[Milsurplus] ebay bullsh*t from certain folk

[ed sharpe]

ah,,, Folks.... it is August's equipment. I think it is up to him as to who 
he wishes to sell it to?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Werstiuk" <greg_werstiuk at msn.com>
To: <Military1944 at aol.com>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] ebay bullsh*t from certain folk


> Haven't bought anything from him but others here apparently know the 
> seller
> and consider him to be honest individual.
>
> You are assuming he will be shipping directly to winning bidder in the 
> U.K.
> Sometimes overseas buyers make arrangements with someone in the U.S. to
> handle the export for them so from the seller's perspective the shipment 
> is
> to a U.S. address.
>
>
> I'm not sure why so many people are reluctant to ship internationally.  As
> long as the seller has valid payment (as in converted to cash) in hand, it
> shouldn't be much of an issue.  Usually about a single page of additional
> paperwork unless the value is substantial.
>
> Part of it may be due to lack of knowledge.  Perhaps they think it's
> difficult.  Or perhaps they don't pack want to pack the shipments 
> properly.
> God knows from what I've seen being shipped at the local post office, it's 
> a
> wonder anything arrives in one piece when it isn't being professionally 
> (and
> I don't mean by some clueless wonder at the local Mailboxes, Etc. store)
> shipped.
>
> In some cases, it could also be a deliberate attempt to keep a low 
> profile.
> When an individual exports a shipment over a certain fairly small dollar
> amount, their social security number is required on the paperwork.  Maybe
> they don't want the government to know about unreported sales (no taxes
> being reported) activities.
>
>
> - Greg
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> Military1944 at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 12:49 PM
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Milsurplus] ebay bullsh*t from certain folk
>
>
> "Redistribution of the August J.Link archive by August J.Link. Stay tuned
> for the next few years. Shipment to USA addresses only."
>
> seems this traders words are not quite so, as he's just sold his latest 
> two
> items to a UK dealer, after he had emailed his refusale to take offers 
> from
> another UK buyer.
>
> Just what is it with this "will not post outside US" mentality?
>
> Just offered to buy another guys item. When asked if he'd take bids and 
> ship
> to UK got a cock and bull story about him being too busy to mess with
> foreign posting, even though it takes the same time to hand a package over
> the counter for delivery to Timbukto as to Texas, and that there were
> exportation laws re military gear. The kit in question was a Russian 
> 1950's
> bit of junk, hardly just stolen from your sacred Langley !  When this was
> pointed out his second line of excuse was that the package was already at
> the UPS depot..... even though the bidding was still taking place.
>
> Inward looking or what !
>
> QM.
>
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