[ARC5] BC-348-J for $1000

[George Babits]

Really?   I've certainly never had that problem at all.  I usually end up 
sending anywhere fron $3.00 to $25 shipping refunds.  Once in a while I 
loose a little, but not often enough to worry about it.  If there was a 
better place, with the same audience, I would switch in a blink.  With them 
charging 10% on selling price AND shipping, that generally works out to a 
minimum of 20% commission since the shipping is usually as much as what 
these heavy things sell for.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Gottlieb" <kb2vtl at gmail.com>
To: "George Babits" <gbabits at custertel.net>
Cc: "J Mcvey" <ac2eu at yahoo.com>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; "Glenn Little 
WB4UIV" <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] BC-348-J for $1000


Not always!

One reason I stopped selling on eBay was because their calculator 
significantly underestimated shipping and I had to eat the additional cost.


Peter

> On Aug 23, 2018, at 9:55 AM, George Babits <gbabits at custertel.net> wrote:
>
> I can't speak for his shipping cost, but those are generally calculated by 
> the eBay shipping calculator, not the seller.  The eBay shipping 
> calculator ALWAYS puts out a very inflated shipping cost.  That is because 
> eBay gets a 10% commission on the shipping charge as well as the selling 
> price.  I have lost a lot of sales because of their damn shipping 
> calculator!
>
> 73,
> George
> W7HDL
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Mcvey via ARC5" 
> <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; "Glenn Little WB4UIV" 
> <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 7:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] BC-348-J for $1000
>
>
> Maybe missed it, but it was not clearly stated that it had a power supply 
> at all.He goes on and on about the history, but not the specifics of what 
> is there now.He does not say it was converted to 120VAC
> No interior shots either, which would make me think twice at $50, let 
> alone $1000
> The shipping is insane also! Shipping to my area was $70 !!!! I shipped a 
> BC348 with an oversized external power supply and speaker enclosure for 
> $35 to his general area recently.
> I always wonder about listings like this. He has been selling on Ebay 
> since 2000. You would think he would know better by now.
>  On Thursday, August 23, 2018, 8:57:59 AM EDT, Glenn Little WB4UIV 
> <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I was going to bid, but, the front panel has been modified, the dynamotor 
> was removed and a power supply in its place and there is a coax dangling 
> out the back.
> Also there is no mount.
>
> He would not take $10.00.
>
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
>
> On 8/22/2018 11:09 PM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Operational-Wells-Gardner-WWII-Signal-Corps-U-S-Army-Radio-Receiver-BC-348-J/173470016853?hash=item28639e6555:g:ayMAAOSwrxlbcgnU 
> Don't everybody bid at once.....  73 Mark K3MSB 
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