[Hallicrafters] Good Ebay experience

[Grant Youngman]

This isn't just an eBay issue. Buyers are generally unwilling to cover the cost of proper packing. I had a fellow tell me it was just a "cost of doing business". But I'm not a business, sooo ....

Why would someone pay nearly $2000  for a radio and then argue for days about $75 to have it packed by a professional electronics shipper (and I don't put UPS in that category!)?   It makes no sense. The last time that happened I finally refused to sell the item to the guy. 

On the other hand, there are many sellers who insist on you paying a hefty "packing fee", and the 60 lb item arrives in a ratty, second hand, single ply cardboard box with nothing but a few peanuts, and you get the latest in trapezoidal cabinets.  There's always at least one chassis component usually an unsecured tube or a heavy transformer that breaks loose and presents an empirical lesson in the physics of projectiles in an enclosed space. :/

Grant NQ5T

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On Aug 7, 2013, at 12:50 PM, "Dale Parfitt" <parinc1 at frontier.com> wrote:

> I asked sellers up front if they are willing to pack to my specifications, and give a brief description of how I would like it done. If not, I  don't bid.
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