[78-L] Greetings and some more eBay venting

[Omar Facelli]

I'm sure he doesn't use those dreaded styrofoam peanuts I use all the 
time to annoy most of you (I'm an evil 78 seller), but for enjoyment 
of several jolly cats who like to play with the sticky things...

I take this opportunity to send you all my warm regards and the 
wishes of happiness, good health (and a better economy!) for these 
upcoming Holidays and especially for the New Year.

Take care and go on venting!

Omar Facelli in Montevideo, Uruguay

P.S. What I hate of eBay most at this time (I usually never complain 
but...) is the $4.00 ENFORCED shipping fees for "domestic" record 
orders. I sell on eBay from Uruguay since November 1996, so HEY, they 
know there are ALSO people living and making business from outside 
the States, so there can't be a DOMESTIC US shipping service applied 
in ALL record listings! Besides the fact of not differentiating 
between country borders, there's the fact of qualifying all record 
shipping as similar by standardizing the $4 shipping fee to all 
record formats (CDs, vinyls, shellacs!). I forwarded an extensive 
letter explaining these issues (and more, such as the suggestion from 
one of the eBay representatives of adding the shipping difference to 
the actual "buy it now" price, hence overpricing any and all store 
listings one by one!) to Kristina Klausen (Senior Director, Shipping) 
but have not received a response.

At 04:12 13/12/2008, you wrote:
>It's almost enough to restore one's faith in human nature!
>
>Mike in Plovdiv
>
>
>--- On Fri, 12/12/08, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
> > Subject: [78-L] Excellent reply from seller!
> > To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> > Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 10:34 PM
> > Below is the wonderful reply just received from the eBay
> > seller whom I'd
> > written to about his poor packing job.
> >
> > What a classy note...this really made my day,  and helps to
> > remind me that
> > most sellers on eBay are good folk who want to do a good
> > job...perhaps
> > that's why the bad ones stick out like sore thumbs.
> >
> > BTW the feedback to which he refers is not eBay
> > "feedback" but the private
> > message I sent to him.
> >
> > Taylor
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> > Your feedback is most appreciated, and I agree with you. I
> > had ran out of
> > the proper boxes. Am I safe in assuming the record arrived
> > undamaged? I do
> > have the proper boxes now, and I think the prudent action
> > would have been to
> > e-mail you and said it would be a few days delay for proper
> > packaging.
> > I have left positive feedback for you, and please don't
> > hesitate to buy
> > again from me. I will make sure your records are packaged
> > properly.
> >
> > I have lots of 78's and if there is anything in
> > particular you are looking
> > for, I would be happy to find it for you, and assure you
> > that they will be
> > pacaked properly.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
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