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Re: Hidden Shipping Costs?
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Wed, 30 Oct 2002 21:35:21 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > So here's the question: if I submit a bid, and if I end up winning an
> > auction, am I obligated to meet any shipping costs the seller chooses to
> > assign? What would prevent such a seller from charging a zillion dollars to
> > ship a baseball card, for example? Even if I email the seller beforehand,
> > it doesn't seem as though he's under any obligation to respond, except
> > perhaps as a courtesy.
> If in doubt, ask. If no reply, don't bid.
A big 'Thank You' to Kerry and to Allan for the insightful responses. The
two auctions went higher than I planned to bid anyway, so shipping won't be
a problem for me.
Thanks again!
Dave!
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| (...) If the seller has lots of positive feedback, then it is unlikely that they are ripping off their buyers with postage charges, so I probably would not bother to even ask. If the seller has little/no feedback, then I would email for (...) (22 years ago, 28-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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