Luther,
Why not send them to www.thesupplycar we are open for business and growing
daily.
Bob McCarthy
THE SUPPLY CAR, LLC
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.thesupplycar.com
--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Luther Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Luther Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Selling on eBay
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 1:27 AM
OK folks, you want an alternative to EBay, here it is. The site name
is www.UPbids.net. A direct link is www.upbids.net/ asp/index. asp
I just checked it and they have just opened the door , so you won't
find anything in the S section right now. Browse the site and take
action. This site owner is honest and really wants this to work.
Check it out and spread the word....
LCS in Old Town
>
> --
> Please be assured that some S folks are unhappy with E bay, I am with
> a very loose group of mostly On3 types. One of them is a business man
> who is almost ready to open a "trains" only buy/sell site. As soon as
> he gives the go ahead I will post it.
>
> LCS in Old Town Va
>
>
>
>
>
> - In [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com, Bill Roberts <bill@> wrote:
> >
> > In the past I've bought and sold S scale items on eBay. In general
> > I've been pleased. However, I've noticed two trends that are
> > discouraging from the buyer's point of view: [1] a seller adds
> > exorbitant shipping cost, such as $3 to mail a set of decals and
[2] a
> > seller asks buyers using PayPal to add 3% to their successful bid.
> >
> > When I sell something I ask the buyer to pay for postage only; I
> > absorb the cost of the box and pack the item securely so that it
> > arrives in good shape. Some sellers apparently see this as another
way
> > to make money.
> >
> > As for PayPal, it facilitates the transaction. It allows me to
ship an
> > item promptly when I might otherwise worry about getting paid. There
> > is, of course, a cost to the seller in getting his money from
PayPal.
> > At least one seller is asking buyers to pay for this cost.
> >
> > There may be other trends, besides these two, that make eBay less
> > appealing. As an occasional seller I don't mind paying eBay and
PayPal
> > fees for the ability to turn my surplus S scale items into cash.
As an
> > occasional buyer, when I see exorbitant shipping and extra costs for
> > using PayPal, all I can do is decline to bid.
> > --
> > Bill Roberts
> >
>
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