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 Posted - April 16 2010 : 5:33:30 PM
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Got this parcel from Bowser. They paid USD 4.80 for postal service.
But then they want USD 18.45 for shipping and handling from me ????????????????????
 - Erich
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 5:46:43 PM
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| I never care for that when I see it and try my best not to do it to someone who buys from me on Ebay. Shipping costs are fairly straightforward---even between here and Europe.
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 6:05:08 PM
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Hi Erich. What was the part you ordered from Bowser..?? Carl
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 6:22:50 PM
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Here is the list from my order. I always order parts for the same Value because of the customs and I payed always USD 10 for shipping and handling. - Erich
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 7:11:28 PM
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Hi. Erich. I needed a Cal-Scale part for my Cary SW-1500 shell. First I ordered it from the local Hobby store. after 3 months. I gave up with them. Every time I order from them I might as well say forget about it for a year.
I tried ordering direct from Bowser. The part was $1.69. They wanted $8.95 to ship it and I live in the same State as them. I ended up ordering from a Company in Washington State 3,000 miles away. It cost me total for the part and shipping $5.00.and they were very happy for my business... Carl
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 11:27:35 PM
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Erich, Over charging for shipping and handling is a common gimmick. These greedy people want paid for the time they spend, the box they use, the light bill during boxing the item, the gas they burn and all kinds of what I call, midless BS.
I have done a lot of shopping on ebay and one of my biggest agravations are when I see a ridiculous high S&H cost. I don't care what it is usualy I just don't bid. I am not going to agree on someones greed.
I have sold a little on ebay and charge a person exactly (or less) than what the USPS charges me. If I loose a buck shipping I'll absorb the loss from the cost of the sold item. I've watched ebay nightly for over ten years and high shipping costs will keep bidding at a lminimun, or not at all. These people that charge $10.00 for what I know will ship for $3.00 can keep what they have. I'm not poor or stingy, but I'm not stupid either...
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Posted - April 17 2010 : 03:41:30 AM
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Hi Walt! I know the practice from some people om Ebay and I always dont´t bid when the shipping costs are to much.
But in my case I ordered from Bowser directly! - Erich
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Posted - April 17 2010 : 09:43:48 AM
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I understand what you are saying Erich. I feel that most people don't bid if you know ahead of time the S&H is way too high...
Walt
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Posted - April 17 2010 : 10:16:34 AM
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what cheeses me of regards post from overseas is that the sender pays for package from? to my home,it goes through customs,a charge is sometimes leveed,that is sort of fair,but then parcelforce,who have been paid to deliver it to my door,charge me a further £7 i really begrudge that ken
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Posted - April 18 2010 : 5:49:46 PM
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I'm really surprised at Bowser for using a shady eBay seller tactic like this, and I would complain. I ordered a set of geared FEF-3 drivers from the now defunct Golf Manor Hobbies a number of years ago, which had bought most of the Rivarossi parts stock. The older gent who did the service was nice enough, and told me they were impossible to find, but he had a set with a bad gear, and he would swap it out for a NWSL gear & worm. When it finally arrived, they had charged me more for the drivers than I was quoted, and charged me about $10 for something that cost them about $2 to ship. To add injury to insult, the axle gear was mashed, and the drivers weren't close to being quartered. At least they sent me a new NWSL gear set free of charge after I complained.
You'd think a company that overcharges like that on postage wouldn't have financial problems, so go figure. To top it off, when their stock was liquidated on eBay, it turned out they did have those drivers in mint condition. 
I sure hope Bowser isn't going that direction. I'm lucky, because I can get Cal-Scale parts and the like from my LHS without having to pay shipping.
Check with me next time, Erich, because I only pad the shipping a little bit. 
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - April 18 2010 : 8:38:17 PM
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Can't blame ebay for this. This shipping charge abuse was going on long before ebay was ever thought of...
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Posted - April 18 2010 : 9:24:33 PM
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Try www.yardbirdtrains.com if you can. Dan Bush's shipping charges are basically at cost. Least that was the amount the last time I ordered from him. I like doing business with folks like that.
Saw an auction on ebay once for a model airplane kit. $1.oo start bid. $36.00 shipping/handling
from a guy in the midwest somewhere. If you win that bid, then the seller gets the leftover money (about $32.15) and only pays the Ebay fees based on the $1.00. That was a couple of years ago, ebay may have changed their policy to counter this practice.
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Posted - April 18 2010 : 10:20:46 PM
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quote:
Saw an auction on ebay once for a model airplane kit. $1.oo start bid. $36.00 shipping/handling
... the seller gets the leftover money (about $32.15) and only pays the Ebay fees based on the $1.00. That was a couple of years ago, ebay may have changed their policy to counter this practice.
Originally posted by NC shortlines - April 18 2010 : 9:24:33 PM
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Yes, Ebay has basically taken control of shipping charges, and I think you can no longer charge for custom postage, only "handling", because they force you to pick a carrier and use it, and input the approximate postage by size and weight,and if it goes over what they feel is reasonable, they'll reject the seller's input. So some of the postage fraud is gone, but not all. Someone can still list Priority Overnight, $15, and then send it Parcel Post, $3.40, and make money, so it's not foolproof. But it is an improvement ( I guess ? ).
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