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$7 is a lot of shipping for a pound of stuff.

"John Popelish" wrote in message
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$7 is a lot of shipping for a pound of stuff.

1 pound of stuff packaged will cost $6.05 to ship to most of the US from
Florida.

Even using a free Priority Mail box, other costs can easily total a buck.

Jeff

Jeff Volp wrote:
"John Popelish" wrote:

$7 is a lot of shipping for a pound of stuff.

1 pound of stuff packaged will cost $6.05 to ship to most of the US from
Florida.

Even using a free Priority Mail box, other costs can easily total a buck.

A free Priority falt rate envelope that will hold a lot more than a
pound of many not very fragile things, including transistors, costs
$4.05 to ship anywhere in the U.S.

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Jeff Volp wrote:
"John Popelish" wrote:

$7 is a lot of shipping for a pound of stuff.

1 pound of stuff packaged will cost $6.05 to ship to most of the US from
Florida.

Even using a free Priority Mail box, other costs can easily total a
buck.

A free Priority falt rate envelope that will hold a lot more than a
pound of many not very fragile things, including transistors, costs
$4.05 to ship anywhere in the U.S.

We ship a lot of stuff, and use PM flat-rate where appropriate. The $8.10
boxes can be a bargain for heavy items. To prevent damage in shipping, I
would use a 1096S box for something like this. Some people try to save
money and use flat-rate envelopes for things they were not designed for. It
usually works, but most experienced eBay sellers won't risk the negative
feedback when something arrives damaged.

Many people don't realize the extra costs involved in selling on eBay. You
might be surprised how many rolls of packing tape we go through. Bubble
wrap was $35 for the last roll. Packing peanuts are about $10 bucks a bag.
When not shipping PM, padded mailers are 35 cents, small boxes about 50
cents. Even the cost of printing labels and packing lists adds up. And if
we miss the pickup and have to make that run to the Post Office...

Jeff

Jeff Volp wrote:
We ship a lot of stuff, and use PM flat-rate where appropriate. The $8.10
boxes can be a bargain for heavy items. To prevent damage in shipping, I
would use a 1096S box for something like this. Some people try to save
money and use flat-rate envelopes for things they were not designed for. It
usually works, but most experienced eBay sellers won't risk the negative
feedback when something arrives damaged.

Many people don't realize the extra costs involved in selling on eBay. You
might be surprised how many rolls of packing tape we go through. Bubble
wrap was $35 for the last roll. Packing peanuts are about $10 bucks a bag.
When not shipping PM, padded mailers are 35 cents, small boxes about 50
cents. Even the cost of printing labels and packing lists adds up. And if
we miss the pickup and have to make that run to the Post Office...

And wait until you see what happens when that jiffy pack envelope you sent
parcel post tracking (tracking is required by eBay/paypal) gets crushed down to
under 3/4 inch, and you find it returned to you for insufficient postage.

-Chuck

"Jeff Volp" wrote in message
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1 pound of stuff packaged will cost $6.05 to ship to most of the US from
Florida.

Even using a free Priority Mail box, other costs can easily total a buck.

No question, but someone selling a stylus for a penny with $19.99 S&H is not
getting my money.

Homer J Simpson wrote:
"Jeff Volp" wrote in message
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1 pound of stuff packaged will cost $6.05 to ship to most of the US from
Florida.

Even using a free Priority Mail box, other costs can easily total a buck.


No question, but someone selling a stylus for a penny with $19.99 S&H is not
getting my money.

Yes. I'll do without before paying someone to cheat Ebay out of their
cut, and insult me with a ridiculous shipping charge. (I have seen a
box of stuff for sale for a $1, with $1999 shipping.)

I have told many sellers that efficient shipping puts me in the mood
to bid high. It may be more emotional than rational, but it is also a
fact.

My favorite shipping story is a load of large ferrite toroids, shipped
in a $4.05 flat rate envelope. The shipper said there was not room
for sufficient padding to prevent breakage in that container. I told
him that the only threat to the cores was one banging into another.
If taped together into into a solid cylinder, they might break
something else but they would be no threat to each other. I accepted
responsibility for any breakage if he agreed to ship this way.

I have since received 3 sets of these cores this way, without a chip,
though the envelopes look pretty ratty by the time they arrive with
their 3.5" diameter by 8 " long 5 pound cylindrical charges. I have
saved enough shipping on these 3 sets to pay for a fourth. :-)

I am looking for a 68 pound lead brick to ship to somewhere in the
$8.10 flat rate (up to 70 pounds) box. It might even be fun to shape
a 1 inch thick slab of lead into an 8 by 10 inch rectangle, to ship in
the flat rate envelope.

"John Popelish" wrote in message
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No question, but someone selling a stylus for a penny with $19.99 S&H is
not getting my money.

Yes. I'll do without before paying someone to cheat Ebay out of their
cut, and insult me with a ridiculous shipping charge. (I have seen a box
of stuff for sale for a $1, with $1999 shipping.)

Doing that cuts out all sorts of protections. Even insured, the Post Office
won't refund postage for lost items and eBay/PayPal don't insure S&H, only
the goods themselves.

And some idiots insist on you buying $1.30 insurance on a $1 item. That's
the dumbest bet on the planet.

Homer J Simpson wrote:
"John Popelish" wrote:

Yes. I'll do without before paying someone to cheat Ebay out of their
cut, and insult me with a ridiculous shipping charge. (I have seen a box
of stuff for sale for a $1, with $1999 shipping.)

Doing that cuts out all sorts of protections. Even insured, the Post Office
won't refund postage for lost items and eBay/PayPal don't insure S&H, only
the goods themselves.

And some idiots insist on you buying $1.30 insurance on a $1 item. That's
the dumbest bet on the planet.

Many also don't seem to realize that it is their stuff till it reaches
my hands. They demand insurance or deny any responsibility for it
getting to me. Like I am required to give them a positive comment
when it doesn't show up, unless I have asked them to insure the item.
The insurance protects them, more than me. Same with documented
delivery. If it doesn't get to me, I am going to get my money back
from the credit card company, regardless of how they whine about no
insurance.

I have spent thousands of dollars to buy from eBay and have gotten
only two negative comments. Both in retaliation after I gave a
negative for poor shipping. One was incensed that I gave him a
negative before asking him to replace material damaged because of
complete absence of packing. He had no concept of getting a
compliment for doing it right the first time, but thought it fair that
I give him as many attempts as it took to finally get a fragile item
to me in one piece, and then give him a positive comment.