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Re: Stu, I thought the same thing...

Look, you folks can argue this point until the cows come home. I suggest you look at the reality of what actually happened in this situation and take careful note.

Review:
1) Chip was sold
2) Buyer paid
3) Chip was shipped, under insured
4) Chip was lost by USPS
5) Buyer claims that the city and zip caused a problem before, but he hasn't fixed it. (but if the zip is right, the USPS doesn't look at the city, they don't care. This part still confuses me)
6) Paypal says, sorry Charlie, you must use shipping with tracking.
7) Buyer gets money back
8) Seller gets back $100 for $500 chip, minus expenses and shipping.

Conclusions:

1. The shipper is responsible for getting the item to the buyer, even if the buyer under-insures his own purchase.

2. Include enough shipping AND insurance fees in the auction to cover the actual value of the item sold, rather than expecting the buyer, who has nothing to lose, to pay the required fees.

3. Lost chips in the postal system go to the same place as that other sock that you only had one pair of, and vanish forever.

Actually #3 bothers me the most. We seem to have quite a few lost chips in the mail, but bills, checks and letters seldom get lost. I wonder if little bubble mailers are easy targets, with a red flag saying "steal me".

4. Paypal and other credit cards protect THE BUYER not the seller.

Messages In This Thread

Explain to me Stu again how sellers pay shipping?
Re: Explain to me Stu again how sellers pay shippi
So, of the 4,000,000 auctions
Re: So, of the 4,000,000 auctions
Re: So, of the 4,000,000 auctions
Re: So, of the 4,000,000 auctions
Re: So, of the 4,000,000 auctions
Re: Explain to me Stu again how sellers pay shippi
Re: This seller paid $70 shipping ...
Re: This seller paid $70 shipping ...
Re: Send me your list Skip!!!
Re: Explain to me Stu again how sellers pay shippi
Great! What's your ebay name?
Re: Great! What's your ebay name?
When I Sell On eBay I pay S&H
Thanks Mark and you make a good point
I think there is a $50 min. loss on shipping
Re: I think there is a $50 min. loss on shipping
Mike got screwed and I understand his frustration!
Re: I think you missed something
Re: Explain to me Stu again how sellers pay shippi
Stu, I thought the same thing...
Re: Stu, I thought the same thing...
Re: Stu, I thought the same thing...

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