well, maybe if the sellers are getting their items packed at Mailboxes, etc, it will cost that much. Packing materials are really cheap if you buy them more than one-at-a-time. i bought 10 20x20x15 boxes for something like $7.
it is a stupid printer, you slap a label on the pre-packaged box and ship it out. $21.95?!?!?!? i GUARANTEE i can ship that via fedex ground for under $10 to most parts of the country.
i mean, you can charge $20 to ship a printer if you want to, but i sure as hell won't buy it from you.
a deck of cards. this would cost $1.20 at MOST to ship via USPS first class. maybe add 50 cents for a bubble envelope. he charges $10. 500% shipping markup.
I don't no about canada, but in the US you can add delivery confirmation for $0.45
That said, I have shipped well over 30 items via first class untracked USPS with no problems whatsoever. Buyers with almost all positive feedback won't cheat you. Actually, it is never the BUYERS who do the scamming on ebay anyway.
My problem can be summed up with this: sellers should not be PROFITING from their shipping charges.
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Originally posted by murbot
Some of those prices aren't so bad. I'm selling an AirPort Card right now and have shipping at $12 CAD to the US, $10 within Canada. I could drop it into a jewel case inside an envelope and ship it for $2 easily enough, but if I get a "it never showed up man, what the hell!" email a week later, what can I do about it? Buddy threatens negative feedback unless I refund his money, and he gets a free card.
I'd ship it like that if the buyer takes ALL of the responsiblity, but I'm safer shipping it somehow that lets me track it and insure it. I can't do that for less than $10.
*shrug*
Also, if I was buying something and the seller said "I'll ship it for $2, but I'm in no way responsible if it gets lost in the mail and doesn't show up", I'd think he was planning on never sending it and pocketing my money.
So I don't know, what the hell are you supposed to do?
That's a good way to sum it up actually. I've sent people $5 back when shipping ended up being cheaper than expected (online shipping quotes I've gotten ended up being wrong). I never end up with money in my pocket from shipping alone.
That's a good way to sum it up actually. I've sent people $5 back when shipping ended up being cheaper than expected (online shipping quotes I've gotten ended up being wrong). I never end up with money in my pocket from shipping alone.
Actually, I checked into Registered Mail, and dropped my shipping price on the AirPort Card to $5. It'll actually be $5.50 with a signature required on their end, but I'll eat the fifty cents to make it a nice even number.
This is the first time I've sold something small like this and hadn't even thought of registered mail. Thanks progmac!
Actually, I checked into Registered Mail, and dropped my shipping price on the AirPort Card to $5. It'll actually be $5.50 with a signature required on their end, but I'll eat the fifty cents to make it a nice even number.
This is the first time I've sold something small like this and hadn't even thought of registered mail. Thanks progmac!
you have made my day! i'm also very impressed that you refunded extra shipping money. plus, you'll have a very happy buyer!
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Originally posted by progmac
well, maybe if the sellers are getting their items packed at Mailboxes, etc, it will cost that much. Packing materials are really cheap if you buy them more than one-at-a-time. i bought 10 20x20x15 boxes for something like $7.
a better example is this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=14301
it is a stupid printer, you slap a label on the pre-packaged box and ship it out. $21.95?!?!?!? i GUARANTEE i can ship that via fedex ground for under $10 to most parts of the country.
i mean, you can charge $20 to ship a printer if you want to, but i sure as hell won't buy it from you.
and another: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=36073
a deck of cards. this would cost $1.20 at MOST to ship via USPS first class. maybe add 50 cents for a bubble envelope. he charges $10. 500% shipping markup.
a stick of ram: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=31574
$9.99 to ship. it's just stupid.
and it isn't as though i even had to try to find these. click on any ebay auction and its the same thing. ridiculous.
i agree these examples are insane!!!
That said, I have shipped well over 30 items via first class untracked USPS with no problems whatsoever. Buyers with almost all positive feedback won't cheat you. Actually, it is never the BUYERS who do the scamming on ebay anyway.
My problem can be summed up with this: sellers should not be PROFITING from their shipping charges.
Originally posted by murbot
Some of those prices aren't so bad. I'm selling an AirPort Card right now and have shipping at $12 CAD to the US, $10 within Canada. I could drop it into a jewel case inside an envelope and ship it for $2 easily enough, but if I get a "it never showed up man, what the hell!" email a week later, what can I do about it? Buddy threatens negative feedback unless I refund his money, and he gets a free card.
I'd ship it like that if the buyer takes ALL of the responsiblity, but I'm safer shipping it somehow that lets me track it and insure it. I can't do that for less than $10.
*shrug*
Also, if I was buying something and the seller said "I'll ship it for $2, but I'm in no way responsible if it gets lost in the mail and doesn't show up", I'd think he was planning on never sending it and pocketing my money.
So I don't know, what the hell are you supposed to do?
Originally posted by murbot
That's a good way to sum it up actually. I've sent people $5 back when shipping ended up being cheaper than expected (online shipping quotes I've gotten ended up being wrong). I never end up with money in my pocket from shipping alone.
me too
This is the first time I've sold something small like this and hadn't even thought of registered mail. Thanks progmac!
Originally posted by murbot
Actually, I checked into Registered Mail, and dropped my shipping price on the AirPort Card to $5. It'll actually be $5.50 with a signature required on their end, but I'll eat the fifty cents to make it a nice even number.
This is the first time I've sold something small like this and hadn't even thought of registered mail. Thanks progmac!
you have made my day! i'm also very impressed that you refunded extra shipping money. plus, you'll have a very happy buyer!