[78-L] e-bay

[maceo at nugrape.net]

Some sellers have told me that the reason they have the shipping charges so 
high, is they don't have an option to put in the lower USP rate for overseas
postage rates. I try and check with the seller prior to bidding what the 
actual charge is as well as whether they are familiar with proper packaging of 
78's :-)

A recent parcel arrived in all the proper dimensions and bubble wrap, however 
the seller did not place any cardboard around the 78, luckily it was in one 
piece!



> Some dealers want to sell something for $98 but don't want to pay exhorbitant
> fees to the auction.  Since you don't pay fees on postage, the way around
> that is to over charge on postage and sell the item for a miniscule amount. 
> Though lately, the auction folks have been posting limits to postage allowed
> for shipping records.  I think they are catching on.  CBD
> 
> --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] e-bay
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 1:06 PM
> 
> 
> I agree with Taylor, because I always consider shipping costs when
> bidding or ordering.  BUT, for $74 shipping I would expect the record to
> be hand delivered by one of those dames who advertise in the back pages
> of The Village Voice, or perhaps a Thai Slave Girl.  
> 
> Mike (I can dream, can't I) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
> 
> 
> 
> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
> > In the end, it's only the total price that matters...if there are a
> > hundred dollars or so worth of things you want it doesn't matter if
> > it's $24 for records and the rest for postage or $24 for postage and
> > the rest for the records...it still comes to $98. How the seller
> > wants to break it down doesn't matter to me.  Taylor
> 
> 
> From: "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
> > > I just had an e-bay experience which I've never had before. I was
> > > going to bid on a set of Viva~Tonals that was advertising a "Buy
> > > now" price of around $24. Just as I was going to hit the button,
> > > I noticed that the shipping costs were almost $74, (from New York
> > > State to New York State). I wrote the seller, (who has 100% positive
> > > feedback), to see if this was a miss-print but got no answer. A
> > > second letter also got no response. I guess a lot of buyers don't
> > > mind paying large shipping costs as long as they get a good 
> > > price on the item.  db
> 
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