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Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. I bid $129 on a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay. The seller charged me $41 shipping. (I priced return shipping via UPS, it is $16.29) The seller advertised shipping to Canada by Fed Ex. When asked to ship by US Post Office (because the brokerage fee is only $4.30) he failed to respond and shipped the item via UPS??. When the package arrived I was faced with an additional $33.62 brokerage fee from UPS for having collected $18.89 tax on the goods and $2.36 tax on the tax ( total $54.87 ) My total cost was $224.87 ($129+$41+$33.62+$18.89+$2.36) Had I chosen a different seller my cost could have been $168.48 ($129+$16.29+$18.89+$4.30) You live and learn. (or) A fool and his money are soon parted. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
Seems a very excessive price to me,shipping charges to Canada.Heck,I
could get that woman in England to ship a small radio to me for much,much less, (I am guessing about $20.00 or less) she has snail mailed me some trinkets to me before,and I live in Mississippi too.Good Luck to you with your radio when it gets to you. cuhulin |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
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Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:01:36 -0500, Bob wrote:
BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. They don't have stores in wherever you are? |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
The ebay fee is based on sales price, which does not include shipping.
Hence these assholes charge high shipping fees to increase the net. If there is any question about shipping cost, establish this before the purchase. In the US, USPS shipping depends on where you go. There are some retail outlets that take USPS shipments at a marked up rate. You need to be very careful with ebay. Almost always I get better deals elsewhere. I was at a local surplus shop and ran into an ebay peddler getting items to sale. Well, at least that is more legit than Radio-Mart(TM), where he gets items from Ebay and writes lies to get a higher price when reselling on ebay. Bob wrote: BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. I bid $129 on a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay. The seller charged me $41 shipping. (I priced return shipping via UPS, it is $16.29) The seller advertised shipping to Canada by Fed Ex. When asked to ship by US Post Office (because the brokerage fee is only $4.30) he failed to respond and shipped the item via UPS??. When the package arrived I was faced with an additional $33.62 brokerage fee from UPS for having collected $18.89 tax on the goods and $2.36 tax on the tax ( total $54.87 ) My total cost was $224.87 ($129+$41+$33.62+$18.89+$2.36) Had I chosen a different seller my cost could have been $168.48 ($129+$16.29+$18.89+$4.30) You live and learn. (or) A fool and his money are soon parted. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
David wrote: On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:01:36 -0500, Bob wrote: BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. They don't have stores in wherever you are? Sure we do David, at the same time a person should be able to deal on Ebay if he chooses to do so. I don't really "get" what it is that you are driving at. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells
the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:58:09 -0500, Bob wrote:
The truth is that I know better but I got carried away. I bid before I had read all the shipping rules. The seller does ship via US post office for troops at APO addresses so my request was not impossible. I suppose he was greedily looking at the ($41-$16.29) = $24.71 profit he could make by shipping by UPS. On top of that he just didn't give a damn if by doing so it cost me (his client) the $24.71 that he snared plus an extra ($33.62-$4.30) = $29.32 to UPS for brokerage. The seller's got a good business going with almost 41000 sales and not to many complaints so I never dreamed he would actually do what he did. We live and learn. I guess after dealing with soldiers all my life (37 years) I have a thing or two to learn about business people. This is why I go to HRO and pay a few pennies more. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
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Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I
also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller. As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame. GP wrote: Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
