From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jan 29 2003 - 17:40:09 PST
I've gotten many manuals packed in cardboard boxes
with many styrafoam peanuts where a padded, or even
NOT padded, envelope would have been fine.
I often see manuals at inflated prices with rediculous
shipping rates, too.
Joe
--- Bjorn Brandstedt <super_deuce@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Anybody can check actual shipping costs at usps.com
> or ups.com. Actually a 5
> lb package shipped across the country priority mail
> with tracking would cost
> over $12.00. Media mail about $4.00. The manual
> probably weighs in at about
> five pounds...
>
> /Bjorn
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Everette" <194cbteng@pchnet.com>
> >To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles
> Mailing List)
> >Subject: [MV] Ebay shipping rates
> >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:08:46 -0600
> >
> >It is an excellent practice to verify shipping on
> anything you purchase at
> >auction - for sure when seller just says "Buyer
> pays shipping" and does not
> >quote price. Few months ago I looked at item -
> book, weight 7 oz. - I
> >emailed seller and was quoted 11.00 postage, 9.00
> packing. From memory
> >post office said at book rate was I think about 3
> dollars and office supply
> >store sells padded envelope for 1.90 each. I
> watched sale and book sold
> >for
> >2.50, was paper back U S Army MV - PM book. - one
> of the little cartoon
> >books
> >
> >
> >Everette
> >
> >As the old cowboys say - Mind where you step......
> >
> >
> >
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