selling post free

[quiltsandcrystals]

What do others think? I think if we sell our items as is and let the buyer know the postage, the buyer is better off.  Further there is more of a level playing field with similiar items when buyers are charged postage it makes your item more expensive . Yes I know it all pans out, but many buyers are in a hurry and sometimes do not read the  fine print.

I would really like to know what other sellers think, I think Aussie buyers would like to know the cost and then the postage cost.

For example for some of my fabric the postage is actually $1.20 but because I post in hard cardboard with plastic inserts to allow for rain , the actual cost to me  is is about $1.90 or more I would like the buyer to know this and  be able to decide on that factor.

For example I purchased from a shop on ebay recently, the fabric was wrapped in glad wrap, with no note, and in a paper envelope.

Excuse me? Yes this shop can keep cost down and so would I if I did this, but not appealing to the buyer at the other end. Further I would not buy again for this  'power' seller.  Thanks would like feedback

[davewil1964]

I don't understand the question.

The total price is the total price. I imagine you will get a few negs from unrealistic buyers if your postage costs are $1.20 and you charge $1.90, regardless of explanations.

Go with what you feel comfortable with. I list nearly everything that will go as a letter as 'free' post. What the actual postage cost is is irrelevant. The buyer pays,. they get their purchase. Simple.

[quiltsandcrystals]

so for you the buyer does not need to know the postage cost  is that whay your are saying. I disagree I think they do need to know.

[davewil1964]

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@quiltsandcrystals wrote:

so for you the buyer does not need to know the postage cost  is that whay your are saying. I disagree I think they do need to know.

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Yes that is what I'm saying.

You can disagree all you like, but my way doesn't leave me open to buyers leaving negs for perceived postage piracy. All a buyer needs to know is the total cost to them. How that is split up is none of their business, imo, and splitting it for low postage cost attracts more hassles than the extra 10-15c in FVF.

You asked for feedback. I have given feedback. You choose not to rate my feedback. So what you are really after is validation of your particular paradigm. I suspect there are issues or you wouldn't have posted the question, but if you are unwilling to entertain paradigms other than the one you hold to, then you are probably wasting your time.

[thecatspjs]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@quiltsandcrystals wrote:

so for you the buyer does not need to know the postage cost  is that whay your are saying. I disagree I think they do need to know.

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Yes that is what I'm saying.

You can disagree all you like, but my way doesn't leave me open to buyers leaving negs for perceived postage piracy. All a buyer needs to know is the total cost to them. How that is split up is none of their business, imo, and splitting it for low postage cost attracts more hassles than the extra 10-15c in FVF.

You asked for feedback. I have given feedback. You choose not to rate my feedback. So what you are really after is validation of your particular paradigm. I suspect there are issues or you wouldn't have posted the question, but if you are unwilling to entertain paradigms other than the one you hold to, then you are probably wasting your time.

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lololol the OPs  "paradigm" what about the group think paradigm you hold Dave why is that any more different or meaningful than anyone else?

love to know... really interested as to why your own (group) paradigm sets you apart from everyone else .... do tell...

OP I am still not sure where you are coming from ??

[davewil1964]

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@thecatspjs wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@quiltsandcrystals wrote:

so for you the buyer does not need to know the postage cost  is that whay your are saying. I disagree I think they do need to know.

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Yes that is what I'm saying.

You can disagree all you like, but my way doesn't leave me open to buyers leaving negs for perceived postage piracy. All a buyer needs to know is the total cost to them. How that is split up is none of their business, imo, and splitting it for low postage cost attracts more hassles than the extra 10-15c in FVF.

You asked for feedback. I have given feedback. You choose not to rate my feedback. So what you are really after is validation of your particular paradigm. I suspect there are issues or you wouldn't have posted the question, but if you are unwilling to entertain paradigms other than the one you hold to, then you are probably wasting your time.

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lololol the OPs  "paradigm" what about the group think paradigm you hold Dave why is that any more different or meaningful than anyone else?

love to know... really interested as to why your own (group) paradigm sets you apart from everyone else .... do tell...

OP I am still not sure where you are coming from ??

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I stated my paradigm and gave a basis for it. The OP disagreed. Even though they specifically requested feedback they were unwilling to entertain a paradigm that was different to their own.

YOU added nothing to the discussion, except for the usual attempted (as usual, unsuccessful) putdown.

[thecatspjs]

How do you know the OP won't "entertain" another paradigm when the thread so far really only presented your (group) paradigm ?

[davewil1964]

I'm a group of one.

OP doesn't seem to want to accept that my paradigm works for me. It is a reasonable assumption that OP is after validation rather than feedback.

OP may well have had negatives for postage cost, I haven't. Admittedly, I am taking a leaf from your book in attributing motives to a poster with no evidence.

[thecatspjs]

well that doesn't seem like a very strong argument to me - and gosh don't take a leaf out of my book, I am no role model on these matters, nor ever professed to be

[davewil1964]

At last. Something we can agree upon.