David wrote: On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:58:09 -0500, Bob wrote: The truth is that I know better but I got carried away. I bid before I had read all the shipping rules. The seller does ship via US post office for troops at APO addresses so my request was not impossible. I suppose he was greedily looking at the ($41-$16.29) = $24.71 profit he could make by shipping by UPS. On top of that he just didn't give a damn if by doing so it cost me (his client) the $24.71 that he snared plus an extra ($33.62-$4.30) = $29.32 to UPS for brokerage. The seller's got a good business going with almost 41000 sales and not to many complaints so I never dreamed he would actually do what he did. We live and learn. I guess after dealing with soldiers all my life (37 years) I have a thing or two to learn about business people. This is why I go to HRO and pay a few pennies more. That sounds good if you happen to know what HRO is. (O: |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure
a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us. John "Bob" wrote in message ... Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller. As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame. GP wrote: Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Dear Bob,
We all live and learn. WHENEVER I buy something I always try to remember P. T. Barnum's sage comment! In future, should you wish to import SW equipment into Canada, consider buying from AES - http://www.aesham.com - a very reputable dealer whom you can telephone toll-free and who will ship into Canada by whatever means you desire, thereby minimizing your shipping costs. Universal will also ship into Canada; however, I believe they will only ship via UPS which, as you may know, causes some "problems" (and costs) with shipment into Canada. An English firm which ships to Canada at reasonable fees (and which also has low prices) is THE SHORTWAVE SHOP. Best of luck in the future and best of luck with your new Sony ICF-SW7600GR. Joe |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:22:56 -0500, Bob wrote:
David wrote: On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:01:36 -0500, Bob wrote: BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. They don't have stores in wherever you are? Sure we do David, at the same time a person should be able to deal on Ebay if he chooses to do so. I don't really "get" what it is that you are driving at. eBay seems like an S&M institution. I've never understood what the attraction is. The warranties are flaky. The businesses are virtual. Spend a little more money for some peace of mind. Call Bob Grove, or Fred Osterman or Bob Crane, etc. Keep our friends in business. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Joe Analssandrini wrote: Dear Bob, We all live and learn. WHENEVER I buy something I always try to remember P. T. Barnum's sage comment! In future, should you wish to import SW equipment into Canada, consider buying from AES - http://www.aesham.com - a very reputable dealer whom you can telephone toll-free and who will ship into Canada by whatever means you desire, thereby minimizing your shipping costs. Universal will also ship into Canada; however, I believe they will only ship via UPS which, as you may know, causes some "problems" (and costs) with shipment into Canada. An English firm which ships to Canada at reasonable fees (and which also has low prices) is THE SHORTWAVE SHOP. Best of luck in the future and best of luck with your new Sony ICF-SW7600GR. Joe Thanks Joe I really don't need much of anything else now. I bought a Sony CFR 320 back in about 78 in Europe and did not use it much after I returned in 82. Anyway, I got listening to it again this winter and it still works beautifully. My wife bought me a Grundig 350s to listen to in the kitchen and I just loved it's selectivity but the one I had could not keep time, so I returned it and read a few posts about the 7600GR and looked around for this one. I kind of like the look of this Eton E1XM and may opt to buy one. I think that it may be a little simpler to tool around the band with then the 7600GR. I like presets, but so far I am finding the page system of the 7600GR just a little awkward. I know that as I become more familiar with it things will get easier. Well OK better run! Take care. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
David wrote: On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:22:56 -0500, Bob wrote: David wrote: On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:01:36 -0500, Bob wrote: BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. They don't have stores in wherever you are? Sure we do David, at the same time a person should be able to deal on Ebay if he chooses to do so. I don't really "get" what it is that you are driving at. eBay seems like an S&M institution. I've never understood what the attraction is. The warranties are flaky. The businesses are virtual. Hi Dave Well I got into machining after I retired and I found Ebay a wonderful source for so many things that you just could never find by your self in a non industrial city and I have come to appreciate Ebay buying. I got screwed on this deal because I was to lazy to follow all the common sense checks that I should have. I did not do my homework. Thing is, that it's not to late to remind others. TTYL Bob Spend a little more money for some peace of mind. Call Bob Grove, or Fred Osterman or Bob Crane, etc. Keep our friends in business. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
