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Re: ebay rant
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lugnet.market.auction
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Sat, 28 Jul 2001 17:36:21 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, John Radtke writes:
> 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.
> >
> > regards
> > lawrence
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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 worthless for international where rates can vary widely every
> few ounces.
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> I ended up buying a used 30 lb. baby scale. Gets me reliably within 2
> ounces or so.
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> John
> #388
Go read this message and look at the picture ...
<http://news.lugnet.com/market/theory/?n=1904>
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 are and contact them. Its a bit of work to
obtain these units, but my measured weights match those at the post office
better than 99% of the time. The big guy on the right is good up to 70 lbs.
Ray
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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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| (...) 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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