Before getting rid of the USPS, let me tell you about eBay's Global Shipping Program.
I signed up for it and used it on two auctions before deciding I would never do so again. The buyer pays much higher shipping than USPS and import duties. Why, because the price charge was incredibly high. Shipping to Canada was so high that the buyer (a well respected person on the MetList) asked me to ship it to them standard US Mail. The other package went to China and quite frankly was amazed the person did not complain. eBay's fees are not clear and (I guess) unlike the USPS will try to make money on this service, not just break even. Caveat Emptor, Mendy http://www.ebay.com/sch/mendyo/m.html >________________________________ > From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzil...@yahoo.com> >To: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>; Met-List ><meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:00 AM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy > > > >Before getting rid of the USPS, let me tell you about eBay's Global Shipping >Program. > > >I signed up for it and used it on two auctions before deciding I would never >do so again. The buyer pays much higher shipping than USPS and import duties. > > >Why, because the price charge was incredibly high. Shipping to Canada was so >high that the buyer (a well respected person on the MetList) asked me to ship >it to them standard US Mail. The other package went to China and quite frankly >was amazed the person did not complain. > > >eBay's fees are not clear and (I guess) unlike the USPS will try to make money >on this service, not just break even. > > >Caveat Emptor, > >Mendy > > >>________________________________ >> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> >>To: Adam <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 7:35 AM >>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 <fa...@yahoo.com> >>To: Steve Dunklee <steve.dunk...@yahoo.com> >>Cc: "meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com" >><meteorite-list@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.dunk...@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 >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>______________________________________________ >> >>Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>Meteorite-list mailing list >>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>______________________________________________ >> >>Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>Meteorite-list mailing list >>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
