On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 07:33:29 -0500, LouDeeter wrote
> Peter Naiman says: "Unfortunately I didn't read the sellers
> shipping policy and when I emailed the seller for
> charges, he wanted $6.00 to ship including insurance."
>
> Peter, since shipping charges are part of the "total price" that the
> buyer pays, as long as they are mentioned in the ad, then you should
> have no complaints. You admit to not reading the ad, but then you
> complain. I don't get it. Some sellers may be using the stated
> shipping charge as part of their proceeds from the sale, to avoid
> ebay charges or whatever. Most ads tell people to "ask questions
> before you bid". I don't know whether this one you cite did that,
> but certainly it is good practice. By the way, the seller could be
> shipping everything FedEx too. I do that and the minimum price for
> a small item is over $4. Why? Because it is convenient for me to
> not have to go to the post office when I can use my company's FedEx
> shipping account. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL
Ditto!
Whenever possible, I ship everything via USPS Priority Mail, because I can print up a shipping label from my desk at the office, and put packages in outgoing mail.
That means the minimum shipping is going to be $3.85 for an item under one pound. Then add in cost of tape, boxes (because boxes ain't free unless you have the USPS send you some, and sometimes those are not size-appropriate).
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