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Re: ebay rant
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lugnet.market.auction
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Sat, 28 Jul 2001 17:07:56 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.
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 computer in the basement just yet) but I have found that my
accuracy between those two things is only about 75%.
So I go the two trips route. The other alternative would be to guesstimate
more wildly and inflate the amount I charge for overseas more than I do
domestically, so as not to take the hit when I underestimate.
Overseas deals are a pain in the butt. Sorry but that's just the way it
is... you can argue the point all you want, I don't care. I didn't even talk
about how tedious it is to fill out customs forms!
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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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