Hi Marc,
Happy to prove you wrong here.
I once shipped a spectrum analyzer from Calgary to Ft Worth via FedEx.
It got to DFW and then disappeared. It was insured for the eBay auction
value, about $2000. After going through the appropriate process and
having FedEx do whatever was required, they coughed up the money, direct
to the buyer. It was still a shame about the thing getting stolen, but
everyone came out even, money wise.
For me, eBay is not really about the money... It's about having the
entire world as a sales and shopping venue, and being able to get the
obscure stuff. I recycle shipping containers whenever possible and the
walk to the post office is good for my fat ass.
Theo.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Marc James Small
> Sent: September 7, 2009 8:08 PM
> To: Stephen Waybright; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] ebay problem
>
<snip>
> Yeah, right. Wait 'til you have an insurance claim. The
> USPS pays slowly and grudgingly but they do pay. I have yet
> to hear of a single occasion when UPS or FedEx has ever paid
> a claim other than refunding the shipping fee. You charge as
> you wish. My buyers know that my shipping fees include the
> time it takes me to box it up and the time to drive to the
> PO. No one has yet bitched about it.
>
> eBay now restricts sellers to the actual shipping costs, yet
> another reason why I no longer play with eBay.
>
> Marc
>
>
> msmall@aya.yale.edu
> Cha robh b`s fir gun ghr`s fir!
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