[meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES

From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:53 2004
Message-ID: <002d01c37760$21b54740$dccb43d8_at_malcolm>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C37725.73CCC200
Content-Type: text/plain;
        charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello Mike and list , I am by no mean's a dealer but I have sold a few. =
I believe you should keep shipping costs to a minimum for the buyer. I =
personally don't like paying shipping that is higher than the cost of =
the meteorite. If the meteorite is small, unbreakable and inexpensive, I =
think a padded envelope is the way to go. If the meteorite is a large =
inexpensive slice that could be easily broken, it should be sent in a =
box, first class. But if you gust bought a $400+slice of lunar rock, I =
think the extra for priority is the way to go.=20
  One nice thing about priority is all your boxes and supplies are free =
from the USPS. Also, If the meteorite is under one pound, you can send =
it for $3.85, so I see no reason for anyone in the US to charge more =
than $3.85 for shipping. Like mike said, Handling should be your own =
responsibility. When I charge $3.85 you can be sure that is how much I =
am spending on shipping.
Thanks, Tom
Peregrineflier <><
The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Michael Farmer=20
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:06 PM
  Subject: [meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES


  I am in shock. I have just spent the evening perusing ebay, looking at =
sellers shipping charges. It is pathetic. I truly hope that the buyers =
on this list look around at prices and realize that many so called =
"dealers" are blatantly ripping people off with shipping charges. I find =
it pathetic. If you are a seller with constant ebay auctions, you have =
no right to charge outrageous shipping charges. I do not charge for my =
time, my daily trips to the post office. Selling and shipping meteorites =
is my business. I just saw one dealer who is on this list, selling a 1 =
gram Taza stone and adding $3.85 shipping charge. It costs .45 cents to =
ship and maybe .20 cents for the envelope. NET gain for the dealer $3.00 =
profit on the shipping alone.=20
      If you buy from people who rip you off on the shipping, you =
deserve to lose your money.=20
  Mike Farmer

------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C37725.73CCC200
Content-Type: text/html;
        charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" =
http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
<META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello Mike and list , I am by no mean's a dealer but =
I have=20
sold a few. I believe you should keep shipping costs to a minimum for =
the buyer.=20
I personally don't like paying shipping that is higher than the cost of =
the=20
meteorite.&nbsp;If the meteorite is small, unbreakable and inexpensive, =
I think=20
a padded envelope is the way to go. If the meteorite is a large =
inexpensive=20
slice that could be easily broken, it should be sent in a box, first =
class. But=20
if you gust bought a $400+slice of lunar rock, I think the extra for =
priority is=20
the way to go. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp; One nice thing about priority is all your =
boxes and=20
supplies are free from the USPS. Also, If the meteorite is under one =
pound, you=20
can send it for $3.85, so I see no reason for anyone in the US to charge =
more=20
than $3.85 for shipping. Like mike said, Handling should be your own=20
responsibility.&nbsp; When I charge $3.85 you can be sure that is how =
much I am=20
spending on shipping.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks, Tom<BR>Peregrineflier &lt;&gt;&lt;<BR>The proudest member =
of the=20
IMCA 6168</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A href=3D"mailto:meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net"=20
  title=3Dmeteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>Michael Farmer</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20
  =
title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr=
al.com</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 09, =
2003 10:06=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] =
Shipping theft=20
  IE HIGH CHARGES</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am in shock. I have just spent the =
evening=20
  perusing ebay, looking at sellers shipping charges. It is pathetic. I =
truly=20
  hope that the buyers on this list look around at prices and realize =
that many=20
  so called "dealers" are blatantly ripping people off with shipping =
charges. I=20
  find it pathetic. If you are a seller with constant ebay auctions, you =
have no=20
  right to charge outrageous shipping charges. I do not charge for my =
time, my=20
  daily trips to the post office. Selling and shipping meteorites is my=20
  business. I just saw one dealer who is on this list, selling a 1 gram =
Taza=20
  stone and adding $3.85 shipping charge. It costs .45 cents to ship and =
maybe=20
  .20 cents for the envelope. NET gain for the dealer $3.00 profit on =
the=20
  shipping alone. </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you buy from =
people who rip=20
  you off on the shipping, you deserve to lose your money. </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike =
Farmer</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C37725.73CCC200--
Received on Wed 10 Sep 2003 01:55:23 AM PDT


Help support this free mailing list:



StumbleUpon
del.icio.us
reddit
Yahoo MyWeb