Shipping Charges

ajia

What do you think about adding shipping charges to "pay the help"?

I made the mistake of buying multiple auction from a board member who wrote this in his auctions,

"Postage shipping and insurance is just Four dollars. I do combine shipping at the rate of Two Dollars per coin/auction.................Example 3 auctions won = $4.00 1st + $2.00 2nd + $2.00 3rd = $8.00 for 3 auctions ect. I need to pay my help."

I AM SO STUPID.....I won 5 of his auctions, total came to $44.23 BUT the postage charge of $12 was a little excessive (actual postage was $3.74 + bubble envelope)........but would be pallettable if they were sent priority, but they were not.

I guess I'm feeling a little cheated & I'll remember the member & stay away from his little enterprise of paying for his help through excessive postage.

Russ

That is excessive, but if it's stated in advance there's really no room to complain.

Russ, NCNE

ajia

Russ, of course your right, but it still burns

I guess I would expect that from some someone else, not a board member.
But you're right & I will learn from it.

TonedCoinTrader

"Postage shipping and insurance is just Four dollars. I do combine shipping at the rate of Two Dollars per coin/auction.................Example 3 auctions won = $4.00 1st + $2.00 2nd + $2.00 3rd = $8.00 for 3 auctions ect. I need to pay my help."


Yes It is a little excessive.
$4.00 + $2.00 to put a coin in the same mailer with another coin is a bit much.

I charge 4.00 for the first item, all other items (won or purchased) are added free of charge! Insurance is additional usually 1.30 (2.20 if for a higher value coin) Even if I had "Help" I would not charge 2.00 for Each additional Item!
Scott

ConstellatioCollector

It's very excessive. Unfortunately, that is just another way of raping the customer. I stay away from sellers like that. I charge $4.00 (Priority Mail) for the first item then combine postage on all future items won buy the same buyer!

Russ

<< <i>I guess I would expect that from some someone else, not a board member. >>



Not all board members are cool dudes like us.

Russ, NCNE

CarlWohlforth

Gee.. Help? What a concept! I guess help costs money... I tried hiring my daughter but she got bored after the first hour and complained about the minimum wage...

JrGMan2004

<< <i>Gee.. Help? What a concept! I guess help costs money... I tried hiring my daughter but she got bored after the first hour and complained about the minimum wage... >>



I wouldn't mind helping out a dealer... would be a nice work experience, hopefully it would be something I could enjoy...

ajia

Carl, was it because of the pay.....or the boss?

ajia

JrGMan, would you work for minimum wage or postage.......

Thanks guys, feeling better already

JrGMan2004

I have offered to a couple people to help with their web sites if they ever needed it... but no one has ever taken me up on the offer...

stman

Hey the seller only charged you for the "Help." You're lucky he didn't charge you for the trip to the P.O. as most do.

Russ

I can keep my shipping costs down because my vehicle is fully depreciated and has bald tires.

Russ, NCNE

nOoBiEeE

Learning lesson, make sure you pay attention next time.. I have jumped the gun once and realized my mistake. No big deal though, never happened again.

solid

Russ, you would risk the well-being of your customer's coins by transporting them
in a vehicle with bald tires?!!!

Just add 1.00/auction for the new tire fund...I'm sure they will understand!

ajia

Russ likes to hydroplane his way to the P.O., saves on gas

ddink

<< <i>Gee.. Help? What a concept! I guess help costs money... I tried hiring my daughter but she got bored after the first hour and complained about the minimum wage... >>



I wish I got paid $8 for twenty minutes of work.

lava

Even if the seller stated the postage rates, that does not make it right. Ethically and ideally, and logically, postage should be actual cost, not inflated to pad the pocket. Sometimes postage with insurance can get pretty high, but the point is this: IT IS WHAT IT IS, and that is what the buyer should have to pay, no more, no less.

Coins101

""Postage shipping and insurance is just Four dollars. I do combine shipping at the rate of Two Dollars per coin/auction.................Example 3 auctions won = $4.00 1st + $2.00 2nd + $2.00 3rd = $8.00 for 3 auctions ect. I need to pay my help."

I saw that but didn't bite. I did buy 9 proof sets ("unopened" - will see) that cost me $12.00 in shipping after the "discount". I really don't understand why they have to do that. Why not be honest and just charge the actual mailing cost. When I sell on ebay (haven't sold coins but sold a bunch of other stuff), I post the shipping will be actual plus a one dollar handling fee. The one dollar fee covers one or a hundred items. So, if you buy a hundred items, the fee is actual postage plus $1.00.

I now try to email all the vendors ahead of time to see what their mailing cost is on combining several wins. If they don't response, I don't bid. Believe or not, I have had some tell me there is no break for multiple wins. $4.95 or each. I told them to get a life.

UncleJoe

Sorry, I don't understand the gripe.

You knew the shipping charges in advance. Most people take shipping into account when figuring out their total cost. If this number is less than what your willing to pay, where's the probelm?

If the total cost after adding the shipping is more than you are willing to pay, DON'T BUY (and don't gripe).

Joe.

relayer

Look at it this way.

Had you not bid 25c more on the other 4 coins, the seller would have gotten an extra $2 from another buyer, so the seller actually loses $1.75 x 4 = $6.50 by combining the shipping. eBay and PayPal fees remain the same, and all it really saves the seller is 37c.

If you didn't think the coins were a good value for your bid + $2, you shouldn't have bid on them