[Coco] Someones Dreaming!

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

I just wanted to pipe in here. I just shipped a CoCo 1 to Michigan from
Canada and the shipping was $29.91 - not including taxes or fuel charges,
just the price on the Stamp (label). This was the cheapest price Canada post
offered. So when I see $25 flat shipping rate on E-bay, I would say that is
great! People may balk at my shipping prices on my online store, but when I
charge $30 for a flat shipping rate, they can see when they get the package
that it truly cost what I charged to ship it. Some times I can make a buck
or 2 from the Cartridge sales, but most times Canada Post is so fluctuating
with the prices, you just have to make a "good guess" or keep running back
and forth to the Post office. They charge by weight and the size of the box.
-Glen

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Roger Taylor
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:54 AM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] Someones Dreaming!

At 11:49 AM 1/19/2007, you wrote:
>And to think he wants 25 shipping on top of that.



I think it costs about $11 to ship a CoCo 2 or 3 in the original box but
depending on the distance it could be a little more.  If you buy popcorn and
do your own packaging and go the extra mile I can see $5 more, but it's very
typical for Ebay sellers to overcharge for shipping and "handling".  To
recover every penny spent getting the item shipped out, some might even
charge for vehicle fuel for the trips to the post office, and a trip through
the McDonalds drive-thru?  Ha!  Who knows!

I'd like to see the day that Ebay enforces honest shipping charges.  Most of
the power sellers are doing $.01 auctions and shipping for $35, etc. for
small items, and people seem to be just eating it up like they don't have a
clue they just paid $28 for an item they won for $1.







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