Rich, you're my hero. :-) Thanks for saying it better than I could've.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping charges -- a new pricing scheme > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
