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How about... 1) The mere appearance of consumer protection through useless programs like "Safe-Harbor." The reality is that you are not protected in any way under a certain amount, and that even should you qualify for the protection eBay is (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) That's a good one. Pretense indeed. It's funny but eBay can at different times screw over both buyers AND small sellers. The only guys that are safe are the big time sellers. In fact, the whole eBay feedback system is flawed... if you are a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GH639p.2HE@lugnet.com... (...) Why does it take two trips? Dont the US post office have an on-line postal calculator? Enter the weight, desintation, method of shipment and voila the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Aye, there's the rub. To enter the weight you have to know the weight. Most people don't have more than a bathroom scale at home. I don't even like that much inaccuracy to determine Priority weights to the nearest pound, and it's virtually (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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"John Radtke" <jaradtke@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:GH6sJo.H2B@lugnet.com... (...) What? No one cooks in the USA? I already know the answer to that one - No. Guess you could take your lego to the resturant and ask them to weight it for (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GH6y40.4n6@lugnet.com... (...) news:GH6sJo.H2B@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Even if you know the weight it can still be a crap shoot on international packages. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Food scales don't work well, the platforms are usually too small. I use a Pelouze PE10 postal scale, $84 at OfficeMax.com, they usually have on-line coupons (check FlamingoWorld, I think I ended up paying $50 delivered). Its a 10-lb capacity (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I've got a Pelouze, a pretty accurate scale, and I have access to the rate calculator (although it's a pain to use... my scale and my shipping supplies are two stories away from where my computer normally is, and I have no plans to put a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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In lugnet.market.auction, Mike Walsh writes: <snip> (...) IMHO, thats silly. Weigh the package. Measure the dimensions. Go to ... (URL) Enter the weight and destination country. Check the package dimensions against what it lists out to the right. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Shouldn't be a crap shoot in terms of package weight. Letter Post is up to 4 pounds, not insurable. Parcel post is insurable but usually cost prohibitive compared to Letter Post for small packages. The crap shoot is in the package *size*. Some (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Reread your own post... then tell me that all those extra steps don't make international shipping a pain in the butt. That's all some of us are saying. I do sell internationally but I understand why some sellers can't or won't be bothered. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Go read this message and look at the picture ... (URL) The scale on the left is good up to 4 pounds, with resolution better than 1/10 ounce. Bug you local postmaster. Ask him where the regional (or district) surplus postal equipment auctions (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Reread your own message and see if you can determine why I think international is a pain in the butt. Domestic prio just needs to be accurate to 1/2 a pound. I have better than that already with my Pelouze. You want me to go to a postal (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I'll second that. I much more prefer to buy from Europe than Canada or the USA. When someone in Europe says the set is in excellent condition, it really is! When someone in North America says that, it only means that the pieces haven't been (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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