[GreenKeys] A good ebay resolution -- this time

[dave.g4ugm at gmail.com]

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> From: GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Jeffrey D Angus
> Sent: 23 May 2017 15:25
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] A good ebay resolution -- this time
> 
> On 5/23/2017 8:59 AM, tony.podrasky wrote:
> > They responded, basically saying, that some people figured-out that
> > since they pay for the ad, but not for shipping
> A classic example of "This is why we can't have nice things."
> I started on eBay back around 2000.
> It was common to find item like "Designer's Silk Ties" for $0.01 with $50
> shipping.
> 
> That is obviously not a problem any more, but you still see sellers
"hedging
> their bets" by having excessive shipping on an item.
> 
> Yes, a Collins R-390A costs around $120 via UPS. But that is NOT what it
should
> cost to ship a roll of TTY paper.

I find setting "fair" shipping hard to price. I don't keep a stock of bubble
wrap, or polystyrene bead things or jiffy bags, so often I have to buy them
to ship stuff and price shipping accordingly. When I put down the real cost
from the post office folks moan and say "you can get them cheaper from x/y
or Z This may be true but they its an extra trip to x/y/z....

... and when buying , especially delicate stuff, I would rather PAY a proper
price for the packaging and have at least a 10% chance of it arriving
unscathed.... I bought some stuff from eastern Europe and after some
prompting we got proper packaging...

> 
> 
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> 

Dave
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