Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 7684072, member: 77639&quot;]How to bid:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; First decide the absolute maximum value of the item.&nbsp; This is not your bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Subtract shipping and handling costs and customs (if it’s a flat amount).&nbsp;&nbsp; This is not your bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Add together, as fractions, not percentages:&nbsp; customs (if it’s value-based), sales tax and buyer’s premium.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now add 1 to the above sum and divide into the value from step 2.&nbsp; This is your max bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, maximum value to you of the item is 525 and S&amp;H is 25.&nbsp; This leaves 500.&nbsp; Suppose customs is 1%, sales tax is 7%, and buyer’s premium is 20%.&nbsp; Adding together as fractions, it’s 0.28.&nbsp;&nbsp; Add 1 to get 1.28.&nbsp;&nbsp; Your maximum bid is 500/1.28 = 390.63.</p><p><br /></p><p>bid:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 390.63</p><p>customs:&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.91</p><p>tax:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 27.34</p><p>premium:78.12</p><p><br /></p><p>subtotal: 500.00</p><p><br /></p><p>S&amp;H:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25.00</p><p><br /></p><p>total:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 525.00</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in