[78-L] Visions of styrofoam danced in their heads...

[Taylor Bowie]

Hi Omar,

Yes,  I just found another of your teeny tiny Styrofoam peanuts...turns out 
it had been stuck to my left eyebrow for several years!  Wonder why no one 
mentioned it to me...

Hahaha.  I wish there were more sellers of the quality of Omar on eBay...his 
boxes come in better condition all the way from South America than do many 
which come from a few states away...and his records are graded right and in 
fine condition.

I share Omar's frustration with eBay's "one-size-fits-all" approach to 
shipping costs.  I am told that there is a way around it for sellers but 
it's complicated to say the least.

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Omar Facelli" <gaucho at netgate.com.uy>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 4:39 AM
Subject: [78-L] Greetings and some more eBay venting


> 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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