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shateredsoul1979:
I sent this guy the following message on ebay because he was charging $80 for shipping a ps1 from Japan.

I initiated the conversation by sending: "$80 for shipping?"

He Responded, "It's already 35%. In Japan, asking too many discount is called "begger" :) thx"

then I said, "In the USA insulting a potential customer is called bad business."

Then he responded 2x in a row

"good to know. thanks" and right after that without me responding he sent "please understand, I didnt mean to insult. just joking... so sorry if you feel bad"

Now i'm not sure if it was just a cultural missunderstanding or if he insulted me and now he's patronizing me???

Either way, I thought the whole thin was funny. But man that first response stung. Ouch.

shateredsoul1979:
harassing? I just was curious why it would cost $80 bucks to send an item.

He could have simply said that it cost a lot to safely ship something from Japan to the US.

Anyways, next time you throw away a ps1, send it to me instead  ;D

fallacy:
Hate buying things from Japan. Month and a half later it might show up at your door. If there is a problem with it…ya suck up the coast because it’s not worth it.

shateredsoul1979:
yeah, i just got a ps1 from usa and will buy a swap cd or whatever came out for it. I do love buying stuff from deal extreme in China though.. 2 to 3 weeks after shipping, and I've always received every order. Great for getting Sony pro duo psp cards.

RayB:
It's a language barrier thing. Don't read too much into it Shattered.

PS: Some ebay sellers rely on Ebay's built in shipping calculator and it often gives really f'd up results. I've seen small items the size of a cup, marked as $48.50 shipping from US to Canada.

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