Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-14 Thread Martin Altmann
can't compete with sellers from US and the clients would accuse you of a rip-off. - Original Message - From: stan . [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 7:04 AM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Lost packages Let's

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-14 Thread JKGwilliam
Michael, I had the same thing happen several times a few years ago and here's what I do now to avoid a problem. The customer has a choice of some options. One is that the contents of the package are declared at full value and the customs label is marked accordingly. If the package gets lost

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-14 Thread JKGwilliam
registered rates in the future , or , no sale! Bob E - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:01 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Lost packages I am really getting angry. It seems that many of the same

RE: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-14 Thread harlan trammell
chael Farmer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Lost packages Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:01:48 -0700 I am really getting angry. It seems that many of the same people in Germany who are missing packages want their money back. Not one package to

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-14 Thread JKGwilliam
I guess what it all boils down to is you have to decide if you're a business man whose goal is to make a profit (and develop happy customers in the process), or if you're goal is to turn over merchandise whether or not you make a profit. If you decide to be a businessman, you should take the

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages and other selling thoughts

2005-02-14 Thread David Freeman
Dear List, John, Rob; I sell on ebay as you all know. I require insurance and delivery confirmation on all of my auctions. In the past, I have had three jokers try to get something for nothing and that is why the required delivery confirmation, and the postal system has lost and destroyed a

[meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-13 Thread Michael Farmer
I am really getting angry. It seems that many of the same people in Germany who are missing packages want their money back. Not one package to any other country lost but in one month 7 packages to Germany? Let's get something strait now. Almost every customer in Europe wants their packages to

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-13 Thread Bob Evans
, February 13, 2005 11:01 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Lost packages I am really getting angry. It seems that many of the same people in Germany who are missing packages want their money back. Not one package to any other country lost but in one month 7 packages to Germany? Let's get something

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-13 Thread Rob Wesel
Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 9:01 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Lost packages I am really getting angry. It seems that many of the same people in Germany who are missing packages want their money back

RE: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-13 Thread stan .
Let's get something strait now. Almost every customer in Europe wants their packages to declare NO VALUE GIFT For scientific study only etc, to avoid customs. Except there is a problem with that. When you declare no value, then there is no possible insurance value either. thats not true - at

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages (kind of long - sorry) :-)

2005-02-13 Thread Mark Bowling
- From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:01 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Lost packages I am really getting angry. It seems that many of the same people in Germany who are missing packages want their money back. Not one

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost packages

2005-02-13 Thread Mark Bowling
Stan Wrote: so as a hypothetical example, if you sell your customer a several gram howardite slice @ 20$ - a killer deal because you want them to come back again and again - you can put 20$ ont he customs form for shipment to germany - but you can insure it for 200$ - the price some dude in