From: Frank Robertson (tankdriv@gte.net)
Date: Wed Jan 29 2003 - 18:29:17 PST
This is why the free enterprise system works. If you do not like his
shipping QUIT gripping and just do not buy anything for him and he will go
out of business.
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Joe Foley
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:40 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] Ebay shipping rates
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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