Bruce,
my thoughts exactly. It's been a long time since I sold on posters on eBay, and
while I (obviously...) ship a lot less than you do, the 'evil, lying buyer' is
also a non-existent phenomenon over here. I ship all over the world, and I have
NEVER encountered this type of person.
Helmut
lf Of
Helmut Hamm
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 7:42 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Franc,
I'm not going to play Paypal's advocate here, but their own regulations
are pretty clear, as stated below. Also, Paypal does explicitly NOT
esday, December 13, 2011 8:12 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Franc,
my criticism is not about you making extra money from shipping in the
first place. I much more critize that you choose an extremely expensive
shipping option and make your BUYER pay the
t; weighed 1.9 oz with my packaging and it required additional insurance.
> That's why it cost $40. There was no overcharge and you shouldn't insinuate
> there was. There's no reason to be so nasty on a forum in which we are
> exchanging information. FRANC
>
> *From:
t; cost $40. There was no overcharge and you shouldn't insinuate there was.
> There's no reason to be so nasty on a forum in which we are exchanging
> information. FRANC
>
> From: Helmut Hamm [mailto:texasmu...@web.de]
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:07 PM
> To: Fran
nsist on using Priority International,
> even though we realize it will cut into our sales because of the exorbinant
> postal fees. FRANC
> -Original Message-
> From: Helmut Hamm [mailto:texasmu...@web.de]
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 10:53 AM
> To: Franc; mop...@s
ve available to back them up).
>> >
>> > They simply have a "declared value" section where they charge you an
>> > additional fee to transport packages that are worth more than $100.00
>> >
>> > Of course this doesn't stop their clerks
but you can
insure up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
-Original Message-
From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of
Kirby McDaniel
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:11 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Absolutely.
time frame, but you can insure up to
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
-Original Message-
From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby
McDaniel
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:11 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
y, December 12, 2011 05:29 PM
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
>
> David, et al
> If a small tax were levied on email and text messages -- and it wouldn't have
> to be very large either - the revenues
> could be used to sup
el [mailto:ki...@movieart.net]
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 05:29 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
David, et al
If a small tax were levied on email and text messages -- and it wouldn't have
to be very large either - the revenues
could be used to suppor
I am not for a tax on email, except for spammers
if they had to pay a tax on email, I'd get a lot less of their
garbage to deal with everyday
At 02:29 PM 12/12/2011, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
David, et al
If a small tax were levied on email and text messages -- and it
wouldn't have to be very l
David, et al
If a small tax were levied on email and text messages -- and it wouldn't have
to be very large either - the revenues
could be used to support snail mail 6 days a week for everybody. And it would
help to control spam and frivolous email
as well.
When J Crew, L.L. Bean, Williams-S
opicness)
--
Steven Warren Hill shil...@sbcglobal.net shil...@yahoo.com
From: David Kusumoto
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Mon, December 12, 2011 3:20:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
I'm a moderate conservative who swings left socially and right
fiscally - yet I a
RV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Mon, December 12, 2011 3:20:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
I'm a moderate conservative who swings left socially and right fiscally - yet I
agree completely with what Kirby, Franc, Rich and others have said about how
critical it is to preserve our bel
I'm a moderate conservative who swings left socially and right fiscally - yet I
agree completely with what Kirby, Franc, Rich and others have said about how
critical it is to preserve our beleaguered USPS. Free markets cannot apply to
a service that by law, goes EVERYWHERE. Most people don't
3 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Use stamps.com. you can ship First Class Int and get insurance and
tracking.
Peter Contarino
From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby
McDaniel
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 11:5
Well put, Richard. FRANC
-Original Message-
From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:56 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Franc
people don&#
oPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Kirby is so right about this:
At 08:49 AM 12/12/2011, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
* Don't get me started on this. The postal services are NOT a
business. They were never intended to be a business. They are a
government service. We
ERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of
Helmut Hamm
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:07 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
I also agree with Kirby on this, but I go one step further: In my humble
opinion, SHIPPING COSTS are not supposed to be a source of extra
revenue
Nor can one buy a Certificate of Mailing on-line from USPS. I'm not
even sure if you can buy one in a post office.
you can indeed get a slip that the USPS rubber stamps for this service
Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com
_
in our case, we don't send the refunds anymore - we let you know you
have a credit.
it's more time consuming to send the refunds and all buyers do not
use Paypal (some actually do send checks)
At 11:14 AM 12/12/2011, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
I pay an employee to review all 500 orders we send ea
t: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Well said, Helmut, and your examples of what it has cost you to both
ship and receive items to Germany certainly shows that the high shipping
prices, discussed by others, DO NOT need to be charged to clients.
It's simply another way for sellers to line the
+ Comic Art
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:31 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Kirby is so right about this:
At 08:49 AM 12/12/2011, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
* Don't get me started on this. The postal services are NOT a business.
