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Re: Ebay S&H ...
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lugnet.market.shipping
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Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:01:22 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
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> (Just forwarding a copy of this to .market.shipping -- sounds like good
> advice. --Todd)
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> In lugnet.market.auction, Frank Filz writes:
> > Scott Runkle wrote:
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> > > This is the USPS priority mail charge of $3.20 with $.85 insurance tacked
> > > on. Sellers should never impose insurance on such a small item. In my
> > > opinion insurance should always be at the buyer's discretion. I have
> > > always offered insurance as an option on items I've sold on eBay, and
> > > about 75% of the buyers have opted to take it. For small items, sellers
> > > should offer alternative and less expensive shipping methods, such as
> > > first class mail.
> >
> > The problem with offering 1st class mail as an option is that you then
> > need to have packing material. For someone who is a big time seller,
> > this is a problem. Priority Mail packaging is free (even can be
> > delivered to you for free). Many sellers just impose insurance on every
> > item because of problems with buyers claiming they never received the
> > item (of course one can solve this for 35 cents with delivery
> > confirmation).
> >
> > What I reccomend to anyone asking how to package stuff to be sold is to
> > make your lots large enough that people won't balk at the Priority Mail
> > charges. I'd much rather pay $10 for two small sets, one of which I
> > don't really need, but might make use of, than $5 for one set if I'm
> > going to have to pay for Priority Mail.
Does anyone know the base fee schedule for UPS ? I know that UPS
includes free tracking and the first $100 of insurance on ground
shipments. I'm just not that familiar on the fee schedules.
Ray
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| Check on www.ups.com; the fee schedule is somewhat complicated (depends on distance you're shipping and whether you're shipping to a business or home address--it's cheaper for businesses). It is usually cheaper for heavier items with more insurance, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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