Unless this was clearly marked on the listing I'd say it's at best a questionable practice. I've never even heard of a seller doing this for any category of items unless they explicitly stated that it would be handled this way (which I have seen a few times).
Everyone chooses to handle things like this differently. If it were me, I'd probably ask for a refund of the postage due (again for the principle clearly not for the money) and if they refused I'd add a neg.
Best,
Scott
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