[meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy

[Matt Morgan]

I agree with Mendy and end up just refunding the difference when I actually pays for the package at the post office. yes it is totally ridiculous.
Matt

Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Before getting rid of the USPS, let me tell you about eBay's Global
>Shipping Program.
>
>I signed up for it and used it on two auctions before deciding I would
>never do so again. The buyer pays much higher shipping than USPS and
>import duties.
>
>Why, because the price charge was incredibly high. Shipping to Canada
>was so high that the buyer (a well respected person on the MetList)
>asked me to ship it to them standard US Mail. The other package went to
>China and quite frankly was amazed the person did not complain.
>
>eBay's fees are not clear and (I guess) unlike the USPS will try to
>make money on this service, not just break even.
>
>Caveat Emptor,
> 
>Mendy
>http://www.ebay.com/sch/mendyo/m.html
>
>
>>________________________________
>> From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>
>>To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>; Met-List
><meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> 
>>Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:00 AM
>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy
>> 
>>
>>
>>Before getting rid of the USPS, let me tell you about eBay's Global
>Shipping Program.
>>
>>
>>I signed up for it and used it on two auctions before deciding I would
>never do so again. The buyer pays much higher shipping than USPS and
>import duties.
>>
>>
>>Why, because the price charge was incredibly high. Shipping to Canada
>was so high that the buyer (a well respected person on the MetList)
>asked me to ship it to them standard US Mail. The other package went to
>China and quite frankly was amazed the person did not complain.
>>
>>
>>eBay's fees are not clear and (I guess) unlike the USPS will try to
>make money on this service, not just break even.
>>
>>
>>Caveat Emptor,
>> 
>>Mendy
>>
>>
>>>________________________________
>>> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>>>To: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> 
>>>Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 7:35 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>It just shows how behind the times the United States Postal Service
>is.  They raise international shipping costs by %50 after raising it
>every year for the last several years.  What are we
>getting for these massive increases?  Nothing!
>>>
>>>Now packages have to be shipped twice, eBay's way of Band-Aiding a
>serious problem!  UPS, FedEx and EMS have been able to track
>international packages for over two decades!   It shows when the U.S.
>Government oversees an operation like USPS that we can count on extreme
>inefficiency.
>>>
>>>I would fire the entire board and and tell the replacement  board to
>learn something from the private sector!
>>>
>>>Adam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>________________________________
>>>From: Jim Strope <faq4q at yahoo.com>
>>>To: Steve Dunklee <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com> 
>>>Cc: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
><meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> 
>>>Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 5:38 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy
>>>
>>>
>>>The downside for the buyer is that they will have to pay taxes on the
>full value. 
>>>
>>>Jim Strope
>>>421 4th Street
>>>Glen Dale, WV. 26038
>>>
>>>Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>On May 5, 2013, at 4:30 AM, Steve Dunklee <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>>>
>>>> under the new overseas shipping policy you send your package to a
>shipping service, which then sends and tracks your package to the
>customer. The customer will no longer be able to claim they did not get
>the package. 
>>>> an improvement over previous policy.
>>>> cheers
>>>> Steve
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