if I am one of the less than zeros. I beg to differ, and I do sell. if an item is heavy, i work it out before hand - and usually quote what it costs me to USA (other countries are more but I wear it). Sometimes I have to cover part of the shipping myself.
But if i say Shiping is $X, then its $X ....if I screw up,. I wear it.... not the buyer... he or she has been quoted a price and thats firm. And since I am in Australia 99% of my sales are international, so Im always guessing, averaging, and praying. Ari --- On Fri, 13/6/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MOPO] Feedback Quirk No Make That Jerk > To: [email protected] > Received: Friday, 13 June, 2008, 4:31 PM > To the two less than zeroes who simply find it intolerable > to pay additional > shipping fees if a seller honestly errs in not > anticipating the shipping > foibles that have muddled shipping fees that can change > weekly of late, > perhaps a walk in seller's shoes might enlighten. > > The idea that a seller should have to pack up irregular > sized or weighted > items prior to listing on Ebay, to the farthest zip code in > Maine is > outlandish. First lets address the abiding spirit that > used to exist on Ebay. A > sense of community used to prevail and communication and > mutual understanding > between buyers and sellers were on the whole neighborly. > To the Moper > declaration of "Wrong!" I am sorry that's > the the same as giving the bird. > > When it comes to determining shipping so many obstacles > have tripped up > sellers of late that errors are bound to happen. First, > UPS's inauguration of > dimensional weight. Sure a seller can go and determine > fairly closely what > shipping will cost on line. But this issue of > dimensional weight pops up. > That's the size of the box shipped. UPS's > computers are programmed to > instantly compare standard weight versus an internal > scale of costs regarding > dimensional weight and which ever is HIGHER is the fee > charged. Dimensional > weight cannot be determined on line. Add those fuel > surcharges which can > go up willy-nill another variable I have yet to figure > out how that is > determined. Further insurance is a factor of where the > item closes at during > auction and can't really be predicted sometimes. > Granted not a large dollar amount > but these loose charges do add up. > > Ebay has now a flagging system which notifies seller that > by their > estimation charges for shipping are too high. So far, save > for a notification, > nothing worse than that has been levied by them. So it > does become for a seller a > determination that hopefully is close, I shoot for within > ten dollars and > feel lucky to be within that range. However once I sold a > miniature prop one > of a city street at Warner Brothers for SUPERMAN. I was > $80 off due to > the newly enacted dimensional weight and fuel surcharge > assessment. I > emailed buyer and asked upon the safe delivery of prop, > would he be willing to > split the difference explaining why so far off on estimate > as miniature was only > slightly heavy, more unyieldly than anything but when I > set about > packing it well to arrive in perfect condition,( a near > two hour undertaking,) it > turned out to be a carton almost 5 feet long and about 16 > X 16 deep. I > charged $55 for ground and it came to a shocking $135 > with insurance. In no > uncertain terms a flat screw you was the answer. The extra > care in packing to > arrive safely 2000 miles away was met with zip concern or > understanding. > > This same person purchased another item later which I had > not connected to > the months earlier purchase. Whatever the prop or > costume was I charged $25 > shipping and it came to $21. Upon its delivery he > demanded a $4 refund on > shipping when he viewed the shipping fee sticker. > That's when I noticed > his email which rang familiar. I emailed back that I > would be pleased to > refund but I reminded him that when I asked for a similar > request months > earlier regarding the SUPERMAN miniature he was less than > fair. I received back > an email that went something like "f*ck you If I am > not sent by Paypal $4 > in 24 hours you will receive a negative." > > Believe me his user ID is now blocked. It has also made > me much more > careful about setting shipping rates. But how frequently > I get emails regarding > my supposed high costs and I have to answer by sharing > past experience and > promising if over will refund................every > question every time. And > still with fuel sky rocketing I am off more frequently > than I prefer. But > its rare if more than $20 and I eat the loss. > > But its the lack of understanding by some buyers that > catches one off guard. > The first to bellyache at overcharge but under charge > and its the bird. > The issue here is it takes so little effort to play nice. > > freeman > > > > **************Vote for your city's best dining and > nightlife. City's Best > 2008. > (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for > its content. 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