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where do they get these prices for postage...
« on: December 22, 2013, 01:39:59 pm »
Spotted this on UK ebay...and almost fell off my perch when i saw the postage cost...let alone the asking price...of the Pedesta :P ;D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Pedestal-Mahogany-Lamp-Plant-Table-Claw-Feet-/310310154670?pt=Antiques_Furniture&hash=item483fed31ae
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2013, 02:35:07 pm »
I question if it pays. Wouldn't it be better to wait and purchase in your own area.
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2013, 02:49:11 pm »
Link doesn't work for me!

greenacres, i always look at total cost (item and shipping) and decide would I be better off buying it in my area versus the total cost!
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2013, 03:05:18 pm »
Quote from: KC on December 22, 2013, 02:49:11 pm
Link doesn't work for me!

keep out the first letter of the line.  The "l" before http://
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2013, 05:50:41 pm »
That is insane!  Rip off all the way.  Strange enough they have 4 offers.
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2013, 06:19:47 pm »
link works now...
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2013, 06:30:38 pm »
Some people just don't care.
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2013, 07:10:09 pm »
Wonder what the fare would be business class from Missouri to the UK !! Just buying it a seat might be cheaper !!
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2013, 06:35:03 am »
 ;D ;D good one Mart.

Or take it apart, put in box and claim its luggage ..... and then pay someone to "check it in" with their luggage.
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2013, 06:54:34 am »
I did something similar in 2006,I,d sold a large RC model of a Kingtiger, 5.5ft long x 2.5ft wide, and weighing over 90kg,..the guy lived in Kristiansand in Norway,.the cost of the crate was going to be over £100 + the carriage costs were £475....then it needed insured, and it may have got damaged in transit,....I contacted DFDS, ferries in Newcastle,...the cost of a return ticket to Stavanger was only £209 as it was low season,..fuel costs to and from Newcastle was £65, and from Stavanger to Kristiansand the same,..as i tanked up in the UK,...and i got a weeks holiday out of it and got to meet that Giant Moose,....on the way,+ i made some Norwegians happy when i sold them some Vodka,and Whisky, at UK prices,...which were low at £8 per bottle, compared with Norways £40 per bottle,
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2013, 08:49:28 am »
Postage prices tick me off anyway !! We are paying for their stupidity !!
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2013, 03:47:56 pm »
I find the Fedex Ground is cheaper than the post office today.
I my eBay days I mailed all kinds of things. The worst was a Howard Miller 1950's Boomerang Coffee Table. I unscrewed the legs and now I had to get it into a box that was under the maximum postal size. Picture the shape and then try to box it as small as possible. It was the weirdest looking package that took a couple of hours of cutting and folding. When I got to the post office they only knew length, width and height. One person wanted to measure it from point to point in a straight line x 2, the other wanted to measure down the outside angle x the widest spot x the height which was all of 2 1/2 inches. It caused a great debate and also got all the people waiting on line annoyed. Finally the supervisor intervened and said "let it go and if it comes back it is his (meaning me) problem." Fortunately it never came back.
 The next worst thing was a big Flexible Flyer sled. They thought I was shipping a late relative.
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2013, 05:45:10 pm »
this seller is at it,....I just did a courier enquiry for shipping a package with similar dimensions,...Destination...Boliver Missouri,..the package measured 3ft high x 20in x 20in and the weight was 15kg or 31lbs approx ...thats allowing 8lbs over the weight of the pedestal....for packaging...total cost £125 + 20% vat ...which makes it £150....or $240....I,ve sent the seller an enquiry listing my quote,..
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2013, 07:39:01 pm »
You gotta watch some of these idiots !!
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Re: where do they get these prices for postage...
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2013, 07:51:19 pm »
I want to know what they have for an excuse?  haha   I sent a seller a note the other day because they were passing off a painting as a Hudson River School and it was way not.  They didn't care they were misrepresenting it at all.   Bet this seller has some lame story about shipping.  Can't wait to hear it. lol  With any luck you will at least make them nervous.
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