over a month and a half to resolve. Not until I opened a case with ebay did I get a full refund. Sellers do not want bad feedback and opening a case can be your best weapon for satisfaction. I can honestly say this is the only bad tranaction I have had.

X2. Also the DT Fat 3 Not a big fan of the sure set hooks cranking cover though.

Yeah. Two bucks. Nyuk Nyuk. ;D

All is good in the world again. Just got on and spent the dough. Sorry Leo.

The world is coming to an end. T.W.'s site is down. Anyone else having same problem. $150.00 temporarily saved anyway.

Amen

Beat me to it with the Rage Lizard. Best by far. I'm a sucker for anything new and usually give anything that looks interesting a try. If it works, I buy more. If not it ends up in my "Tackle Shop"

Same one I use. I have been trying the phat frog but do not have enough fish on it yet to say I like it better. X3 Phat Frog will probably be my #1 next year. Walks with ease and does not take on water. Can't wait for next spring and summer.

This time of year the frogs are getting ready to hibernate. Not so sure a frog is your best lure choice though.

Cheeseheads ;D

Very true. In fact, chatting up people on the docks can lead to some very relevant info. I know of at least one lunker winning in our club that came from chatting up two ladies on the dock. "There's a huge fish under our dock. I don't know if its a bass, seems too big. Try and catch it!" It was a bass. 5+. Excellent advice. I have had this happen several times. I have also had people tell me they don't want me catching their "pet". As a homeowner on a lake, I see both sides of the equation. I've pulled enough hooks out of my boat cover or tangled lines with hooks on them from the pier posts to be wary of poor fisherman. Most guys will make every effort possible to get a lure or hook off your boat/pier as I think they realize it could end up being stepped on later. If you do land a bait on or in a boat, the worst thing you can do is yank and try to get it back. Carefully troll up and gently retrieve it. If the homeowner is there and you explain you do not want to harm his property, most times he will understand. Some will come bolting out of their house and run onto the pier and give you a lecture. Just smile and keep going. I have quite a collection of baits that have been broken off in or around my dock.

^ my mistake.

I use them for Texposing senkos in weedy cover. Tend to stay a little more weedless. No problems with fish getting off on them.

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