----- Original Message ----- From: "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:26 AM Subject: Re: Who Out There Knows A Way........
> on 1/26/04 6:47 AM, R. A. Cantrell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > on 1/26/04 8:19 AM, J.S. Garrison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Well what irked me was the seller wanted $30.00 shipping for a $9.99 item. > >> Many or most of them do. I want a special pricing section for computers > >> older than, say, 1997(?) vintage so as to dramatically reduce the shipping. > > My limited experience with eBay tells me that some sellers use a strategy > > of selling cheap, roping you in, and making up some juice on shipping. $30 > > will send a G3 AIO coast to coast. > > > Well...... > > THAT strategy keeps them from selling their wares. > > J Their strategy is to make it worth their time to package and ship cheap computers. While a hobbyist probably doesnt mind the time to securely pack a computer and take it to the post office once and a while when you sell in bulk I bet it takes alot of your time each day to do it. Most people just trying to get rid of old equipment on ebay charge actual shipping. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
