[meteorite-list] shipping and more

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Dec 31 15:30:43 2004
Message-ID: <41D5B793.8020300_at_fascination.com>

Dear all,
Ebay has a shipping calculator where the seller puts in his zip code,
the weight of the shipment, the mode of shipping (the speed to send it
out) and the calculator will supply the potential bidder the exact
shipping cost.....try it some time, it is pretty close to actual 90% of
the time with what I sell.
Always be sure to request an invoice of actual shipping weight on
combined items (always ask about combined shipping if it isn't stated in
the auction) to save a few dollars on only paying ins. and delivery
confirmation once, and I never ship anything with out insurance and
delivery confirmation. It is stated in my auctions in numerous places
and still, 10% can't read.

Dave F.
mjwy

Walter Branch wrote:

>Hi Tom and list,
>
>Just returned from a nice vacation to Tennessee
>and North Carolina. Picked up a rare meteorite
>in the Great Smoke Mountians called "snowangel."
>check it out:
>
>http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/snowangel.jpg
>
>and the strewnfield:
>
>http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/strewn.jpg
>
>>do they just not care what the shipping charges are?
>>
>
>Yes, that is it. It's called "psychology." People disregard
>shipping and "handling" charges for the most part.
>
>I don't.
>
>BTW, whoever invented the term "handling" as a charge
>was a marketing genius. Imagine paying for someone to
>actually handle your merchandise.
>
>Similarly, whoever thought of adding .95 or .99 to the
>end of a holler amount was also a marketing genius!
>
>I see lots of micromounts on ebay which I would
>like to add to my collection but I don't bother because of
>the excessive shipping fees.
>
>Overcharging for shipping is older than ebay. Doing so
>insures that the ebay and paypal fees are paid and in many
>cases, such as the example here, adds profit.
>
>I almost always pass over any auction which doesn't list
>shipping fees or give some indication of shipping fees. If I am really
>interested in item, I will ask the seller to give me an
>idea as to shipping. Many times, the selller does not respond
>so I just pass the auction by.
>
>Hoping everyone has a great 2005!
>
>-Walter Branch
>
>
>
>---------------------------------------------
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom AKA James Knudson" <peregrineflier_at_npgcable.com>
>To: "Dave Harris" <entropydave_at_ntlworld.com>; "metlist"
><meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 1:57 PM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] shipping
>
>
>>I don't get ebay, one well known over seas seller has a $25 shipping fee,
>>that's fine, but if another seller sells an identical meteorite at the
>>
>same
>
>>starting price, but with $2 shipping, form what I have seen, the
>>
>meteorites
>
>>will sell for the same amount lets say $15 in the end, even though they
>>
>have
>
>>to pay $23 more in shipping, do they just not care what the shipping
>>
>charges
>
>>are?
>>
>>Thanks, Tom
>>peregrineflier <><
>>IMCA 6168
>>http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dave Harris" <entropydave_at_ntlworld.com>
>>To: "metlist" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>>Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 9:29 AM
>>Subject: [meteorite-list] shipping
>>
>>
>>>Hi!
>>>Well, the eBay shipping saga is finished and I am not completing the
>>>
>sale.
>
>>>He refused point blank to reconsider the shipping charges of $25 for a
>>>thumbnail specimen, but I did notice that on his new auctions he made 2
>>>critical changes - one was to have a proper starting price (so he no
>>>
>>longer
>>
>>>has to sell as $65 for $1) and also much more plausible shipping
>>>
>charges.
>
>>>So, negative feedback all round!!!
>>>
>>>Not a happy ending but he obviously did not want to nurture business
>>>
>like
>
>>>all of you (and me) want to.
>>>
>>>Sometimes I am deeply saddened by the stupidity of Mankind....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>best for the New Year!
>>>
>>>
>>>dave
>>>Sec.BIMS
>>>IMCA #0092
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