Charged Card fee on Frame Purchase- Pure speculative preemptive bitching at this point

[B Rabbit]

So,
Jumping the gun here as I haven’t spoken to the shop as they are closed and I’ve only just seen the bill on online banking, but I’ve been charged $5599 on a frame that cost $5500.
I paid full retail for this frame, and covered all shipping costs, either they made a mistake or they charged me a 1.8% surcharge (exactly $99).
dunno, I would of thought paying full retail, no shipping costs they wouldn’t need pass the CC fees on as there would be more then enough margin in there.
Not the end of the world, first world problems and all that, but it’s a little annoying.
Has anyone else been surcharged on bike and bike frame purchases?

 

[Daniel Hale]

just tell us which frame you flicked out 5500 for

 

[B Rabbit]

Haha, next week my friend, next week....

 

[Minlak]

If the terms and conditions stipulate a credit card surcharge then it will automatically be deducted - but this should have indicated at check out and the total charge including the surcharge should have been indicated?
If it was then meh that’s what you pay - if it wasn’t then they shouldn’t charge it imho

 

[B Rabbit]

it was all done over the phone, so didn’t see any TCs. Just the first time I’ve been charged a surcharge on a bike related purchase, as I said, not end of the world, just surprising.

 

[Minlak]

it was all done over the phone, so didn’t see any TCs. Just the first time I’ve been charged a surcharge on a bike related purchase, as I said, not end of the world, just surprising.

Ahhhh - a lot of shops have a surcharge but they should have told you it existed verbally and have you the option to pay direct deposit or something

 

[B Rabbit]

Yeah. I’m guessing it had just been forgotten to be mentioned in the phone calls.
No biggie, I’ll just have spend a few extra nights selling my sex on the streets.

 

[ozzybmx]

Haha, next week my friend, next week....

5 'n' half large on a frame, sounds Blingy !

 

[Halo1]

Luxury bike tax, it was in the fine print of the budget papers

 

[B Rabbit]

5 'n' half large on a frame, sounds Blingy !

yeah, pretty excited. Crazy prices tho, and the new SC and Yeti prices are pushing $6k. What a time to be alive.

 

[HamboCairns]

yeah, pretty excited. Crazy prices tho, and the new SC and Yeti prices are pushing $6k. What a time to be alive.

I hope there's an accompanying Post Your Ride thread?

 

[B Rabbit]

There will be but probably not till end of the week or later at the rate freight is running at the moment.

 

[hifiandmtb]

It's the COVID tax. Unavoidable.

 

[The Reverend]

Can we put speculative guesses on frame in? I'm going Forbidden Druid. Simply because I like them!
No need to confirm or deny. :^)

 

[moorey]

Transition Sentinel.

 

[Tubbsy]

Can we put speculative guesses on frame in? I'm going Forbidden Druid. Simply because I like them!
No need to confirm or deny. :^)

None about that I’m aware of.

Transition Sentinel.

That last XL in gold perhaps?

 

[ozzybmx]

Smells like Yeti or Pivot.

 

[moorey]

Smells like Yeti or Pivot.

He’s had yeti’s, SC, Transitions....Tranny is the only one if the 3 you’d go back for. He was considering a pivot a few years back. Maybe.

 

[ozzybmx]

He’s had yeti’s, SC, Transitions....Tranny is the only one if the 3 you’d go back for. He was considering a pivot a few years back. Maybe.

That Transition is a great looking bike.

 

[droenn]

The more Transitions the better! Eagerly awaiting the next batch of aluminium 29ers from them.... sometime.