[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: eBay seller gustavus1

[Frank Pittel]

If I were smart I'd stay out of this like my initial instincts tell me
to. I should start by saying that I don't know any of the people
involved including tonym. While I don't think $9 is unreasonble for
shipping something from Canada to the US. I also don't think it's
unreasonable to ask and I think it's unreasonable to "ban" a person
for asking.

Frank


On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 05:39:04AM +0000, tonym wrote:

> Which brings us back to my original point: You CANNOT ship anything for $1.97.

> 

> $1.97 may be for standard USMail, or first class mail, but neither is a PayPal-approved method.

> 

> If you look in the PayPal policies, *ANYTHING* you ship *MUST* have an "online trackable" tracking number.

> Anything. If you send something USMail, and the buyer says it never got there, you have no proof.

> If they file a dispute, yo AUTOMATICALLY LOSE, period. No discussion, no faxing the USMail receipt - seller loses, period.

> 

> And if the price is $250 or above, it MUST be sent with signature/delivery confirmation.

> 

> USMail, and first class mail do *NOT* have a tracking number option - must be Parcel Post or above, and

> I think the Parcel Post minimum price is like $2.50 or so. Priority Mail starting price is $4.60.

> Add a tracking number for $0.90 (I think) and you're at $3.40 or $5.50 accordingly.

> 

> Now does $9 from Canada to the US seem unreasonable?

> We're talking domestic rates - look up the rate for sending 8oz Parcel Post to Canada from almost anywhere in the US, and

> you'll see it's actually rather fair, if not kind of low.

> 

> 

> 

> Tony

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Jim Hickle jlhickle at yahoo.com

> Sent 11/10/2007 11:45:14 PM

> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com

> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: eBay seller gustavus1

> 

> Seller is in Manitoba. If you are in the US, he can't send anything bigger than a letter for $1.97.

> 

> 

> 

> Neil Morrison neilsmorr at gmail.com wrote: 

> I asked why he was charging $9 to mail an item which cost $1.97 to mail. His 

> response was to ban me. His feedback is very bad:

> 

> See 

> http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=gustavus1&Dirn=Received+by&ref=home

> 

> He also leaves vile feedback for those he has screwed. Watch yourself.

> 

> Neil

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "David Grimmel" 

> 

> 

>  I just had a very unpleasant exchange with this guy in Manitoba, Canada. 

>  Be careful about any dealings you may have with him - looks like a bad 

>  one to me. I have reported him to eBay and I hope he is banned.

> 

> Neil

> 

>  Why? What happened? I have a couple of bids on his stuff.

> 

>  Dave

> 

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