Advice for a seller? Charge $8 for shipping. Pack well. Don't pack in free
USPS boxes flattened. Always use solid cardboard stiffeners inside the
package. Protect the edges of the poster. Don't reuse flimsy cardboard.
Require insurance. Use tape, but not too much. And ignore the feedback --
obsessing over perfect feedback is dumb. Buyers expect to see a handful of
negatives -- with the nuts that are out there, what do you expect. Personally,
I expect posters I buy to arrive undamanged -- if they do -- well, thats pretty
much average -- exceptional would be you dropping it by in person.
The only other advice I have is: Don't list junk on eBay and expect it to sell
-- put the junk in the recycling bin and let the truck take it away. Don't
list foreign posters in the US categories. Don't list reproductions in
authentic categories. If its a frame, I don't care how wonderful it is, ITS A
FRAME NOT A POSTER, it belongs in the FRAME category. Don't list anything
worth, realistically, less than $15 -- and by realistically, I mean
REALISTICALLY.
Evan
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From: channinglylethomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Evan --
>
> Interesting response. . . so how would you address the issue if you
> were a seller? As it stands now, I do not overcharge for shipping and
> I always pack exceptionally well and do full insurance and delivery
> confirmation.
>
> Channing Thomson
>
> On Aug 25, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Evan Zweifel wrote:
>
> >
> > When it comes to posters, I am a notorious tight wad. If I am
> > willing to pay $50 for a poster, I will not pay $51.
> >
> > When it comes to shipping -- I DO NOT factor the shipping into the
> > cost of the poster. If you think that I will pay $10 more for your
> > item becasue "Free Shipping" -- you are sadly mistaken.
> >
> > If you included "Free Shipping" and failed to provide adequate
> > packaging and insurance, I would be very upset -- not unlike how I
> > feel when I pay too little for shipping and the item arrives
> > damaged, or when I pay too much and the item arrives intact but
> > poorly packed.
> >
> > Evan
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: channinglylethomson
> >
> > > I'm thinking about going to all "Free Shipping" in my EBAY listings.
> > > I'm tired of fighting with them about my various Powerseller
> > rankings
> > > so I think they may have won the battle on this. Anyone have any
> > > thoughts about this?
> > >
> > > Channing Thomson in San Francisco
> > >
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