This is done to some extent on https://www.homeworkshop.org.uk/ (also a good model for a non-ebay trading site). A few members - mostly those from the days of rec.models.uk - with frequent business runs across the country will store-and-forward items. That can work on UK distances but I'm not sure about USA - and very unlikely transatlantic.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 5:27 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 11:31 AM Mike Stein via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > "I'd be glad to find a way to access US sales at reasonable cost" > > > > Might be worth investigating MyUS. > > > > <snip> > > > > > > I'd be glad to find a way to access US sales at reasonable cost. > Postage > > > costs are a major factor at the moment and I rarely need things fast. > > > > > > > > A lot of us have storage spaces and we could all possibly work together to > create a FIDONET of shipping vintage computer items from one node to the > next. I know it's probably in practice impractical on a large scale > perhaps but theoretically this might be a nice way to get items slowly and > cheaply from point A to point B (via several less expensive hops). > > Bill >
