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Re: ebay rant
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lugnet.market.auction
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Sat, 28 Jul 2001 17:49:29 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Ray Sanders writes:
> Go read this message and look at the picture ...
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> <http://news.lugnet.com/market/theory/?n=1904>
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> 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.
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 auction and waste half a day? Get real! Seriously.
I'd rather build, or post, or do shows, or design new sets.
I *do* international. My process is: box it up and take it in with my
domestic, ask them to tell me what it will cost, write it down and take it
home, ask the buyer what he wants and take it in the next weekend. Adds a
week turnaround. I'm ok with that.
I can, and do, switch to an alternative process in which I way overestimate,
when it makes sense to do that. But I will *not* be attending any postal
auctions any time soon. Or for that matter, buying another scale of any
sort, I already spent about 20 on the one I have.
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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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