2 Aug
2004
2 Aug
'04
6:34 p.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Doc Shipley wrote:
Dang it, Sellam, even when you agree with me I don't like it! ;)
Really, though, isn't your hint exactly what I said in the quoted
paragraph?
If I sell you an item, I have to find (and
usually pay for) a box
that fits it for secure shipping, packing, tape, and labelling, and if
it's shipped USPS, I also have to either weigh it here and print a label
online, or schlep it down to the PO and wait in line to have them do that.
Hint: you can buy/print USPS postage right from their website now. The
interface is a tad kludgy but it sure beats waiting in line at the post
office for 10 minutes (again, I can do a lot with 10 minutes).
https://sss-web.usps.com/ds/jsps/ds_landing.jsp I charge a $6 packing fee on my auctions, and even
that isn't enough. I'm
just trying to be nice.
Time *is* money!
True facts. If it's a bigger-ticket item - over $100 - I can eat a
little loss on S&H. If it's a huge item, it's even simpler. "I will
help load this into whatever truck appears at my garage door." If it's
something I'm selling cheap and not to a list-member or friend, I'm not
about to end up losing money on the sale, or taking half an hour to
gross $12USD.
Doc