John Black wrote: Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us. Ha ha ha ha Well John, I can't say that I didn't know it as coming. Really ,, I told my story because I am so ****ed at myself that I can hardly see straight and putting things on paper helps get rid of the anger. I can lose a few bucks but I'll be damned if it's going to drive me to a heart attack. (O: I wish I could blame the seller but he was just another greedy little man who set up his site to snare the unsuspecting, and he caught me. All our politicians seem to be crooks and the Enron guys are crooks. Our country was run by crooks for 13 years and your country went to war with a nation based on lies. I can hardly blame one little Ebay seller for the "moral decay" of the our society! Cheers Bob John "Bob" wrote in message ... Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller. As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame. GP wrote: Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
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Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Not trying to rub salt into your wounds but I would have just refused to pay
it and taken the negative... "Bob" wrote in message ... John Black wrote: Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us. Ha ha ha ha Well John, I can't say that I didn't know it as coming. Really ,, I told my story because I am so ****ed at myself that I can hardly see straight and putting things on paper helps get rid of the anger. I can lose a few bucks but I'll be damned if it's going to drive me to a heart attack. (O: I wish I could blame the seller but he was just another greedy little man who set up his site to snare the unsuspecting, and he caught me. All our politicians seem to be crooks and the Enron guys are crooks. Our country was run by crooks for 13 years and your country went to war with a nation based on lies. I can hardly blame one little Ebay seller for the "moral decay" of the our society! Cheers Bob John "Bob" wrote in message ... Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller. As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame. GP wrote: Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Jim Hackett wrote: Not trying to rub salt into your wounds but I would have just refused to pay it and taken the negative... The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on, nor all your piety and wit shall will it back to cast out half a line nor all your tears wash out a word of it. (O: Bob "Bob" wrote in message ... John Black wrote: Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us. Ha ha ha ha Well John, I can't say that I didn't know it as coming. Really ,, I told my story because I am so ****ed at myself that I can hardly see straight and putting things on paper helps get rid of the anger. I can lose a few bucks but I'll be damned if it's going to drive me to a heart attack. (O: I wish I could blame the seller but he was just another greedy little man who set up his site to snare the unsuspecting, and he caught me. All our politicians seem to be crooks and the Enron guys are crooks. Our country was run by crooks for 13 years and your country went to war with a nation based on lies. I can hardly blame one little Ebay seller for the "moral decay" of the our society! Cheers Bob John "Bob" wrote in message ... Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller. As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame. GP wrote: Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Bob wrote: BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. I bid $129 on a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay. The seller charged me $41 shipping. (I priced return shipping via UPS, it is $16.29) The seller advertised shipping to Canada by Fed Ex. When asked to ship by US Post Office (because the brokerage fee is only $4.30) he failed to respond and shipped the item via UPS??. When the package arrived I was faced with an additional $33.62 brokerage fee from UPS for having collected $18.89 tax on the goods and $2.36 tax on the tax ( total $54.87 ) My total cost was $224.87 ($129+$41+$33.62+$18.89+$2.36) Had I chosen a different seller my cost could have been $168.48 ($129+$16.29+$18.89+$4.30) You live and learn. (or) A fool and his money are soon parted. Yeah, we learned a similar valuable lesson when buying a china platter from a UK seller. We didn't ask the cost of shipping before pressing the bid button and shipping almost doubled the price of a serving platter. It sounds like your seller expected more in the way of bids and is compensating himself to a degree. Customs brokerage fees and duties are just adding to the pain. I've heard similar stories from other Canadians, and I think the best advice is to line up the cost of shipping before pushing the bid button. You can take some consolation in being the owner of one of the nicer portables available. Enjoy it. |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Yea, my wife tells me that all the time...