They were
are exchanging information. FRANC
From: Helmut Hamm [mailto:texasmu...@web.de]
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:07 PM
To: Franc; mop...@sol03.american.edu
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Franc,
you're saying
It costs almost $40 to ship a lobby card from NY to England by Pr
se of the exorbinant postal fees. FRANC
-Original Message-
From: Helmut Hamm [mailto:texasmu...@web.de]
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 10:53 AM
To: Franc; mop...@sol03.american.edu
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Franc,
here's a copy of the actual Paypal regulations:
4.
I pay an employee to review all 500 orders we send each week, and we refund
anyone who paid more than $1 over the cost of shipping plus $3 for
packaging supplies and third party insurance. We send lots of $2 and $3
refunds (plus lots more to people who pay multiple shipping charges on
stuff that ca
you are 100% correct Helmut, that dealers are not meant to profit
from shipping/packaging costs
I can't sell you something if I can't ship it to you
if I'm not going to be happy with the price I get for what I sell
you, then I should start it higher, where I will be happy
of course, in my case
I also agree with Kirby on this, but I go one step further: In my humble
opinion, SHIPPING COSTS are not supposed to be a source of extra revenue. They
are supposed to be a CUSTOMER SERVICE, and should be calculated as such.
Helmut
> Kirby is so right about this:
>
>
> At 08:49 AM 12/12/2011,
Helmut, it isn't just about the $5, the facts are that his ebay page
flatly misrepresents what was supposed to happen, that my package was
going to be shipped by Priority Mail, for $8. It was not
You know me too well to think that I would do the same thing and you
may or may not know that my s
Kirby is so right about this:
At 08:49 AM 12/12/2011, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
* Don't get me started on this. The postal services are NOT a
business. They were never intended to be a business. They are a
government service. We still need them, despite
what some who worship the "free" marke
Helmut,
To Germany and England, for me to send a lobby card or a folded one sheet, it
is always $33 to $36, priority mail. I think Franc was just rounding. That
said, one has to go to the Post Office counter to ship overseas, a rule that
has everything to do with post 9/11 security.
The cheap
Well said, Helmut, and your examples of what it has cost you to both
ship and receive items to Germany certainly shows that the high
shipping prices, discussed by others, DO NOT need to be charged to
clients.
It's simply another way for sellers to line their pockets with
additional cash, especiall
Franc,
you're saying
> It costs almost $40 to ship a lobby card from NY to England by Priority
> International.
Since you're a professional, I figure you should know what you're talking about
here... Yet, for mere curiosity's sake, I just checked the actual cost on
usps.com: I assumed a weig
> Last winter we shipped some posters to the UK during
> the extreme inclimate weather by First Class Mail. These items were hung up
> for over two months.
Dear Kirby and Freeman,
within the last month, I received a significant number of packages sent First
Class, not a single one took longe
Use stamps.com. you can ship First Class Int and get insurance and tracking.
Peter Contarino
From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby
McDaniel
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 11:50 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
onal Postage. They are only trying to
> protect themselves from frauds. FRANC
> -Original Message-
> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Helmut Hamm
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 7:16 AM
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [MOP
On Behalf Of Helmut Hamm
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 7:16 AM
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
>
> Rich,
>
> frankly, if I were to complain about a $5 overcharge in shipping, I could
> post here every other day. For some r
y are only
trying to protect themselves from frauds. FRANC
-Original Message-
From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of
Helmut Hamm
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 7:16 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
Rich,
frankly,
Rich,
frankly, if I were to complain about a $5 overcharge in shipping, I could post
here every other day. For some reason, a vast number of eBay sellers feel
entitled for a $5 to $10 extra for shipping international, sometimes even more.
If I were to leave negative feedback for this, I would
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 3:45 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
so I buy an Ocean's 11 lobby card from a guy on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320802002865>
&
mybob999>
> 594<http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=jimmybob999>
> Nov-24-10 14:56
>
>
>- *Reply* by godfatherunclebuzz (Dec-01-10 16:57): Argued over extra
>dollar in shipping cost. Made contacts. Poor customer.
>
>
> -
ard Halegua Comic Art
To: MoPo-L
Sent: Sun, Dec 11, 2011 12:44 pm
Subject: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
so I buy an Ocean's 11 lobby card from a guy on ebay
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320802002865>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320802002
extra dollar in shipping cost. Made contacts. Poor customer.
-Original Message-
From: Richard Halegua Comic Art
To: MoPo-L
Sent: Sun, Dec 11, 2011 12:44 pm
Subject: [MOPO] Another fleabay Moron
so I buy an Ocean's 11 lobby card from a guy on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.c
so I buy an Ocean's 11 lobby card from a guy on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320802002865
his shipping says $8.00 and clearly indicates it will be shipped Priority Mail
Package arrives, with the flimsiest of cardboard but amazingly the
card got here undamaged
howev
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