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Shipping, DO NOT PAY until you get an INVOICE from me,
This means don't pay until I send you an invoice, DO NOT PAY before you get an INVOICE with personal comment
in the comments section,, IF you don't wait, you will be paying tooooooo much,
I think ebay sends out a notice directly after the auction, telling you you've won.. DON"T pay then WAIT ..
SHIPPING: Here's what I do so you don't over pay and I don't lose...
I don't pack before the auction, so I really don't know the exact weight, or size of box..
SO, I add a few lbs to the actual weight, the price showing as computed by ebay is too high. almost 100% of the time... Once the item sells, I can compute the shipping price, exactly. Shipping prices are too high and ebay makes it worse.. (see below
Please, just standby for an invoice from me,, I can make sure your not paying too much, but the exact amount.
thanks , if you don't wait, you will pay whatever ebay says, ,,,,John
SHIPPING CRAZY
Yes shipping is crazy,, up up and up some more, I feel guilty shipping some things
especially to the US east coast,, yes Idaho is a ways away, but , really how much
is too much... I do what I can to get the best deal, but a good deal in todays
shipping world is hard to find, once again I apologize , however, it's out of my control..
again WAIT for an INVOICE before you pay,, you will get a better price.
and another reason shipping is high READ THIS
first here's ebays statement on their fees page Note #3
We charge one final value fee when your item sells.. This fee is
calculated as a percentage
of the total amount of the sale, plus $0.30
per order.
EBAY Charges 13.25% plus 30 cents on the auction and the shipping,
YES the shipping too, OUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
doesn't seem fair to charge on the shipping, BUT that's life in the EBAY lane !!
so if I sell you something for $5 I make $4.04 That's on the auction , then if I lose on shipping , I make almost nothing or nothing at all.
Ebay always pushes sellers to offer Free Shipping, great Idea, but if I'm selling a 10 Lb electronic device
for $5 and the shipping is $ 20+ I lose , so generally I can't and don't offer free shipping,
AND I apologize about shipping costs, they just keeps going up and up, I guess that's the sign of the times.
Please note, I have ton's of 100% good feedback, I've been Ebaying
since Sept 20, 1998. I'm not trying to cheat anyone.
PLEASE READ BELOW, BEFORE BIDDING
Returns: I have good feedback, lots of what I sell is old electronics,
you are advised that I make every attempt to describe the "product" correctly, Many of
my auctions are only $5 , I can't be held at gun point by Ebay with their crazy policies
about returns... Look at my feedback I'm not trying to rip anyone off,
my feedback says it all, I don't sell anything without full disclosure about any defects I know about..
Things to think about, .
UPS, Fedex, USPS, DHL Ebay l are the people that makes out on these deals, keep
the shipping in mind, it hurts me to see the rates. and they just keep going up !!
REMEMBER, almost nothing ships for much less than $4.00..
A 50lb box it won't be three bucks !!!
Disclaimer: I try to describe my for-sale items, in a fair manner, and not inflate the
condition. I am a collect-a-holiac, and many of the things I am selling, I have had
for many years, some over 25 years. Others may have been acquired only weeks ago..
Some may never have been powered on, in which case I won't claim they are "Working"
in my description. I promise that I will list any known defects in my description ,
BUT that doesn't mean there might not be something wrong that I don't know about.
Many of my sales are old electronic things, the pots and switches, etc, could be a bit
noisy. The item maybe dusty and dirty and need a little (maybe a lot) elbow grease
and Windex to make them look good.
Lots of my auctions are Ham Radio Estates of old friends that are SK, helping the XYL's..