[Boatanchors] ebay Noose Tightens.

[J Forster]

There is likely some kind of general store in the town. Try asking
there. Empty boxes are usually free. Crumpled newspapers are good
packing, and cheap too.

-John

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Jim Wilhite wrote:

> I, too, live in a rural area and this is one of the reasons I don't
> sell on eBay any more.  This and Pay Pal.  Another thing is finding
> boxes and packing material where I live.   If I have to drive to get
> them, then drive back to drop off the package, I have lost big time.
> My round trip is 60 miles since there is no one in the nearby small
> town that sells packing material. Jim/W5JO
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>       Not to mention the high cost of gas!  I live in a rural
>      area, some distance from the UPS Store or their shipping
>      counter. Also not to mention the USP Shipping calculator
>      being "off", sometimes quite a bit! Add this and Paypal up
>      and you wind up "absorbing" another $15 or more is
>      overhead.  Shipping companies waste no time raising
>      "surcharges" when gas goes up but don't lower prices again
>      when it goes back down!!! 73, Sandy W5TVW
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