ROOSKIE
Major Contributor
Been meaning to share this in some way and remembered today.
Many folks here also list stuff on Audiogon and USAudiomart.
Use PayPal shipping, generate your labels in PayPal not Audiogon or a personal account!
Unless you have access to a well negotiated corporate rate, PayPal shipping is much cheaper than the above.
In fact the savings makes having to pay a PayPal fee for a legitimate sale no big deal because you will save on the associated shipping.
So take PayPal at Audiogon, USAudiomart and here on ASR and stop trying to save a few bucks with "Friends and family" when dealing with people who are not actually those folks.
Examples
I sold monitor sized speakers today on Audiogon, they wanted 102.xx for UPS shipping with value and signature.
Via the PayPal transaction page it was $55 for the same.
The larger pair I sold a few months ago at Audiogon, on site they wanted over $14x.xx
Via the PayPal transaction page it was $95 for the same services.
Seriously different, Audiogon is either profiting on top or did not negotiate a very sweet rate for its clientele.
But whatever, just FYI to make the shipping easier to swallow.
Many folks here also list stuff on Audiogon and USAudiomart.
Use PayPal shipping, generate your labels in PayPal not Audiogon or a personal account!
Unless you have access to a well negotiated corporate rate, PayPal shipping is much cheaper than the above.
In fact the savings makes having to pay a PayPal fee for a legitimate sale no big deal because you will save on the associated shipping.
So take PayPal at Audiogon, USAudiomart and here on ASR and stop trying to save a few bucks with "Friends and family" when dealing with people who are not actually those folks.
Examples
I sold monitor sized speakers today on Audiogon, they wanted 102.xx for UPS shipping with value and signature.
Via the PayPal transaction page it was $55 for the same.
The larger pair I sold a few months ago at Audiogon, on site they wanted over $14x.xx
Via the PayPal transaction page it was $95 for the same services.
Seriously different, Audiogon is either profiting on top or did not negotiate a very sweet rate for its clientele.
But whatever, just FYI to make the shipping easier to swallow.