MATRIXSYNTH: Selling Analog Synthesizers on Ebay


Friday, March 02, 2007

Selling Analog Synthesizers on Ebay

Title link takes you to some tips on Ebay sent my way via Dan.

4 comments:

  1. He urges sellers to ship through UPS and FedEx. This is fine if you are selling within the United States, but as any of your Canadian readers probably already know, UPS and FedEx brokerage fees can be unreasonably high, I had to pay duty and $100 on a gift just because the package had been insured! I've even refused smaller items shipped via UPS at the door because the brokerage fee was higher than the price of the actual item...

    If you are nice enough to allow people outside the US to bid, please offer the option to ship via USPS.

    Another "bonus" of sorts is that packages shipped through the USPS aren't always subject to import duty, especially when the item is marked "GIFT". UPS doesn't care, as they FORCE you to pay duty so they can complete their delivery faster.

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  2. USPS has size, weight and insurance restrictions UPS and Fedex don't have.
    Not everything can be shipped by USPS.
    Furthermore, packages sent by postal methods can incur longer delays in customs and provide less detailed tracking.

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  3. I pay taxes with usps to.
    The label doesn't matter gift or whatever.
    You pay taxes over the declared/insured value and the shipping costs of the package.

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  4. I'm not talking about taxes...
    I'm talking about $100.00 extra on a USED rackmount synth that cost $350.00 plus $45 shipping.

    See here:

    http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/ups-brokerage-fees

    http://www99.epinions.com/content_20759744132/show_~allcom

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