This is funny (ebay)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Feb 23 16:30:24 2002

If you ship via USPS Priority Mail, they'll give you a box for free and lend
you the pen to write the address on it. Since a cable isn't easy to break,
you won't be needing Sunday's paper for padding. Unfortunately, they don't
pick up, but they're both cheaper and faster than UPS.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doc" <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: This is funny (ebay)


> On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
>
> > It is NOT $3, it is $9. He wants $6 for shipping. Why does EVERYBODY on
> > e-bay inflate their shipping charges?
>
> Because unless you do daily shipping of packages, it is damned
> expensive and inconvenient.
> On that cable, USPS will run $3.50 or $4. Five bucks to find a
> box/mailer, pack it, address it, and take it to the P.O., probably
> equals about $2.50/hr wages for most of us.
> Not to say that the $40 S&H I often see on 20lb systems is right or
> reasonable....
>
> Doc
>
>
Received on Sat Feb 23 2002 - 16:30:24 GMT