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[ph0ebus]

Hi all,

Is it just me or does $42.00 to ship one felt shoulderboard seem somewhat exorbitant?

YIKES

I mean, I know the shulterklappe has some condition issues, and it is one of a pair, so I get the low opening bid, but why charge such shipping fees?



-Daniel

[munster]

Does it still have attached Prussian maybe.john

[ph0ebus]

John:  

There's also something funky going on with this auction.  If you look at the same auction on eBay.de the shipping is MUCH more reasonable (6,90 euro), than if you look at it via eBay.com.

Still, even with the lesss inane shipping, I can't get past the moth holes.

Daniel

[egbert]

This is a rip off. Even for 6,90€ within Germany it's a rip-off.

[shippingsteel]

Often the displayed shipping is the "standard" ebay charge for international transit, registered with signature. Sometimes it is not the sellers fault, it's done by ebay.
If you want to bid on the item, you should contact the seller and ask them for a quote for actual shipping to your destination. You might just be pleasantly surprised.

Cheers, S>S

[Garron]

or utterly shocked, last time I tried that S>S I was told by a seller it was $20 (about average). After winning the bayonet the seller spun me some dodgy story that it had to be shipped by UPS/Fedex and would cost over $120. I have had gun stocks and bayonets from the US so I knew that was a lie. I refused and the seller told they couldn't send it anyway as they needed an export permit.

[ph0ebus]

Well, if anyone ever comes across a FAR 47 schulterklappe that does not have moth holes and is not a ripoff, please PM me...I want one!



Daniel

[egbert]

shippingsteel, on 10 June 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:

Often the displayed shipping is the "standard" ebay charge for international transit, registered with signature. Sometimes it is not the sellers fault, it's done by ebay.
If you want to bid on the item, you should contact the seller and ask them for a quote for actual shipping to your destination. You might just be pleasantly surprised.

Cheers, S>S

Not here: the national shipping of 6,90€ is a rip-off as well. this is no lapse this is done on purpose to add to his sales price and fleece you. For my own pleasure, I contactacted the seller and asked him why he violates ebay.de rules........

[egbert]

Daniel, I got an answer and he is very collaborative and has lowered the shipping from 6,90€ to 2€or national mail. Now I asked him about the actual cost to the USA. Are you still interested in the shipping and handling cost?

[egbert]

the seller seems to play fair now: at the bottom of the ebay page he added the reduced postage (as he cannot change it in the offer since there are bidders already). for USA he wrote me a letter would make it to 1,45€, or as he advised, Daniel you should contact him directly. He will give you the lowest actual shipping costs.
@Daniel: moth holes for actually 2,50€ are not too bad.......

[ph0ebus]

egbert, on 11 June 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:

the seller seems to play fair now: at the bottom of the ebay page he added the reduced postage (as he cannot change it in the offer since there are bidders already). for USA he wrote me a letter would make it to 1,45€, or as he advised, Daniel you should contact him directly. He will give you the lowest actual shipping costs.
@Daniel: moth holes for actually 2,50€ are not too bad.......

Well done, egbert!

I'll reach out to them and, assuming he has not read this thread ...I'l consider a low bid.  These do come up every now and again, so if I don't get it, I'll just bid on the next one.

Daniel

[TRAJAN]

Well done Egbert! Would just add that I no longer order things from some suppliers because of the extortionate postal rates they slap on - in one case recently the postage demanded from the US of A was more than the cost of the three items I wanted!

Trajan

[egbert]

Daniel, still available for 2,50€.........  $(KGrHqVHJBME+O5muCUjBP0hCZCSh!~~60_12.jpg   35.7K   0 downloads

[egbert]

.....which is 3.15$

[ph0ebus]

Are you getting some sort of Finder's Fee?  

-Daniel

[egbert]

ph0ebus, on 17 June 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

Are you getting some sort of Finder's Fee?  

-Daniel

I can definitely assure you -no ! I just want an internet friend to be happy with an FAR 47 memorabilia

[ph0ebus]

egbert, on 17 June 2012 - 04:50 PM, said:

I can definitely assure you -no ! I just want an internet friend to be happy with an FAR 47 memorabilia

I really do appreciate it!

-Daniel

[ph0ebus]

I have been outbid...them's the breaks!  Maybe I'll have better luck next time.

Daniel

[ph0ebus]

Well, the winner paid EUR 33,07 for it.  I would not have paid that, even with the better shipping rate!

-Daniel

[egbert]

ph0ebus, on 19 June 2012 - 12:39 AM, said:

Well, the winner paid EUR 33,07 for it.  I would not have paid that, even with the better shipping rate!

-Daniel

Daniel -FAR 47 is priceless n'est-ce pas?

[ph0ebus]

egbert, on 19 June 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

Daniel -FAR 47 is priceless n'est-ce pas?

-Daniel

[ph0ebus]

Another pair of NICE FAR 47 officer shoulderboards on sale on eBay now, but the price of those makes me quite sad.

-Daniel

[egbert]

Cannot find it on ebay

[ph0ebus]

egbert, on 07 September 2012 - 07:46 AM, said:

Cannot find it on ebay

Voila

-Daniel

[egbert]

Too expensive Daniel, unless a wealthy US citizen steps in.....