23 Feb
2002
23 Feb
'02
8:30 a.m.
If you ship via USPS Priority Mail, they'll give you a box for free and lend
you the pen to write the address on it. Since a cable isn't easy to break,
you won't be needing Sunday's paper for padding. Unfortunately, they don't
pick up, but they're both cheaper and faster than UPS.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doc" <doc(a)mdrconsult.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: This is funny (ebay)
On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
It is NOT $3, it is $9. He wants $6 for
shipping. Why does EVERYBODY on
e-bay inflate their shipping charges?
Because unless you do daily shipping of packages, it is damned
expensive and inconvenient.
On that cable, USPS will run $3.50 or $4. Five bucks to find a
box/mailer, pack it, address it, and take it to the P.O., probably
equals about $2.50/hr wages for most of us.
Not to say that the $40 S&H I often see on 20lb systems is right or
reasonable....
Doc