[meteorite-list] shipping and more

[Tom]

Good Morning and Happy New Year to you all.

Tom Perry



On Dec 31, 2004, at 6:56 PM, tracy latimer wrote:

>> Ebay has a shipping calculator where the seller puts in his zip code, 
>> the weight of the shipment, the mode of shipping (the speed to send 
>> it out) and the calculator will supply the potential bidder the exact 
>> shipping cost.....try it some time, it is pretty close to actual 90% 
>> of the time with what I sell.
>
> Be extra cautious with the shipping calculator.  I have heard that 
> there are a lot of ways for it to miscalculate, depending on what 
> parameters are set... and sometimes it sets them itself, incorrectly!  
> Always review its settings before you turn the auction loose to run.
>
> Tracy Latimer
>
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