Re: ahs green book

I think some sellers don't take the time to check these things.  I usually
pay right away b4 even receiving an invoice.  But if I get more than 1 item
from a buyer I wait and tell them to send me a combined invoice before I
pay.  That way I don't worry about a refund.  I suppose some might do it
intentionally, but I think most sellers are very interested in keeping their
positive rating up and won't risk negative feedback from anyone.

I received a cracked lamp ( a joke cmas gift ) via FedX from an eBay seller
and she refunded everything, bid & shipping, even though it was still
suitable as a joke gift.  Things happen.  Usually it just takes a little
communication to work it out.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] ahs green book


> I have gotten real hardnosed about the shipping costs on eBay.  Last time
I
> bought two small items from the same vendor and inquired at the time about
> combining the shipping.  Well the shipping was combined but the price of
> shipping was doubled.  I e-mailed my dissatisfaction to the seller and was
> refunded half the shipping.
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 1:06 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] ahs green book
>
>
> > Donna, you are right about shipping. Amazon allows their sellers only
> > 3.49 shipping for any book no matter how heavy. It cost the seller more
> > than that to ship it to me.
> >
> >
> > eBay sellers can select their method of shipping. They can use it to
> > their advantage (or disadvantage) in several ways. They know the $1 item
> > will catch your eye (and is less expensive to post) than the $10 item.
> > So they might make up for the low price by padding their freight. Or,
> > instead of shipping everything by Priority Mail, they make use of First
> > Class for lightweight items like CDs, or Media Mail for heavy books, to
> > hold your shipping down, making their item more attractive. I recently
> > sold 3 items listed as FREE FREIGHT and they all sold because of that -
> > there were scores of the same items available that got no bids, but that
> > caught their eye.
> >
> >
> > Conversely, one person listed a Brother TZ tape at a reasonable price,
> > but shipping was over $8. I asked if it was a misprint as I've sent them
> > FC Mail for about $1. Seller said she shipped UPS and that was w/in
> > reason. No one bid on it.
> >
> >
> > One seller might list the same item in different ways with different
> > shipping methods to appeal to different kinds of buyers or as a test to
> > see what works best. You can't get burned if you read the auction. And
> > if they don't list the shipping in the auction (which is a pain in the
> > neck cuz then you have to email and ask), either ask or don't bid. I
> > offered an item which was won by a nasty woman in CA. I had the eBay
> > calculator on my page so she could figure the shipping, but she didn't
> > bother. She just decided what she felt it should cost and when the
> > invoice was higher she screamed holy hell. (My shipping was higher than
> > what she thought the item weighed; she did not take into account
> > protective packaging weight and the method of shipping I listed in the
> > auction) I reduced my shipping cost to hopefully prevent her giving me
> > negative feedback.
> >
> >
> > Long before I did business on eBay, I was buying mailorder. I always
> > checked the shipping to decide if it was worthwhile. eBay is no
> > different. You should look at all your costs when shopping. And that
> > includes gas and time when shopping at a mall.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone5
> >
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> >
> >> Although it is still a good deal....due note about ebay folks and
> >> shipping... I have been burned before :(
> >>
> >> The .99 book Kitty is referring to will cost 8.00 to ship to me (yes, I
> >> asked her) total 8.99 (although it would be more now that someone bid
on
> >> it,
> >> not me) ... yet this same seller has another one (hum!) listed for 5.00
> >> and
> >> 3.75 ship anywhere total 8.75.
> >>
> >> Not much difference in price, but gotta make you wonder ....
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Sorry you paid more for it Theresa, that's how it goes sometimes with
> >> > eBay. But it is a good book.
> >> > Update on my previous messages about my A-Z falling apart: I did fix
it
> >> > with the glue as suggested but two sections would not fit snugly;
> >> > they're a little out of sinc with the rest. It is holding together
> >> > well,
> >> > but the way I use it I wonder for how long. I ended up buying the new
> >> > $80 - 2004 edition for a total of $8.49 including shipping from
someone
> >> > selling it through Amazon. I couldn't pass it up. Truthfully, it was
> >> > $30
> >> > + 3.49s/h, but I had a $25 Amazon gift certificate that my credit
card
> >> > co. sends me everytime I hit a milestone. I can probably sell off my
> >> > 1997-9 edition for $10 and actually come out ahead!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -- 
> >> > Kitty
> >> > neIN, Zone5
> >> >
> >> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> >> >
> >> > > Hi Kitty- I have to say I just love this book and you are right the
> >> > > $20
> >> > > I paid was well worth it. At 99cents it's a steal!
> >> > >
> >> > > Theresa
> >> > >
> >> > > kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > >A few weeks back someone asked about shrubs for a certain season
and
> >> > > >I
> >> > > >gave a list garnered from the AHS green book. This lists &
pictures
> >> > > >plants according to size, color, and season of interest. Whoever
it
> >> > was,
> >> > > >found one on eBay for about $20, which is a good price for it.
> >> > > >However,
> >> > > >for anyone else interested, I just saw another copy of it there
for
> >> > > >99
> >> > > >cents with 2 days to go. There are a few more copies of it being
> >> > > >auctioned too at reasonable prices. It's a 1989 book, but the
> >> > > >arrangement of the material is very well organized for certain
> >> > > >applications.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >-- 
> >> > > >Kitty
> >> > > >neIN, Zone5
> >> > > >
> >> > >
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