Well, let's hope that anybody who buys one or more of these items takes the shipping charge into account when determining how much to bid. At least it's a flat rate, so there shouldn't be any surprises. I don't have a problem with any shipping charge strategy, as long as the terms are clear to the buyer.
Personally, I get a lot of use out of my Little Joe, but I seldom use the Hoss for non-camping trips. On Apr 22, 10:04 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > On Apr 22, 2009, at 9:10 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Tim McNamara > > <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > > > When I sell something to someone on the list or- for that matter- on > > eBay, I do not feel it is necessary or even appropriate to try to > > recoup money for my time spent packaging an item for shipping and > > taking it to the Post Office. I feel that the time and effort is > > just a given and part of the process, to which I agreed when I > > elected to sell my item on eBay or through the list. > > > But why not? I see no objection to having a clear shipping plus > > handling price stated in the advertisement, be it on the boblist or > > ebay or whatever selling avenue it may be. If I think that the > > handling fee is too much, I won't bid. > > > My brother sells huge amounts on ebay and adds a small cushion into > > his shipping charges for packing materials and the labor of packing > > and going to the PO. He packs very well -- not like me, who am > > messy if secure -- and spends a lot of time on shipping. He told me > > once when I said some people complained about this sort of thing, > > "I'm not going to [effing] give away my time and labor." He > > certainly packs and ships cheaper than Nashbar, say. And he has > > nothing but good feedback. > > That's exactly the sense of entitlement to which I was referring. I > simply don't share that attitude about my time and labor for an > avocation, I guess. I'm not selling things on eBay trying to make a > living or a profit- it's a garage sale as far as I am concerned. > And, like you, if I feel a seller's charges are excessive I don't > bid. Happens a lot, and more and more these days. I have bought > about 1/10 as many items on eBay as it transitions from being an > auction service to a retail service. For a retailer to charge a > handling fee to pay an employee to pack an item makes sense to me, > because they are incurring an expense. Putting something in a box > and mailing it in my spare time incurs little to no expense. I just > charge the buyer actual shipping cost. > > When selling on this list, I see the sale as a service to me (I'm > clearing stuff out of my house and the people who buy the items are > doing me a favor). Why would I charge for that? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
