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Re: Ranting and raving...
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lugnet.castle
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Sun, 29 Jun 2003 19:46:01 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Josh Wedin wrote:
> So I sold it on ebay and shipped it through USPS. The bidder never asked for
> insurance, delivery confirmation, tracking, etc. You see where this is
> going?
Not to sound unsympathetic and all, but all of that stuff is technically
your responsibility, not the buyer's. Contrary to popular belief, the buyer is
only responsible for guaranteeing arrival of payment. Upon receipt of payment,
the seller is legally obligated to guarantee either arrival of the purchased
item(s), or return of the payment. Opting for insurance is therefore the
seller's responsibility, since they are supposed to either return payment or
send replacement product if the buyer never receives the purchase. You can pass
the additional costs on to the buyer as S&H, but the only thing they should be
out if you can't replace a lost purchase is the cost of sending you the payment
(eg, the cost of an envelope and postage stamp). This is why every trade/sale I
make domestically is always shipped through UPS. They automatically give me a
tracking number, they automatically insure for $100, and since I can send it
from work (deducted from my paycheck), it saves me an inconvenient trip to the
post office. Yes, it's more expensive, but not by much. Shipping outside of
the US is a completely different matter, as UPS Worldwide Express shipments are
ex-pen-sive outside of North America, and even shipping to Canada requires a
certain level of unpleasant paperwork.
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| (...) Under my terms, once I've given it to USPS and I can prove it, it's not my problem any more, it's the buyer's. Title passes to the buyer at the moment I transfer it to USPS. If the buyer chooses not to buy insurance that would be the buyer's (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Ranting and raving...
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| Hey All, Just a rant to blow off some steam. Don't feel like you have to reply. I buy and sell quite a bit of legos on Ebay. Have had mostly a lot of fun and good times up until now. In a big lot that I bought a while back I got a complete armor (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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