[Milsurplus] E-bay / a work of genius

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Marty wrote:

> Me paying $18 for $11 B&S tank shipped 70 mi.s with a $3.90 USPS
> sticker just got me going

Or me paying $18.00 for shipping for ONE $5.00 #83 tube with 
a $3.85 priority mail stamp on the box. I told the guy off good 
and proper. He asked for the tube back. I told him to go some 
place warm, since he didn't promise to return my dough.

Still, when I take the time to build a custom-fit wooden crate 
out of 3/4 inch plywood (which ain't cheap), glued and screwed 
with deck screws, with 2" of hard-cell polystyrene insulation 
(which ain't cheap) all around the inside so the freight gorillas 
don't wreck it, it WOULD be nice to be paid for my time and 
materials, although I don't charge for them, and it WOULD be 
nice to get my crate back so I don't have to build another one for 
the next guy.

Ken W7EKB