SORRY -OUR SHIPPING AND HANDLING IS DETERMINED BY-----1- PACKING MATERIAL( BOXES-PADDED ENV.-BUBBLE WRAP,PEANUTS TAPE ETC......2- POST OFFICE FEES (POSTAGE- CONFIRMATION-INSURANCE ETC.) 3-EBAY AND PAY PAL EXPENCES....4-LABOR EXPENCE- USED IN FINDING ITEM, ESTATE SALES, YARD SALES, PRIVATE SALES- DRIVING TO SALES AND POST OFFICE ETC.......5- GAS AND VEHICLE EXPENCES....6-INTERNET AND COMPUTER FEES.. Total for all of the above a whopping $7.95. This is for a single "slabbed 1822CC Morgan" Yep.. title said 1822. picture shows an 1882 however. Thouht I was on to something. Ahhh, got a smile from me, hope it does you as well. Have a great Turkey day everyone.
How about my postage to send item a check/money order; my gas to the Post office. My labor to get that money order. My internet expense, my computer cost & electric.
Him running back to the house because he forgot the coin, his labor for getting in the car, getting back out of it, running into the post office, talking with the post person, etc. Phoenix
I think he should have left off reason 3, as ebay forbids/ frowns on ebay and paypal fees being included in shipping. I know nobody here would raise shipping to cover ebay fees.
"Spel Chek Expences..." Perhaps I should tally and figure into my bid the expenses I incur while searching for listings of 1822 Morgan Dollars, and the brain energy expended whilst trying to figure out a bid, depreciation expense on my keyboard, wear and tear on the pixels on the LCD monitor, electricity needed to run the computer while I review the listing, internet expenses for being able to connect to eBay...
Clembo, your question reminds me of one of the classic lines from homework papers compiled in the book "Anguished English": BTW, can't that other entity get me a good deal on car insurance?