[Milsurplus] E-Place

[Marty Reynolds]

Yo sr boomer

in abstract, u wrote

>....excess
> fees ebay charges for everything from reserve price auction to
> sneezing on Tuesday...

And my pet peeve just got a new kick

Main gripe is paying 2.9% for a credit card buy by doing 'premium paypal.'
 If you don't you're not flaggged in your ad as a paypal vendor & you
have to note in 'other payment forms' that transfer from one paypal
account to yours is OK since no charge.  Intentionally clumsy & it
doesn't look like you're a ballplayer.

Well today a new one emerged.  That's that regular paypal can now take
up to 6 credit card transactions per year @ 5.9%.  And that's an ad
you're forced to read to 'accept' one of these inter-paypal transactions. 
An ad that makes it seem you pay 5.9% on every paypal transaction - CREDIT
CARD OR OTHERWISE.  Of course encouraging you to ante up to premium
status

These eb-critters are creeping crud.

What's a mildewed mother to do?  Probably best is a web-site showing
major debris that'll appear at big hamfest(s).  I've done it & it worked
just OK - many of you saw mine last winter.   Certainly better than the
small, unadvertised hamfest model that's not far afield from a
LEMONADE STAND.

Then there's the kink of biting the e-bullet by selling there &
adding gas for a, say, Dayton hamvention, delivery.  Particularly
applies to the big iron.  Did a largish Colons & a Magnecorder last
month & it turned out OK.  But that's a once a year phenom

The N4FS model of inviting prospect-pairs looks promising if stuff is
top grade.

All in all the old adage may crossover to here

   The two happiest moments in a boatsman's life are their buy and the
   sell dates

     Marty the aa4rm