[ARC5] R23A - Go Figure

[Lloyd Godsey]

Thing is, its all based on honesty. If you tell the calculator your piece of 
5 lb junk weighs 20 lbs its gonna figger shipping on 20 lbs and you are 
gonna pocket the dif. Ebich has no way of knowing what your stuff actually 
weighs so they depend on the "honesty" of the seller.
Thanx
Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net
480-620-7145
www.kk7iz-parts.com
www.lloydsdipsydumpster.com/

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From: "Michael A. Bittner" <mmab at cox.net>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 9:48 AM
To: <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>; "Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio 
equipment." <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ARC5] R23A - Go Figure

> I have found that eBay's shipping calculator agrees with the USPS shipping 
> calculator based on weight, box size, shipping distance and type of 
> service. If not USPS, who knows what the stated shipping cost is based on? 
> I add a handling charge that is equal to my actual cost of the shipping 
> box, but only when I have to buy same and can't use a used box.  I still 
> loose on this due to the cost of packing materials and tape. Of course, 
> PayPal takes its cut out of everything including shipping charges. 
> Nevertheless, an occasionally a buyer will give me a bad rating because he 
> thinks the shipping cost was excessive. Something as a seller you just 
> have to live with.   Mike W6MAB
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Kenneth G. Gordon
>  To: Arc5 at mailman.qth.net
>  Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 8:55 AM
>  Subject: Re: [ARC5] R23A - Go Figure
>
>
>  On 5 Nov 2010 at 11:09, gordon white wrote:
>
>  > How does he get $42 for shipping?
>  >   - Gordon White
>
>  Ebay now has a policy that the seller MUST use eBay's shipping 
> calculator. I
>  don't know what the figure is based on, but I suspect it is based on the
>  asking price. ACTUAL shipping costs should be much less, normally.
>
>  However, not all sellers acknowledge any of the above facts. Some do, 
> some
>  don't. Those that do, charge the buyer actual costs. The others take what
>  they can get.
>
>  Ken W7EKB
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