On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> > When I sell something to someone on the list or- for that matter- on > eBay, I do not feel it is necessary or even appropriate to try to > recoup money for my time spent packaging an item for shipping and > taking it to the Post Office. I feel that the time and effort is > just a given and part of the process, to which I agreed when I > elected to sell my item on eBay or through the list. But why not? I see no objection to having a clear shipping plus handling price stated in the advertisement, be it on the boblist or ebay or whatever selling avenue it may be. If I think that the handling fee is too much, I won't bid. My brother sells huge amounts on ebay and adds a small cushion into his shipping charges for packing materials and the labor of packing and going to the PO. He packs very well -- not like me, who am messy if secure -- and spends a lot of time on shipping. He told me once when I said some people complained about this sort of thing, "I'm not going to [effing] give away my time and labor." He certainly packs and ships cheaper than Nashbar, say. And he has nothing but good feedback. For the record, when I sell onlist, I don't, that is "don't", add any handling charges, and I know that I'd go broke or crazy if this were my policy for daily packing and shipping. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
