People like this don't realize they can pick up a free Priority Mail "Board Game Box" at most USPS offices that'll enable them to send a KB anywhere in the U.S. for under $18. I've drawn several sellers' attention to that, and as a result have made several boards affordable for friends who were interested in them.
The boxes are not officially on display, although they can be ordered in packs of 25 and delivered to your doorstep free. I think that when you see them at the PO, leaning against the wall near the other flat rate boxes, it was probably because somebody only needed one or few and brought the rest in so as not to waste them.
Pretty happy that I got in on that (the cat spilled water on my old Unicomp and it actually would have cost me more to get the old one fixed than to buy a new one), especially since the seller accepted my offer of $33 :D
He hasn't shipped it yet, however so I'll probably shoot him a message if he doesn't ship tomorrow.
Pretty happy that I got in on that (the cat spilled water on my old Unicomp and it actually would have cost me more to get the old one fixed than to buy a new one), especially since the seller accepted my offer of $33 :D
He hasn't shipped it yet, however so I'll probably shoot him a message if he doesn't ship tomorrow.
Pretty happy that I got in on that (the cat spilled water on my old Unicomp and it actually would have cost me more to get the old one fixed than to buy a new one), especially since the seller accepted my offer of $33 :D
Nah, I only had to pay $16.70 for the shipping (I offered $33 because if I was paying more than $50, I could have just asked Unicomp to fix the keyboard I own).Pretty happy that I got in on that (the cat spilled water on my old Unicomp and it actually would have cost me more to get the old one fixed than to buy a new one), especially since the seller accepted my offer of $33 :D
You didn't have to pay $40 for Economy Shipping, though, did you? That's crazy. The seller either made a wild guess at the board's weight (and entered that in eBay's shipping calculator), or they were deliberately trying to gouge someone.
If you did pay that much, when you get the package, see if it says how much the shipping actually cost. If it's substantially less—that is, if they didn't also enclose a couple of bricks or something!—I'd ask the seller to refund you the difference. If they don't respond, or give you a hard time, you can bring eBay into the dispute and they'll almost certainly side with you. Charging people double for actual shipping is just stealing. Good luck!
The seller didn't ship the keyboard today or respond to my message (sent about 2:30 PM, it's about 5:15 PM now). I hope he'll ship it tonight, and that I'm not being scammed.
The seller didn't ship the keyboard today or respond to my message (sent about 2:30 PM, it's about 5:15 PM now). I hope he'll ship it tonight, and that I'm not being scammed.
I know you're excited but be patient and dont worry, nobody is going to scam your $40. You bought it on either yesterday or the day before too.. :rolleyes:
As a buyer who's had eBay sellers forget to ship my stuff days after I bought their item, it's really frustrating when sellers don't acknowledge that I bought their stuff. Speaking of which, today's the third business day since I bought the keyboard and the seller never responded to my PM or shipped the keyboard. I'll give them until Monday before I ask for my money back.The seller didn't ship the keyboard today or respond to my message (sent about 2:30 PM, it's about 5:15 PM now). I hope he'll ship it tonight, and that I'm not being scammed.
I know you're excited but be patient and dont worry, nobody is going to scam your $40. You bought it on either yesterday or the day before too.. :rolleyes:
This. As I mentioned before, they said they'd ship within 2 business days.
As a seller who's gotten "please ship my stuff" hours after an item sold, it's really frustrating when buyers don't acknowledge that handling time part.
As a buyer who's had eBay sellers forget to ship my stuff days after I bought their item, it's really frustrating when sellers don't acknowledge that I bought their items. Speaking of which, today's the third business day since I bought the keyboard and the seller never responded to my PM or shipped the keyboard. I'll give them until Monday before I ask for my money back.The seller didn't ship the keyboard today or respond to my message (sent about 2:30 PM, it's about 5:15 PM now). I hope he'll ship it tonight, and that I'm not being scammed.
I know you're excited but be patient and dont worry, nobody is going to scam your $40. You bought it on either yesterday or the day before too.. :rolleyes:
This. As I mentioned before, they said they'd ship within 2 business days.
As a seller who's gotten "please ship my stuff" hours after an item sold, it's really frustrating when buyers don't acknowledge that handling time part.
Guess who still didn't ship the damn thing? Anyway, tomorrow is the "expected arrival date" so hopefully I can get my money back.
Chill, dude.
Shipping is a pain in the butt. Besides the postage, there are packing effort and materials, time and gasoline driving back and forth to the PO. I don't charge more than estimated actual postage (and sell with "Free Shipping" if possible) but I don't think that $5-$10 for "packing expenses" would be out of line at all.
As far as time, you never know when you will be in bed sick for 3 days or your car will break down. Or be stuck inside due to weather.
Having sold a lot of things over many years, I can see where a lot can go wrong. I sent a present to a friend recently (from Atlanta, GA to Knoxville, TN - about 180 miles) and it went to Memphis (~400 miles) then back to Atlanta (~400 miles) then finally up to Knoxville.
Nah, I only had to pay $16.70 for the shipping...
another one popped up for the same price: free shipping this time!
another one popped up for the same price: free shipping this time!
Model Ms with part numbers starting with "7" are rubber domes.
As a buyer who's had eBay sellers forget to ship my stuff days after I bought their item, it's really frustrating when sellers don't acknowledge that I bought their stuff. Speaking of which, today's the third business day since I bought the keyboard and the seller never responded to my PM or shipped the keyboard. I'll give them until Monday before I ask for my money back.The seller didn't ship the keyboard today or respond to my message (sent about 2:30 PM, it's about 5:15 PM now). I hope he'll ship it tonight, and that I'm not being scammed.
I know you're excited but be patient and dont worry, nobody is going to scam your $40. You bought it on either yesterday or the day before too.. :rolleyes:
This. As I mentioned before, they said they'd ship within 2 business days.
As a seller who's gotten "please ship my stuff" hours after an item sold, it's really frustrating when buyers don't acknowledge that handling time part.
For the thrilling conclusion, I got my money back yesterday since the seller never responded and ended up paying about $60 for a 1397661 instead. It would be nice to see how the one piece keycaps feel compared to the two piece ones on the Unicomp. If this keyboard doesn't ship as well, I think I'm just going to get Unicomp to fix the water damaged keyboard instead (I wanted to buy a Model M because it's cheaper than getting the Unicomp repaired, when you take shipping into consideration).
People like this don't realize they can pick up a free Priority Mail "Board Game Box" at most USPS offices that'll enable them to send a KB anywhere in the U.S. for under $18. I've drawn several sellers' attention to that, and as a result have made several boards affordable for friends who were interested in them.
The boxes are not officially on display, although they can be ordered in packs of 25 and delivered to your doorstep free. I think that when you see them at the PO, leaning against the wall near the other flat rate boxes, it was probably because somebody only needed one or few and brought the rest in so as not to waste them.
Sometimes I wonder what it would cost for someone to ship such a pack of boxes to me so I can store my keyboards in them. We have to buy boxes from Australia Post, and they are not big enough.