[CR]AW: 'Outrageous' shipping charges, Now searching the best way of international payment

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From: "Thomas Reitz" <Reitz-GmbH@t-online.de>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:22:49 +0100
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOODsuZ2K4xDh00000a9f@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
Subject: [CR]AW: 'Outrageous' shipping charges, Now searching the best way of international payment

Hello everybody,

this thread is OT, but the number of answers shows some interest. I have sold many items to CR List members. Some people knew my standard mail answer, in which all Shipping ways are listed. The prices I have listed, are near the prices I have to pay At the post office. In The last Year, I have bought padded envelopes, boxes And tape for 420,00 EUR/545,00 USD. This is much money for me. Sometimes I use used envelopes also. Wrapping the parts takes much time. Driving to the post office also.

But I also have a part of business, which I hate. This fxxxing Part is known as Paypal. I don't want to eat their fee too. In the past I have added the paypal fee and their bad exchange rate To the total amount of my auctions. Is it such a shame? And here is my question: Which way of international payment is the best for You? And cheap and safe? I often got USD in envelopes, quick, and no envelope is lost since today. Please tell me about the way of payment I should support in future.

Thomas Reitz, Wiesbaden, Germany, deep night and snow falls.