Exactly what I was talking about. Why does Simon feel the need to abuse me and make assumptions without any evidence to back it up?
On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Simon Oram <fab5fre...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Look Tommy, what do you want out of people? You sound aggrieved that only > Michael answered your question, isn't that enough or do you want repeats? > > Look Heritage's shipping charges for the weekly slots are expensive for > overseas buyers on cheap items or items that you thought you got for a > bargain price , so move on and don't buy from them anymore or better still > set up an address in the US to get all your stuff sent there, if you can. > > What more do want? > > Simon > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > *From: *Tommy Barr > *Sent: *Thursday, 9 July 2015 11:25 > *To: *MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Reply To: *Tommy Barr > *Subject: *Re: [MOPO] HA shipping costs > > Thanks to Michael for responding to my query. I will provide fuller > details of my grievances in due course, but in the meantime feel obliged to > deal with some of the other comments. I have no wish to cause offence here > but it is possible that offence will be taken - if that is the case my > apologies in advance, but I do not want to start a slanging match. > I asked anyone with international shipping from HA to get in touch with > me, and so far only Michael has. He has what he perceives to be a genuine > grievance, yet others with apparently no direct experience of the issue in > hand seem very willing to accuse him of bellyaching unjustly about shipping > costs, which might prevent others with similar problems from contributing. > I have noted during my relatively short time as a MOPO member that there is > a tendency to revere Heritage in general and Grey Smith in particular. The > latter certainly seems to have friends and allies on the site. I do not > know Mr Smith apart from exchanging some emails, but he is the director of > a very influential and successful auction house, so deserves some respect. > That does not, however, exempt Heritage from criticism, and I think > international shipping is one area where there is, to say the least, some > confusion. As I said, more on that later, but in the meantime all I ask is > that the matter is allowed to be aired fairly and without prejudice. > > Tommy > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 10:58 PM, Michael Greenwood <newswan...@hotmail.com > > wrote: > >> >> Just to be clear, my cheapness is just that...it's not a condition that >> results in me thinking that everyone should honour the International >> shipping charges of six years ago or something. I know that shipping is >> expensive and I buy with it in mind. Almost all my records are now ordered >> through a shop in Toronto and I drive down once a month and grab them. Gas >> costs $ too, but not as much as shipping. Plus I see friends and have a >> nice meal! Ones I cannot source through them must be shipped and I deal >> with it or I don't get the album. However, I do try to make the shipping >> count and try to get as many records as I can (under a certain weight) if I >> am shipping. It takes work, this saving money! >> >> I'm only chiming in on my experiences...the original post wasn't explicit >> in what they were looking for as far as experience with Heritage but I >> thought I'd throw this out. >> >> M >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Todd < >> toddfeier...@msn.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 8, 2015 5:50 PM >> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] HA shipping costs >> >> >> Michael, et al: >> >> I don't like to be ripped off for shipping either and when selling on >> ebay, I ONLY charge the ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGE and don't charge for >> materials or handling. >> >> And for shipping outside the U.S., I'm happy to remove the Global >> Shipping Program option or sell directly. >> >> Todd >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:32:18 -0500 >> From: movieartaus...@gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] HA shipping costs >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> >> Michael, et al: >> >> I think that people in general still think that shipping is cheap; it >> isn’t. >> >> Kirby >> >> On Jul 8, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Michael Greenwood <newswan...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Hello >> >> I'm writing because I've recently had an issue and it's something that's >> happened before so I thought I'd air it out and this shouldn't be read as >> Heritage bashing or anything too mean. >> >> I'm in Canada and the last five years has seen a tremendous jump in >> International shipping and especially from the US. I also collect records >> so I was very used to being able to estimate shipping for most standard >> orders of both forms of posters (rolled/flat) and records until the $ >> starting getting nuts. >> >> My first problem came when I found out that Heritage would no longer hold >> items beyond a maximum of three invoices. This was never how it had been >> for all the time I was buying there and had become used to and there was no >> warning of this and, at the time, I had amassed a good collection of stuff >> I wanted to ship as I always had...in one bulk go. It saves me a lot of >> money that I can continue to spend on paper rather than stamps. I started >> getting a bunch of shipping invoices as my stuff was filing out of Dallas >> three invoices at a time. It was going to cost me around $500 to ship all >> my paper so I freaked out and called them to stop. I had bought many >> posters that were cheap simply due to the fact that I knew (or thought I >> did) that they would be shipped along with the cream of the crop at little >> extra charge but now that the rules had changed, I'd have to rethink those >> buys and I was considering re-consigning them rather than ship them as it >> was way too expensive to consider. Thankfully Grey got involved and helped >> iron some stuff out and gave me a bit of an extra break in invoice shipping >> when I explained my predicament...I don't hold him responsible, naturally. >> It seems that what worked fine before no longer does and all I can guess is >> that more shipments out means more handling/material fees...more money for >> Heritage. Unless there is a reasonable explanation for the change I >> haven't been made aware of. >> >> But my most recent issues have come from me alerting Heritage that I want >> my items shipped and them sending them in two different shipments. I >> understand that rolled are rolled and flat are flat but the old Heritage >> understood how to put tubes in boxes and ship in one piece with ease. This >> is important in Canada as excise taxes are a reality as are brokerage fees >> and two packages incur two charges at the USPS end as well...costs that can >> be drastically cut by combining the items. Then extra customs processing >> equals extra fees and, again, I am spending more of my money on less >> posters. And I ask that they be shipped in one package and I am not >> consulted when they just ship it in two rather than contact me and work out >> how to do it, as I'd wish. >> >> On top of all that complaining (I am super cheap when it comes to costs >> OUTSIDE of the paper I want) I do want to point out that Heritage is by far >> the most expensive of the four main auctions that I regularly follow. They >> charge both handling fees and fees for materials and they are not cheap. I >> complain and I always hope that a sympathetic Heritage employee will just >> up and confess that they are what I assume they are...a greedy corporation >> trying to roughly yank every cent from my wallet in any and every way that >> they can...but nobody answering my emails has offered that as an >> explanation so they just kinda quote figures and such and remain kinda >> vague as to why my directions are ignored and I have to pay for it. >> >> Rich, Bruce and Peter all hold items for me for reasonable times and/or >> amounts. I am eternally grateful for this (and for Heritage's efforts in >> this too!) as it makes a really big difference now that International >> shipping is almost ridiculous. Bruce charges very little for materials and >> no handling that I know of. I don't detect any excessive charges from Rich >> either and Peter is just completely remarkable...give lots of business too >> all these people and maybe if enough people complain, we can bring these >> other, more serious capitalists around to helping the guys who help them >> exist to keep supporting them. >> >> Thanks, >> M >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Tommy Barr >> <tommymb...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 8, 2015 12:55 PM >> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> *Subject:* [MOPO] HA shipping costs >> >> Hi fellow Mopoers, >> >> Some of you must buy from Heritage Auctions but not live in USA, and I >> would be interested in hearing from you regarding the amount they charge >> for shipping to your destination. >> >> Tommy Barr >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> ------------------------------ >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> >> Kirby McDaniel >> movieartaus...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
