Something about the transactions are grouped to reduce postage, but PayPal requires it is paid together. This is as good as I can do for you...


Something like that.

shaggymatt36 wrote:
"les transactions sont groupés afin de reduire les frais postaux vs devez regler par paypal la somme totale de 79.50? tout compris bien à vous"

I think it says;

"The transactions are grouped at the end to reduce the postage versus having it determined by Paypal with a total of 79.50.  Everything together is good for you"

What he may be hinting at is whether you have bought everything you want from him.  You could respond with;

"Je voudrais avoir tous mes transaction groupes ensemble de reduire mon postaux totale sil vous plait.  Je pense que vous n'avais pas reduire le totale do mon postaux.  Merci.  Je n'ecrire pas francais tres bien.  Pardon."

This means(somewhat literally);

"I would like all my purchases to be grouped together to reduce my total postage please.  I think that you have not reduced the total of my postage costs.  Thanks.  I don't write French very well.  Sorry."

I hope that helps.  

You can also try a site like this one...

Copy and paste the text and see what comes out.  It's funky sometimes, but you'll probably get the idea.  You can also try it the opposite way by typing in your english response, and copy and paste the other language translation into your email to the seller.

http://www.freetranslation.com/

yep, thats pretty much the gist of it. If he doesn't combine, it'll be cheaper to take the Eurostar or return flight and pick them up!

Hello Matt,

Nice win, I have totally forgot to bid !
He said :
'I will send the modules together, the total amount is 79,50'.

I don't know how much he ask you for the shipping, but french post is quite expensive, maybe 15 Euros to send several modules to UK in a little box  maybe less in an enveloppe (but I am not sure).

If I can help you, don't hesitate !

Nicolas

shaggymatt36 wrote:Hi Nicholas, thanks for your help. As you may know I won the five shrink mods D3, G123, Q1, T1 and S2 for €57 which is a good price. Seller sent this message - "bjr,
je viens d'effectuer le groupement afin de reduire vos frais postaux" which I understand to mean the seller seeming so say he has grouped them together to reduce the postage, however the new combined invoice remains the same as sending all seperate at 5 x €15.90 = still an incredible €79.50. Sent your phrase and hoping he has made a mistake. Cheers Matt.

Let's stay in touch but it is odd, 79,50 is totally impossible.
His sentence means (for me), that you have to pay him 79,50 (so 57 €+ 22,50 € for the modules -that is probably expensive but it depends if he send you a little box or an envelope).
Does he invoice you for 57 + 79,50 ? or 79,50 for (modules + shipping) ?

Nicolas

I think as Nicolas that 79.50€ is shipping included. 5 modules would weight less than 1kg so international economic letter mail will cost 5.55€. Priority letter mail 8.60€. By colissimo (packets), it would cost 15.90€ or 17.45€ (depending on the final weight). If he takes the colissimo package, it costs 26.50€.
I am sure that he charged the colissimo rates (15.90€) plus a fee that inculdes paypal fees (for this amount, paypal will take as fee around 3€)

Try to ask him if he don't accept to ship with letter mail.

" Bonjour, je vous remercie de la facture. Si je comprends bien les frais de port s'élèvent à  23,21€ (€56.29 plus les frais de port ce qui fait un total de €79.50)? Serait il possible d'envoyer les 5 modules (qui sont relativement légers et fins) dans une enveloppe de manière à réduire les frais de port svp? Pour ce poids les frais de port devraient être dans les 6€ en économic (zone 1, UE) ou 9€ en lettre prioritaire, d'après les tarifs de la Poste. Je vous remercie par avance. Cordialement."

Or something like that.