Re: [CR] double-check your shipping prices, Was: Confente levers?...

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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:01:03 -0700
From: "John Wood" <braxton72@gmail.com>
To: Wilson Paul <paul@wilsondesigns.net>
Cc: FujiFish1@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] double-check your shipping prices, Was: Confente levers?...


Hi Paul, UPS will definitely be more expensive than USPS on small packages, while UPS will normally be cheaper on big ones.

John

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Dr. Paul J. Wilson <pauliboyw@yahoo.com>wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> Thanks for this email.
> I too thought along these lines.
> Perhaps the method using eBay's "shipping wizard" is not the best business
> decision.
>
> Pauli
> Paul Wilson 26077 Arjuna Avenue, Temecula, California 92590, USA
> http://www.wilsondesigns.net 951-587-3632
>
> On Jan 28, 2009, at 8:26 AM, <FujiFish1@aol.com> <FujiFish1@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>> No big deal. Shipping prices are irrelevant, really. Just decide how
>> much
>> you are willing to pay for an item, delivered to your door. Then
>> subtract
>> the seller's shipping price, and bid. It all works out the same in the
>> end.
>> And for those who are scared away by the quoted shipping ... all the
>> better
>> for those who perform the math work cited above.
>>
>> Ciao,
>> Mark Agree
>> Southfield MI USA
>> ~ ~ ~
>>
>>
>> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:45:57 -0600
>> From: accobra <accobra@peoplepc.com>
>> Subject: Re: [CR] Confente levers ???????
>> To: Wilson Paul <paul@wilsondesigns.net>,
>>
>> Pauli, if this is your auction (Temecula, CA?), please double-check
>> your
>> shipping prices. I just sent an eBay question about the derailleur also
>> listed. These levers are something I could have an interest in too but
>> the
>> $15.35 listed shipping (plus insurance!) within the USA is way off the
>> map.
>> Lightweight lever handles can be mailed via 1st class mail (under 1 lb.)
>> for
>> about $3.25 with delivery confirmation. Or, if you really want to send
>> via
>> Priority Mail and use the free boxes the postal service provides (I like
>> to
>> use those too...) then you can still send for $5.60. Add a dollar or two
>> for "packing" if need be, but please, re-think the $15.35 shipping
>> prices.
>> I think you are probably scaring off some potential customers. Thanks &
>> good luck!
>>
>> Mark Winkelman
>> Dallas, Texas USA
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dr. Paul J. Wilson" <pauliboyw@yahoo.com>
>> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:26 AM
>> Subject: [CR] Confente levers ???????
>>
>>
>> Could these be Confente levers??
>>>
>>> eBay 260351966375
>>>
>>> Thanks!!!!!
>>>
>>> Pauli
>>> Paul Wilson 26077 Arjuna Avenue, Temecula, California 92590, USA
>>> http://www.wilsondesigns.net 951-587-3632
>>>
>>
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