[Tigers] ebay problem

[Smit, Theo]

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 at autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Marc James Small
> Sent: September 7, 2009 8:08 PM
> To: Stephen Waybright; tigers at 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 at aya.yale.edu
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