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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: ChadTower on August 04, 2005, 09:02:20 am
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I've been looking for a Laser Cue backglass for quite some time for a machine I'm about to restore... but $100 to ship?!
Moron. (http://cgi.ebay.com/1984-Williams-LASER-CUE-Pinball-Backglass-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ6198657011QQcategoryZ13727QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
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And that's $100 via UPS Ground. Estimated packing cost: $15. Estimated shipping cost: $15. Estimated profit off of shipping: $70.
It's like those idiots on Ebay that will sell you a movie for $1 but then they'll charge you $15 for shipping. What's the point? :P
*awards golden slap award to ebay sellers who over-charge on shipping*
::SMACK::
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I also like how you can buy insurance for $10. Nevermind you already get the first $100 of insurance included with ups for free.
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Have you noticed in the "AVOID THIS SELLER" threads that the fraudsters only take money order or checks...?
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Have you noticed in the "AVOID THIS SELLER" threads that the fraudsters only take money order or checks...?
:P
That's all I take and I'm not a fraudster! :P :P
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And that's $100 via UPS Ground. Estimated packing cost: $15. Estimated shipping cost: $15. Estimated profit off of shipping: $70.
It's like those idiots on Ebay that will sell you a movie for $1 but then they'll charge you $15 for shipping. What's the point? :P
*awards golden slap award to ebay sellers who over-charge on shipping*
::SMACK::
The reason why they do this is so that ebay doesn't get their greedy little hands on their money.
If they sell the dvd for $1 and charge $15 shipping then the final auction amount is $1.
Personally I hate the people who buy an auction lilke that and then leave negative feedback when it arrives and it only cost $2 to ship. READ THE AUCTION AND DON'T BID IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE TERMS.
Sorry for the little rant at the end. :-[
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Fee avoidance = against the rules.
I may report this guy.
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I realize why they do it. I just don't like it. It messes with my whole concept of the way a purchase should work. I'm fine with it if it comes out being a deal anyway, but if they're gouging you in the shipping then that's not cool. I mean, if you're going to sell me something for cheap, at least give it to me for cheap. With that sort of price hike in shipping, I feel like I'm being lied to.
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I've basically abandoned Ebay because of this. Years ago it was a great place to find stuff of interest, but now I only buy arcade items on Ebay that are close enough to pick up.
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check out orangecountygames auctions. they charge a $25 pick up fee on games. how the hell can they justify charging you $25 for them opening the back door for you so you can load up your own game?
dirt
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Didn't you know? It costs $25 in labor to wheel the machine to the door. :P
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Didn't you know? It costs $25 in labor to wheel the machine to the door.
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Sometimes sellers will have a very high shipping price to dissuade people from shipping an item. Of course, they could just put "will not ship, local pickup *ONLY*" in their auction, but there are still people that don't read that fine print. They often will note high shipping in cases like this, however, and avoid the auction.
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Sometimes sellers will have a very high shipping price to dissuade people from shipping an item.
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It's worth it for, say, a NOS backglass of that age or older. Not for a used one with flaking on it, though.
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I avoid anything that has an inflated shipping charge no matter how good a deal it still is.........
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; ;)just purchased a pac neon sign on ebay for $.99 shipping was only $29.50 but sign is nice, new , and worth $30.00 - my daughter loves it (i.e. read carefully when on ebay and read seller feedback) 2 more things i purchased some ms. pac chips from a guy in canada and only took bid pay or int. M.O. both cost at least $3.00 (and bidpay doesn't take M.C. but does take visa?). he emailed back said he would take pay pal if i paid the 6% fee -cost me $.92 - i gave him a dollar! against pay pal rules but if it saves us both money who cares - (2) own auto repair shop -got charged back $750.00 on a job i did 5 months earlier - gave money back to the customer and said if i didn't reply in 10 days i loose - received notice in the mail with 2 days to go - replied, got my money back, but it took 2hrs of my time! SELLERS BEWARE OF ACCEPTING ANY CREDIT CARDS - NOT WORTH IT - TOUREST YOU GET TO PAY BY CASH ONLY NOW. bob - a-1 auto repair , mammoth lakes,ca. (ski resort)
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I bought one of those neon signs, a Duff Beer. It broke after about a month. Good luck.
Art
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/me Slap this guy with a big large trout.
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Trout is more insulting than perch. A rainbow trout is more insulting than a regular trout.
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perch can have some really nasty dorsal fins.....
ouch....
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Now that I think about it, they are kind of sharp and knifelike.
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How about a catfish? It's a slimey bottom-feeder with spines in its fins that will pierce just about anything.
P.S. Ever smell catfish bait? :P
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At our hotel we have at 5 or 10 people A MONTH who chargeback their hotel rooms claiming they never stayed here.
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I'll never understand people who think it's right to constantly steal things like that.