From: uniquemachine@cybcon.com
Date: Sat Nov 20 2004 - 17:22:11 PST
If the seller does not state a preset shipping rate, I will email them
and ask for a shipping cost even before bidding.
Jon
On 20 Nov 2004, at 17:12, Convoy Magazine wrote:
> I have virtually ceased to visit ebay.
>
> I buy mostly old magazine etc. and as I do a lot of
> mailing across North America I know exactly what
> envelop/postage -weight- costs are.
>
> I have been constantly upset at vendors trying to jack
> up their profits under the guise of
> "handling-packing-shipping" costs or whatever on stuff
> that I won fair and square at a price I was willing to
> pay...thinking the postage to get it to me would be
> the normal rate.
>
> Even if one allows for some extra money due to the
> time or effort to mail stuff (which shouldn't really
> come in to the question though), there is still too
> high a degree of fraudulent extra charges under this
> postage guise.
>
> So, they'll always be people on ebay, and the practice
> will go on, unless everyone complains,
>
> But having been PO'd a little too often, I have
> neither bought nor even visited Ebay in months.. well,
> think of all the money I've saved-- yippee ;-)
>
> cheers
>
>
>
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