On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 20:40, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Point taken, but it still bugs me. Antithesis to my way of selling things, > especially on ebaby. I don't include my "labor" in the cost of a sale. > That's overhead and is included in the sale price, whether fixed on auction.
Hi David: I'm not really sure why we disagree on this, and I won't go on and on about this, but here's one more. I prefer to offer things for sale on, e.g., the iBOB list (assuming an item that fits in a flat rate box), with a flat price that includes shipping, which I feel best reflects that shipping cost and my overhead and labor are flat, and does not try to confuse a buyer by making them do any math. Surely you will agree that this is a bona fide and fair approach. However I feel that it is inappropriate to take this approach on eBay, because then I am paying eBay's fees on shipping, which eBay does not deserve. Likewise, I think it is fair to add an additional handling charge, because if I don't, all those handling costs that one absorbs are also being taxed by eBay. Charging a handling charge, stated clearly up front, does not hurt the buyer, but represents a reasonable kind of tax deduction on eBay's fees, and also provides a way to offer a discount above and beyond the actual postage fee to local buyers who save me valuable time and energy. So I would encourage you (and others) not to judge harshly those buyers who quote a reasonable "handling" charge above and beyond the price of actual postage. James --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
