posted on August 3, 2001 08:52:17 PM
I was interested in bidding on a road map, but the description of the shipping charge was confusing. It said:
"Item sent US Mail priority envelope $1."
This didn't make any sense. Was the seller shipping priority and then adding a buck for the envelope? I didn't want to pay that much to ship a two-ounce road map, so I asked the seller to clarify. Here's what I got in response:
"I mail ALL ebay items via mail box etc. dont have time to waist with the knuckleheads behind the us post office counters."
I decided not to "waist" any more time with the seller. I still don't know what the shipping charge was.
posted on August 4, 2001 07:14:56 AM
>I mail ALL ebay items via mail box etc. dont have time to waist with the knuckleheads behind the us post office counters<
posted on August 4, 2001 08:08:53 AM
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posted on August 4, 2001 08:26:32 AM
Um first thing to be noted is that you can ship Proity with out useing the free boxes and evelope the post office provides ..
MBE charges more then the USPS to send mail you must pay for there service as well.
more then likely costs from .50 to .75 more to ship 1 lbs priority from MBE then from the post office.
If the seller is buying a pre stamped MBE envelope to ship to his buyers Priory mail they more then likely pay $5 or near $5 for one lbs priority to ship USPS.
