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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Originally Posted by Outrider
Oh yeah, I hear you Luis. That really burns me. It is just dishonesty and greed on the part of the seller. I've had differences of up to twenty dollars on the price I paid and the actual postage charge. And living in Australia, I know all about "postage pain". Quite often the postage costs are more than the item cost itself. It's kind of the people here to offer to help, but other than their honesty I don't know that there is a lot they can do to reduce postage costs for us international Joe fans.
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$20 is super steep. I sell alot International, I can not charge "actual" shipping. Most people feel "actual" shipping is what is on the postage. Well boxes, bubble mailers, bubble wrap, tape, paper, ink and small ziplocks are not free. I charge a flat $3 to International buyers for the items. Plus I have to take my Int'l syuff to the PO, gas is over $4 a gallon. Customs forms need to be filled out and are time consuming as well as standing in line at the PO. The cost of my shipping supplies, my gas & time ARE part of "actual" shipping cost. Plus paypal takes fees out of the postage as well. $20 over the postage is not right. Anyone that has ever received a package from me KNOWS I pack it right & the packing materials need to be paid by the buyer. As a seller, 20% of my sales dollars go to ebay & PayPal. Lets look at a senerio. I sell a complete figure for $10 to Spain. I have a minimum of $5 in the figure itself (good luck on that). I have $5 left, PayPal & ebay takes 20%, now I am down to $3. My buyer wants his item protected, so I wrap his figure in bubble wrap, his accessories are wrapped as well, he is placed in a ziplock bag with his accessories. That bag is put into a bubble mailer. I print a address label with my electricity, paper, toner & use my tape to attach it to the mailer. I then get in my car stop at the gas station to buy 1 gallon of $4 gas, then off to the PO wo wait in line for the next 30 minutes. If I did not charge the $3 for handling fee, I would be out on every transaction. This is how I feed my four kids, i do not get rich off my shipping, in the end I really am not making ANYTHING on it!!!! My whole point here is - the price on the package is not the "actual price"
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