Adam, give me a break, I started selling meteorites on Ebay in 1996. You WERE NOT one of my first customers. And as for selling more than me on ebay, yeah, I guess you have, since you load like every item you own on ebay week after week, 20 or 30 of the same item. Either way, indeed, the customers can decide what is a good deal. Mike Farmer
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Hupe Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:26 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did they Go? Mike, 2 day shipping with virtually no breakage for an average costs of just 81 cents an item is a good deal. Mike, if you check your records, I was one of your first customers on ebay and have shipped thousands of more items than you have under "Lunarisha" , Meteoritelab", "RareMeteorites" and Naturequest so I think I know what I am talking about. I will stick with Priority Mail which is far superior to First Class mail. Let the collector decide if the costs add up or not. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Adam Hupe'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:17 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did they Go? > Nonsense, I have been on ebay for years before you Adam, I have shipped > thousands of items. First class I have had maybe 10 losses in the last 10 > years. Several items overseas have been lost, but that is neither here nor > there. I combine shipping as well, as long as it can be safely shipped in a > bubble envelope. Selling a 1 to 10 item then charging $4.05 shipping is not > a good deal for anyone. Fine, you are not keeping the money. It still > doubles the price of the item (or more) thus does not equal a good deal. > Any time I see inflated shipping on ebay, I move on, I hate throwing my > money away. > Mike Farmer > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Hupe > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:07 PM > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did they > Go? > > Mike, > > Nobody is being ripped off! Breakage costs more than what is be saved by > going first class. I have made thousands of shipments and have only had a > couple items broken using Priority Mail which includes a sturdy box. Only > two items were ever permanently lost as opposed to dozens using first class. > Customers are actually paying more by going with dealers who do not combine > shipping and use first class. As I stated, the average item shipping cost is > less than 81 cents, a 19% savings over those who ship first class and don't > combine shipping. The shipping costs are more than realized in savings > comparing eBay costs with what dealers charge retail. On the average ebay is > 68% cheaper than what dealers ask on their web-sites making it the best deal > going for collectors and shipping factors in very little in comparison. That > 99 cent micro would sell for over $5.00 in a retail setting! > > > Enough said, > > Adam > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Adam Hupe'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:52 PM > Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did they > Go? > > > > So then why not ship first class? You are telling us that people who buy a > > meteorite from you on ebay for $0.99 cents and then pays $4.05 shipping is > > not being ripped off? Even if you are not keeping the money, it is just > > stupid to pay so much when it can be shipped for barely $.50 cents pluss > $25 > > cents or so for the padded envelope. > > Mike Farmer > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam > Hupe > > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:57 AM > > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did > they > > Go? > > > > Mike, > > > > This statement is far from true: > > > > > > > Anyone who charges $4.00 shipping for a micro in the > > > USA is ripping off their customers. They are just > > > trying to make money on the shipping. I charge $1.00 > > > on 99% of the micors I sell on ebay. The exception is > > > when the micro is valuable, like Lunar and Martian > > > material that I need to track to ensure it isnt lost. > > > Michael Farmer > > > > I only ship Priority Mail and charge exactly $4.05, the actual cost of the > > stamp. Most people PayPal payments including shipping. After PayPal takes > > their cut, I actually lose money on shipments. I combine on the average 5 > > items bringing down the customers' costs to just 81 cents an item. I > combine > > over two auction sessions allowing them to bring shipping costs down even > > further. The buyer gets their items in 2 days without the breakage you get > > by shipping in padded envelopes. I have found, that overall Priority Mail > > is the only way to go and nobody is get ripped-off! > > > > Adam > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list