<VV> padding the profit--caveat emptor

[Charles Lee at Prop Per]

Right.  I just (almost) bought a nice (new) Canon digital camera for almost 
$90 less than the best price elsewhere, only to find "UPS Ground" cost $70 
to ship it !

It's easier to rip off people for little bits than for big ticket items, 
because you don't notice shipping until it's too late !

Of course, that brochure may be worth $20 easy, so it's still a deal, but 
you have to figure the "total" price !



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Wildman" <k-wildman at onu.edu>
To: "Chuck Kubin" <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>; <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> padding the profit--caveat emptor


> At 09:01 PM 4/7/2006, Chuck Kubin wrote:
>
>
>>Hey gang,
>>On EBay right now is a '67 Chevy Astro I concept show
>>car brochure for $8, item 8050444481. Before you wet
>>yourself over this hard-to-find item, consider that I
>>asked the seller  why he is charging $4.50 for
>>shipping,
>
> ...snip...
>
>>So here's my important point. You will pay more than
>>$8 for this brochure. Whatever he makes on it
>>increases by the $3.25 he will make from the big fat
>>favor of having him mail it to you.
>
> You haven't used ebay much, have you.   <grin>
>
> This is typical of the sale of small, or low cost items.  Often all the 
> profit is in the s/h fees and the item itself goes for pennies.
>
> Of course you can beat him at this.  Just don't bid.
>
> Me, I look at the total cost -bid plus s/h and decide if the item is worth 
> the TOTAL.  I'm not concerned about HIS profit, I'm concerned about how 
> valuable the item is to me and how much total I'm willing to pay.
>
> But, whatever works for you,
> Ken
>
>
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