[meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did they Go?

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 17 00:39:18 2006
Message-ID: <20060816215239.270E71054B_at_mailwash5.pair.com>

So then why not ship first class? You are telling us that people who buy a
meteorite from you on ebay for $0.99 cents and then pays $4.05 shipping is
not being ripped off? Even if you are not keeping the money, it is just
stupid to pay so much when it can be shipped for barely $.50 cents pluss $25
cents or so for the padded envelope.
Mike Farmer

-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Adam Hupe
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:57 AM
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did they
Go?

Mike,

This statement is far from true:


> Anyone who charges $4.00 shipping for a micro in the
> USA is ripping off their customers. They are just
> trying to make money on the shipping. I charge $1.00
> on 99% of the micors I sell on ebay. The exception is
> when the micro is valuable, like Lunar and Martian
> material that I need to track to ensure it isnt lost.
> Michael Farmer

I only ship Priority Mail and charge exactly $4.05, the actual cost of the
stamp. Most people PayPal payments including shipping. After PayPal takes
their cut, I actually lose money on shipments. I combine on the average 5
items bringing down the customers' costs to just 81 cents an item. I combine
over two auction sessions allowing them to bring shipping costs down even
further. The buyer gets their items in 2 days without the breakage you get
by shipping in padded envelopes. I have found, that overall Priority Mail
is the only way to go and nobody is get ripped-off!

Adam


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