[78-L] Postage crisis ??

[Ron L'Herault]

You could include a packing/handling fee.  I think I've seen people offer
local pick up for free as the first option to satisfy the "Free shipping".

Ron L

-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Bill Clark
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 12:30 PM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Postage crisis ??


It's certainly true for eBay in the UK.

You can only list under the 78s heading if you include "free postage" as an 
option.  This is enforced by their listing mechanism.

If you try using "freight or courier" as an alternative postal option then 
you can't include any destination outside than the UK.

The alternatives are:

1) Bump up the minumum bid by adding on the postage cost - This makes the 
minimum bid look excessive and also plays havoc with any calculations for 
overseas postage or discounts for multiple purchases.

2) List under a "non-media" category where this rule dosen't apply such as 
"gramophones and phonographs" and hope that buyers find your records.

Has anyone thought of any alternatives?

Bill Clark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Postage crisis ??


>
> That's patently ridiculous, and possibly illegal. Even it were true, how 
> can eBay enforce this? Why would they be the only commercial enterprise in

> the world that refuses to allow a seller to charge for shipping costs? How

> do they justify this? Even if they removed the postage option from their 
> online forms, what's to stop a seller from sending an invoice with the 
> added charges on it? Are they going to police every single seller on eBay 
> to make sure they don't charge for postage? Sellers have every right to 
> charge for postage and buyers are more than willing to pay it.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>> From: jgozza at ntlworld.com
>> To: 78-l at 78online.com
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:48:17 +0000
>> Subject: [78-L] Postage crisis ??
>>
>> An  E--bay user has just told me there has been a recent ruling that 
>> sellers
>> can no longer make any charge for postage costs !
>> If this is correct, how are you [sellers] going to handle it ?  Simply
>> increase your minimum bid, and thus increase E-bog's  profits ?
>> I also gather that if you mention in your description that postage is not
>> included, and would be extra, your entry will then be pulled by  E-bog.
>> And I guess if you say nothing and then tell the winning  bidder that...
>> ahem...  there will be extra costs,  you'll soon get negative feedback, 
>> and
>> be bumped off  E-bog fairly shortly.
>>
>> A  no-win  /  no-win  situation ?
>>
>>
>> John  Goslin  in  UK
>>
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