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| Re: FA: Commodore Items [message #207425 is a reply to message #207417] |
Wed, 05 January 2011 18:14   |
David Murray
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That's pretty sad that a C128 with jiffydos only brings $34. In fact,
what is more sad is that the 1541 sold for more money.
Oh yeah. I totally understand about the USA only thing. I make a
living selling on eBay and it is a royal pain in the rear to ship
outside of the USA due to all of the customs issues. Sure, it is one
thing if you are sending a gift to your cousin who lives across the
border. But when selling items for profit, it is a totally different
thing.
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| Re: FA: Commodore Items [message #207428 is a reply to message #207425] |
Wed, 05 January 2011 22:17 |
Amigoat
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On Jan 5, 6:14 pm, David Murray <adri...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Sure, it is one
> thing if you are sending a gift to your cousin who lives across the
> border. But when selling items for profit, it is a totally different
> thing.
Hi David -
I notice your comment about shipping out of the USA on items sold for
profit - this being a problem.
I've received many items through eBay shipped to Canada and as far as
I can see the only thing different from a 48 state shipment is the
custom's declaration form.
I've always wanted to find out why some vendors limit their options
and I would appreciate hearing what the problems are.
Ernie
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| Re: FA: Commodore Items [message #207429 is a reply to message #207425] |
Thu, 06 January 2011 01:47 |
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Originally posted by: VanessaE
On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 15:14:43 -0800 (PST)
David Murray <adric22@yahoo.com> wrote:
> That's pretty sad that a C128 with jiffydos only brings $34.
I don't know about "sad" in this case... Depending on who you ask, "nice"
might be more appropriate. ;-)
Since it is listed as "as-is", has no cables and no working power supply,
and hasn't been thoroughly tested recently, maybe the regular batch of folks
out there who tend to drive the prices up just weren't interested. Still, I
am more than a little surprised that it didn't go higher, since even a totally
dead 128 still has a number of useful components, not to mention the case and
keyboard.
> In fact, what is more sad is that the 1541 sold for more money.
Considering that a 1541 weighs about two tons, half of whatever you sell one
for goes toward the shipping cost anyway. :-)
--
"There are some things in life worth obsessing over. Most
things aren't, and when you learn that, life improves."
http://starbase.globalpc.net/~ezekowitz
Vanessa E <vaDEneLEssaTEezekTHowISitz@gmail.com>
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| Re: FA: Commodore Items [message #207437 is a reply to message #207428] |
Thu, 06 January 2011 14:13 |
James @ cbm264
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On Jan 5, 9:17 pm, Amigoat <echo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've received many items through eBay shipped to Canada and as far as
> I can see the only thing different from a 48 state shipment is the
> custom's declaration form.
Bingo. It's a piece of paper that requires instructions to complete
properly.
Heaven forbid an American read instructions and follow them.
(Sad to say, but I am an American and I see this sort of thing daily.)
-J
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| Re: FA: Commodore Items [message #207439 is a reply to message #207437] |
Thu, 06 January 2011 14:36 |
David Murray
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>> I've received many items through eBay shipped to Canada and as far as
>> I can see the only thing different from a 48 state shipment is the
>> custom's declaration form.
Well, it is greatly different depending on who you ship through. If
you ship via UPS or FedEx, there is a mountain of paperwork that has
to be properly filled out and filed with UPS prior to shipping the
package. The paperwork is very confusing and I have never been able
to figure it out. I have tried on multiple occasions only to have the
package held in customs for a week or more due to errors in the
paperwork. Eventually I'll get a call from UPS and they'll ask me a
whole bunch of questions and eventually correct it for me. By then,
my customer is extremely made that his package is delayed.
The easiest way to ship it across the border is by US-Mail. Then all
you need is this little card and you can check "gift" on it. Well,
that is fine if it is really a gift, or if it is the occasional sale
you can lie and do that and get away with it. But if you start
shipping dozens or hundreds of packages per day then they are going to
catch you and you will be in big trouble.
There are other issues too. For example, the shipping cost in general
is much higher outside of the USA. You might say that it doesn't
matter because the customer pays shipping. Well, that doesn't always
hold true. For example, many items offer "free shipping." That is
fine knowing that they are going to ship inside of the USA. Other
issues might be to consider warranty issues. About 5% of the items I
sell are returned during my 30-day warranty period. Granted, in many
cases there is nothing really wrong (I sell computers, I'm sure you
know how that goes) but it costs the customer money to ship it back,
which they are usually angry about. Then I usually eat the return-
shipping cost on a warranty return (even if there was nothing wrong
with it) It is one thing to eat the cost of $16 to re-ship something.
But if it costs $40 to ship it, and $40 for the customer to ship it to
me, that adds up really quick. Not to mention the customer would
never be able to figure out how to do all of the customs paperwork
with UPS or FedEx.
For anyone who says it is simple and easy, I have to ask if you've
ever actually done it before (aside from shipping a gift).
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