[WWI] ot: Ebay shipping costs

[Ray Boorman]

Michael,  Drat you found the hole in my logic ;)

For all the bad stories on ebay there are some good ones. I bought a
mac cube on ebay a few years ago for a cheap price. Although it cost
me $50 US to ship it. It was packaged and insured and the seller
labeled it as a gift so I didn't pay duty or the opening fee that
Canada Customs tacks on if they have to charge duty.

I also bought a Nakamachi sound system on ebay and when it didn't turn
up the seller refunded me and dealt with fedex himself.....

Ray
On 3/2/07, Michael Kendix <mkendix at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ah but Ray, according to caveat emptor you have to know to ask the precise
> materials, material quality and material quantity in the packing. If you
> don't ask then it's YOUR fault.
>
> I guess my point is that if you have to have 20 point check off list each
> time you buy some 10 dollar item, it's ridiculous and deters trade.  The
> vendor is in a sense "pissing in the pool" by behaving like this. His
> actions reflect on other vendors and everyone has to nervously ask about all
> sorts of detail that normal folks would take for granted.
>
> Michael
>
>
> >From: "Ray Boorman" <fokkereiv at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
> >To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
> >Subject: Re: [WWI] ot: Ebay shipping costs
> >Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 16:27:23 -0500
> >
> >I have to really disagree here. They charged for premium packaging and
> >sent it with el-cheapo packing. You dont know that until you receive
> >the package. That is gouging and every bit as bad as sending say a
> >damaged model. Therefore negative feedback is required. The packaging
> >price is not the issue here its what you get for it.
> >
> >Ray
> >
> >On 3/2/07, Scottrik <scottrik at noisymuse.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>In which case we must agree to disagree.
> >>
> >>My feeling is that if the seller meets all their obligations under the
> >>listing to leave "negative" feedback is inappropriate and worthy of
> >>negative
> >>feedback right back at you without being "retaliatory". No one was holding
> >>a
> >>gun to ANYONE'S head forcing them to buy. If you (anyone) bought at the
> >>auction you did so of your own free will and did so accepting the terms
> >>and
> >>conditions as-published. To come back after the fact is, to me, being
> >>every
> >>bit as "dishonest" in one's dealing.
> >>
> >>My choice...just don't buy from them. If someone else is willing to play
> >>the
> >>game, more power to them.
> >>
> >>Scottrik
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org]On
> >>Behalf Of Andy Bannister
> >>Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:49 AM
> >>To: World War I Modeling Mailing List
> >>Subject: Re: [WWI] ot: Ebay shipping costs
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > This in by NO means to say I agree with the practice(s), but there is
> >> > absolutely NO way anyone can in good faith leave negative feedback if
> >>the
> >> > price(s) were identified upfront in the listing.
> >>
> >>I disagree Scott. It's a form of misrepresentation and if you disagree
> >>with
> >>the practice then the only way to stop it is to leave negative, or at
> >>least
> >>neutral feedback. If the seller were to say in their listing "the inflated
> >>postage cost is so I don't have to pay inflated eBay fees but the overall
> >>price the buyer is paying remains the same" then I would agree that
> >>leaving
> >>negative feedback would be wrong. Of course, if someone DID put that on
> >>their listing then the eBay overlords would undoubtedly remove the
> >>auction!
> >>Andy
> >>
> >>
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