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

[Neil Morrison]

On Nov 11, 2007 9:02 AM, Roger Taylor <operator at coco3.com> wrote:

> >Ever waited in line at a PO in a metro area? When I ship, I know I'm
> >I for at least 1.5-2 hours
>
> That is one of the clear no-no's in the Ebay policy.  :)  The
> "standing in line at the post office" thing is mentioned in the first
> one or two paragraphs, I believe.  Sucks, I know, but stamps.com has
> a good deal on printing your own labels from home for USPS and FedEx,

Both USPS and Canada Post have a good setup for ePostage. In Canada,
service is VERY fast because there are no more post offices - it's all
done by retailers such as 7-11 and I have never waited more than 5
minutes except at Xmas. Since you can get most everything done online
and just drop your package at any mailbox in Canada your real costs
are for packaging and I have given away plenty of that - in fact I'd
like to give more away.

In the USA my experience is that Mailboxes Etc will pack and ship for
a very modest price and it's well worth considering -- except for
items like one 10 minute cassette tape which is what this was about.

Neil