[meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 17:07:23 -0700
Message-ID: <B2F51F8E532F46A49BC8313931B466EC_at_bosoheadPC>

I'm missing something here....well, most likely because I haven't read their
new "agreement" policy. I always just ship USPS priority flat rate, eat a
few bucks, and bypass all the Ebay labels and stuff and junk and stuff and
crap. What's the main issue?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bross" <element33 at peconic.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>;
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy


> Hi Adam and List
>
> I agree with you, Adam, BUT lets not forget that UPS, FedEx etc... don't
> have
> ANY cost in dealing with snailmail (people, infrastructure etc...) which
> certainly is the least beneficial post for USPS.
>
> When I lived in US, I remember the same kind of debate about the Bells
> and the telephone newcomers which didn't have to bear the cost of
> the public tel cabins, their repairs etc...
>
> Lets try to be fair in our judgement
>
> All the best to all
> Michael B.
>
> PS: I have no personal interest in any telecommunication company
> whatsoever...
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 4:35 PM
> To: "Adam" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy
>
>>
>>
>>
>> It just shows how behind the times the United States Postal Service is.
>> They raise international shipping costs by %50 after raising it every
>> year for the last several years. What are we getting for these massive
>> increases? Nothing!
>>
>> Now packages have to be shipped twice, eBay's way of Band-Aiding a
>> serious problem! UPS, FedEx and EMS have been able to track
>> international packages for over two decades! It shows when the U.S.
>> Government oversees an operation like USPS that we can count on extreme
>> inefficiency.
>>
>> I would fire the entire board and and tell the replacement board to
>> learn something from the private sector!
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Jim Strope <faq4q at yahoo.com>
>> To: Steve Dunklee <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 5:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy
>>
>>
>> The downside for the buyer is that they will have to pay taxes on the
>> full value.
>>
>> Jim Strope
>> 421 4th Street
>> Glen Dale, WV. 26038
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On May 5, 2013, at 4:30 AM, Steve Dunklee <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> under the new overseas shipping policy you send your package to a
>>> shipping service, which then sends and tracks your package to the
>>> customer. The customer will no longer be able to claim they did not get
>>> the package.
>>> an improvement over previous policy.
>>> cheers
>>> Steve
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