That's very wise words Helmut, agree completely. I'm not a dealer as such but provide a service to move poster collectors and dealers. Using part of that 4 figure sum as an investment and advertising on the Movie Poster Forum which costs only $280 per year would get you poster sales and make you even more money per year.
Andy www.movieposterforum.com ________________________ On 2011-12-20 11:45:17 +0000 Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm a dealer myself, so I can obviously understand any seller's aggravation > when a package gets lost, and I'm certainly the last person who has anything > positive to say about Paypal... > > However, when it comes to shipping costs, I RECEIVE at the very least 100 > international packages every year, most likely a lot more. 100 packages sent > with First Class Mail International would cost me about $12 each, $1,200 > total. The same 100 packages shipped PRIORITY MAIL, at a cost of about $24 > each would result in $2,400 in total shipping costs. That's roughly $1,200 in > additional shipping costs in a single year alone. > > I like to have a tracking number for really expensive items, but even with > items of $100 value, I could afford to LOSE almost a dozen packages, or more > than 10% (!!!!) of my incoming mail, and without ever filing for a refund, I > would STILL be a couple of hundreds bucks ahead. Now my ACTUAL loss rate is > WAY UNDER 1%. Postal services may be slow, but sooner or later, almost > anything tends to show up again. > > For me, the math is pretty simple: Using Priority Mail all the way would cost > me a four-digit amount extra every year, so instead, all I ask from the > seller is a proof of shipment, and IN RETURN I agree to cover the risk of a > possible loss. > > On the other hand, if I'm made to pay for Priority Mail, I will of course use > any chance Paypal gives me to get my money back. (I currently have a Priority > package that should have been shipped about six weeks ago, about $400 value, > and the seller says he's lost the tracking number. Although I'm pretty > optimistic that it'll show up eventually, I will of course file a claim with > Paypal in this case.) > > Helmut > > >> Well, maybe whomever you got at PayPal was more charitable to you than the >> person I contacted, who told me in no uncertain terms that the customs >> label can not be used for either tracking or proof of shipment. This >> occurred two months ago and I was out about $300 in revenue. If you input >> an international customs # into the USPS website, all you get is a >> certification indicating that the package was presented to the Post Office >> in your origin city and no delivery information whatsoever. FRANC >> > > > 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. > > > 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.
