[meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy

Sun May 5 11:49:22 EDT 2013

eBay sucks, I am done with them.
waste of time and money. Tired of being squeezed.

Michael Farmer

Sent from my iPad

On May 5, 2013, at 6:23 PM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:

> There sure seems to be a ton of meteorite dealers on Ebay.  I look
> around at other sites on the web and see no dealers taking advantage
> of them or any attempt in spreading ones wings.  Why is that when Ebay
> is all about squeezing you for their benefit...not yours or your
> customers???
> Is it such no one will venture out of a comfort zone or????
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Matt Morgan <mail at mhmeteorites.com> wrote:
>> 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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