"Bob" wrote in message ... Jim Hackett wrote: Not trying to rub salt into your wounds but I would have just refused to pay it and taken the negative... The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on, nor all your piety and wit shall will it back to cast out half a line nor all your tears wash out a word of it. (O: Bob "Bob" wrote in message ... John Black wrote: Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us. Ha ha ha ha Well John, I can't say that I didn't know it as coming. Really ,, I told my story because I am so ****ed at myself that I can hardly see straight and putting things on paper helps get rid of the anger. I can lose a few bucks but I'll be damned if it's going to drive me to a heart attack. (O: I wish I could blame the seller but he was just another greedy little man who set up his site to snare the unsuspecting, and he caught me. All our politicians seem to be crooks and the Enron guys are crooks. Our country was run by crooks for 13 years and your country went to war with a nation based on lies. I can hardly blame one little Ebay seller for the "moral decay" of the our society! Cheers Bob John "Bob" wrote in message ... Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller. As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame. GP wrote: Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
Jim Hackett wrote: The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on, nor all your piety and wit shall will it back to cast out half a line nor all your tears wash out a word of it. (O: Bob Yea, my wife tells me that all the time... And the worst of it is: "that it's true"! Bob |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
Jim Hackett wrote:
Not trying to rub salt into your wounds but I would have just refused to pay it and taken the negative... The original poster was man enough to suck it up, admit he made a mistake, honor his eBay *CONTRACT* and complete the deal. Thanks for sharing *your* "ethics" with us... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in the US.
I did a bad deal on ebay, but took my whoopin' like a man, or maybe a
wuss. Basically, if you agree to the deal, you do it, even if you screw up. In my case, it was some used electronics gear that I thought was a slightly different model (same manufacturer). It was my fault, and thus I was obligated to finish the transaction. However, I have been screwed by jerks selling gear that wasn't functioning well. The worse is some asshole who is "selling the item for a friend." Now I email every seller to see if they actually have seen the gear do what they claim it does, not what somebody told them it does. I've managed to get my money back, but lost on shipping in one case. The good news is there are asshole buyers out there too. I've talked to sellers at local flea markets that have stopped selling on ebay since some ebay buyer would break the gear then demand a refund, or steal items out of the unit (say a module "option" on HP test gear), then say the unit is defective. You can generally get better deals if you do them face to face. Jim Hackett wrote: Not trying to rub salt into your wounds but I would have just refused to pay it and taken the negative... "Bob" wrote in message ... John Black wrote: Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us. Ha ha ha ha Well John, I can't say that I didn't know it as coming. Really ,, I told my story because I am so ****ed at myself that I can hardly see straight and putting things on paper helps get rid of the anger. I can lose a few bucks but I'll be damned if it's going to drive me to a heart attack. (O: I wish I could blame the seller but he was just another greedy little man who set up his site to snare the unsuspecting, and he caught me. All our politicians seem to be crooks and the Enron guys are crooks. Our country was run by crooks for 13 years and your country went to war with a nation based on lies. I can hardly blame one little Ebay seller for the "moral decay" of the our society! Cheers Bob John "Bob" wrote in message ... Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller. As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame. GP wrote: Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method possible... |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
Bob wrote:
Yep,,, you gotta look "befor" you pull the trigger!!!! (O: Bob, with all respect...the Cheney thread ended some days ago... mike |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
m II wrote: Bob wrote: Yep,,, you gotta look "befor" you pull the trigger!!!! (O: Bob, with all respect...the Cheney thread ended some days ago... mike Must a been a heck of a party! |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
Bob wrote:
BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. I bid $129 on a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay. The seller charged me $41 shipping. (I priced return shipping via UPS, it is $16.29) Each time before I bid I look or get shipping charges, I have been royally f$%$ed before paying $32.00 shipping for something that should of been less than $10.00! |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
Bob wrote:
BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have prevented these excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller. I bid $129 on a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay. The seller charged me $41 shipping. (I priced return shipping via UPS, it is $16.29) It also works the other way, I sold a compound bow that I had weighed and estimated shipping to be about $15.00, for good measure I said $18.00 on the listing, sold it within a few hours and when I went to ship it UPS wanted $38.00 to ship it to NorthCarolina fm Texas, I was ****ed and told the guy that I had used their estimation software, no avail! I ate the cost difference in this case |
Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay intheUS.
Here is some reviews (they are not mine) for y'all to check out.
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Buying a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay in theUS.
I much prefer to buy whatever locally,whenever I can.I am not knocking
eBay,but I dont do eBay either.eBay is no great shakes to me.y'all just keep on eBaying now.Bayin n ahhbrayin. cuhulin (personnaly,I wouldn't give eBay the sweat off of my b..ls,,, but that is only me opinion) |
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