The reason to avoid purchasing an item from a seller who very obviously is inflating his total shipping cost is this: you have no way of knowing what else he might possibly have inflated. It is a clear sign of potential dishonesty and possible fraud.
Instead of standing in line at the post office, try this instead. Use the web site and buy your postage and insurance on line and then schedule a pickup, its free. On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:02:41 EST, [email protected] wrote: >Okay I'll throw in my 2 cents. > >First, "shipping" is not the same as "postage'. There is the cost of packing >materials. (Have you folks priced packing tape and bubble wrap lately?) >There are the matter of timing. A dealer might charge the postage ad then hold >a >bunch of packages before going to the PO. > >Have you been to the POs lately? I know I can wait 20 minutes in line once I >get there to mail a package and sometimes I only have one but I try to mail >same day. Of course you wouldn't know which sellers do that if it's your first > purchase. > >And if we are talking excessive, how about "buyers premiums" at auctions. >They charge the seller maybe 25% and the Buyer 20%. For what? Their >"overhead". > >When I buy on ebay at auction (or fixed price) I consider the cost to my >door. If the cost delivered is fine, I'm happy. And when I bid, I decide the >total cost, deduct whatever the shipping charge is (I ALWAYS ask if it's not >there), and that's my top bid. You do that at live auctions, why not on ebay. > >And saying "I'll never buy from someone with a shipping charge I consider >excessive" is cutting off yourself from something you might get at a low >price. > >Believe me, the word "excessive" should also be reserved for Ebay seller >fees which keep going up. > >Well that's my take on it as both a buyer and seller. > >Steve > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] >Phono-L Archive >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >Support Phono-L >http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
