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Re: ebay rant
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lugnet.market.auction
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Sat, 28 Jul 2001 14:07:00 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
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> "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GH639p.2HE@lugnet.com...
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> > I do not like doing overseas deals because it requires a minimum of two
> > trips to the post office to do exact shipping. Who has time? Domestic I can
> > use my scale, a rate chart and quote shipping, but it's too variable
> > internationally (yes I have an international rate chart but still). I still
> > do ship internationally but I don't like it. Worse, receiving payment
> > internationally is a pain, even with PayPal. So you have to get it right and
> > you can't as easily just say "send me way over and I will refund you the
> > overage" because the refund took not one but two haircuts (one coming to me,
> > and one again on return to the buyer)
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> Why does it take two trips?
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> Dont the US post office have an on-line postal calculator?
> Enter the weight, desintation, method of shipment and voila the price.
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> regards
> lawrence
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 worthless for international where rates can vary widely every
few ounces.
I ended up buying a used 30 lb. baby scale. Gets me reliably within 2
ounces or so.
John
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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