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Title: Why I love ebay
Post by: cuda_06 on November 22, 2006, 12:33:40 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270055483092

I was outbid with 16 seconds left......  :flipoff:
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: makenzie71 on November 22, 2006, 12:39:05 AM
damn...I need to find out where I can get those clamps...
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: Mk1inCali on November 22, 2006, 12:46:57 AM
20 bucks shipping...f%$k that.


Still decent price I suppose, but that's a bullshit way of getting more money for your crap.
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: pantablo on November 22, 2006, 12:50:47 AM
thats not a bad shipping price for a somewhat large bulky item, and shipping is exempt from ebay fees....

16 seconds? I have my sniper account set at 6 seconds!
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: Mk1inCali on November 22, 2006, 12:56:29 AM
But it's light as hell, what does that can weigh, 2lbs? 3lbs if it's stainless?

I shipped a freakin guitar in a case that was 4.5 feet tall, 6 inches thick and 2 feet wide (cardboard box around the case with tons of packing bubblewrap in between) for 20 bucks from Cali to MI or some New England state.  That cost me 22 bucks thru FedEx and it weighed somewhere around 15#.


Damnit, I need to go back to writing that fugging paper.  shaZam!.
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: makenzie71 on November 22, 2006, 12:58:00 AM
It'll cost $8 to ship that domesticly (I ship a LOT of mufflers).  That's a lot of money for handling.

However almost every muffler on ebay is like that.
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: pantablo on November 22, 2006, 01:01:52 AM
well I just shipped something the size of a camera and it cost me $22. residential UPS ground delivery. Ground, not overnight. residential is more expensive for some reason...
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: Mk1inCali on November 22, 2006, 01:03:37 AM
That's odd, I've shipped a couple small guitar amps bigger than that silencer and they were both ~15 bucks.  Lots heavier too, but I almost exclusively use FedEx.  UPS has almost always been more expensive.
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: makenzie71 on November 22, 2006, 01:46:14 AM
I would say "wow pablo, you got gyp'ed" but I know it's because you went to a store to have it done.

There's a business in town with an account and I have all my packages sent through them.  I've sent 125lb 5-spd RX-7 transmissions for $35 to Maine doing this.  USPS is MUCH cheaper when it comes to shipping stuff and not having access to an accountholder.
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: MarkusN on November 22, 2006, 03:21:22 AM
Quote from: pantablo on November 22, 2006, 12:50:47 AM16 seconds? I have my sniper account set at 6 seconds!

Sheesh! Real Men don't use sniper programs.

My dearest trophy is my original Suzuki repair manual. Shot it with zero seconds remaining....
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: blue05twin on November 22, 2006, 08:46:25 AM
I've used UPS at work for the past 15 years or so.  Recently their prices are going out the roof, if we didn't have a contract with them I'd cancel it and go with FedEx.  FedEx is cheaper but UPS looses less boxes.  USPS is the cheapest, Ebay people that jack up the shipping are just tring to make extra money.

Snipper programs, I just put in my max bid and leave if I win I win if I don't oh well there's always another one for sale sooner or later.
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: MarkusN on November 22, 2006, 08:49:53 AM
Quote from: blue05twin on November 22, 2006, 08:46:25 AMSnipper programs, I just put in my max bid and leave if I win I win if I don't oh well there's always another one for sale sooner or later.

True, but you pay more than necessary that way. Give the late, but not very late, bidders opportunity to test your bid. (Not to mention pushing practices.)
Title: Re: Why I love ebay
Post by: blue05twin on November 22, 2006, 09:12:41 AM
true I also look to see the previous bidders, and when I see people with 0 feedbacks just pushing prices I won't place a bid at all.