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Nice aerial delivery container. There were various sizes and configurations such as A-5, A-6, etc. besides the A-4 and also used for other items such as munitions. Not sure which size this one is. A rope was run through the loops at the ends of the straps to close the ends and there were covers for each end. The D-rings were part of the attachment for underneath the aircraft. They were just dropped with the paratroopers or as a resupply with no chute attached. They have been seen with nomenclature tags sewn on the inside so be sure and check that. I think it’s safe to call it WWII – they all had the undyed straps.
One more thing. The Shipping Protection Plan has a $100 cap.
Hmm. Doesn’t start until 1/1/2020. It actually appears to be a hybrid, a little GSP and a little not.
The shipping mechanics are like GSP where the seller ships to a US hub, which forwards the package:
“eBay Send International Standard uses USPS’s domestic service to transport items to eBay’s trusted warehouse partners. Our partners screen packages and then forward them to your international buyers around the world. You and your buyers can track the entire transaction via eBay.com.”The international freight shipping legal framework (the contract terms) is like shipping direct. GSP now is INCOTERMS DDP, meaning Delivery Duties Paid. The buyer prepays all duties and taxes at checkout. Shipping direct now is INCOTERMS DDU, meaning Delivery Duties Unpaid, where all duties and taxes are paid upon delivery. eBay Send will be INCOTERMS DDU, like shipping direct is now.
Another “difference” is that “eBay Send International Standard gives you full control of what you want to charge buyers for shipping (Free, Flat, Calculated) from end to end.” Since I don’t use GSP, I don’t know what that means. I guess with GSP you can’t offer free or flat rate shipping?
Simon’s point about the guarantee seems to be an advantage over simply shipping direct, especially for smaller First Class International packages for which there is no USPS insurance (but it can be purchased inexpensively through Shipsaver and others).
As to whether it’s cheaper than GSP, it’s not clear to me yet whether the buyer pays an additional shipping charge above what the seller sees in that rate chart.
I wonder whether under eBay Send the seller will fill out the customs form like shipping direct now, or eBay’s “trusted warehouse partners” will fill out the customs form like GSP does now. One of my problems with GSP now is that I have no control over the item description for customs classification purposes. It gets to KY and they look at the item listing or open the package and if they can’t figure it out or they think it’s a restricted item they refund everybody and sell the item to guys like this to resell on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/8ten1944/m.html?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSXS%3AMESOI&_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2654 Which I guess isn’t too bad, but the foreign buyer gets mad and the system is probably very costly for someone, either eBay or Pitney Bowes. I prefer to write my own customs forms and my stuff always sails through foreign customs.Here is a very interesting article about the international rag trade that is an excerpt from that book. Basically where the clothes that we scavengers don’t buy end up….
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-wiping-rags/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
11/13/2019 at 1:28 pm in reply to: Worthpoint – looking for a price for this Keen Kutter Key Knife #70610These key knives are fantasy antiques. Keen Kutter never made such a knife. These were China made and sold at flea markets for years. For so long that the ones out there can get some age on them.
I’m not saying not to sell it, but you don’t want to guarantee its originality or age.
I have not had the opportunity to use it yet, but Mallybills posted this link to a beta test that is supposed to be open to all sellers that provides a written record of the status of various actions: https://www.ebay.com/sellerhelp
If it’s actually functional, it would help tremendously in these types of situations.
USPS insurance is available for up to $5,000 for Priority Mail and I don’t see anything indicating that art is excluded. You can add the USPS insurance up to the order value when you print the label on eBay and also add signature confirmation if you wish. “Insurance Restricted Delivery” is an additional service available from USPS but I don’t see it on the eBay label page. Signature confirmation and restricted delivery are not required for the insurance, though. See https://faq.usps.com/s/article/What-is-Insurance .
You might want to limit the listing to US buyers since First Class and Priority foreign limits are low, like under $1,000 unless you pay for expensive express shipping to get $2,500 and that’s not to all countries. To get an idea for each mail service and each country, see https://postcalc.usps.com/CountryPriceGroup .
If you want to allow foreign buyers, don’t forget that Shipsaver (capped at $2,500) also has some foreign destinations that are excluded from any coverage. There are some restrictions and special requirements for jewelry and electronics but I don’t see anything about art. Here’s the link: https://www.shipsaver.com/terms/ .
The eBay listing page does not appear to allow the addition of calculated insurance. It appears that sellers that have sold higher value paintings in this size range are either frequently using a flat rate for shipping (like $50 to $85 for domestic and $200 for international) or offering free shipping. The USPS insurance domestically might cost up to like $70 though, for $5,000 worth. The sellers I’m seeing don’t mention signature confirmation but I like to say it in the listing if I’m going to require it.
If it were me, I’d put it up for $5,000 BIN or best offer, with flat fee domestic shipping of $85 and state in the listing that the item will be insured and signature confirmation required. And have only USPS Priority for shipping method. Although I normally allow international buyers from Shipsaver-approved countries, maybe that’s a little too much risk to add in here for your peace of mind.
If you scroll through the sold listings in the art painting subcategory, you’ll see that items in your price range are sold every day. Go for it! And don’t forget to buy the insurance when you print the label after it sells.
11/08/2019 at 7:13 am in reply to: What shipping-related issues should eBay improve or fix? Share below! #70326One more thing – I frequently pack items the evening before they ship or on the weekend where they won’t go out until Monday. My message to buyer with the label will tell them when the item will go out, but at least once a month I have to deal with a buyer who is flummoxed by the fact that they’ve received a notice that their item has “shipped” but it hasn’t gone anywhere yet. I wish eBay would come up with a more accurate notice, either waiting until the carrier acceptance scan to send the shipped notification, or simply say that the item is prepared for shipment or something to that effect when the label is printed, rather than it has shipped.
This would also alleviate the issue with some sellers with long handling times who manipulate buyers by printing a label days before they actually plan to ship.
11/07/2019 at 8:40 pm in reply to: What shipping-related issues should eBay improve or fix? Share below! #70311Fix the remaining glitches on the new label page, especially since the “back_to_classic” trick to use the old label page doesn’t work anymore. Why does the shipping page occasionally randomly show as the selected choice of shipping method something neither I nor the buyer chose? Why does my standard message to buyer sometimes not automatically generate?
I agree with Jay on seeing all options. I loved the old shipping page where I could quickly get a pop-up box showing me all available shipping options from all three carriers at a given weight and size. Finding the appropriate method took just a second. Also adding or changing other selections on the old page took just a second or two. Now if I need to check a couple different shipping methods (flat rate or non-flat rate; USPS or FedEx) it’s more clicks and more time.
It would be very helpful if a buyer while browsing and searching would see the cheapest shipping a seller offers as the default shipping price for their zip code with calculated shipping. For example, in a certain range of size and weight package, USPS Priority in custom size is cheapest for buyers on the East Coast near me. But the cheapest shipping to the West Coast – by a significant margin – is FedEx Home/Ground. If I choose FedEx Home/Ground as my default, it looks expensive and slow to a buyer on the East Coast. If I choose USPS Priority as my default, it looks ridiculously expensive to a West Coast buyer. If the item fits in a Priority Medium or Large Flat Rate box, that might be cheapest to the West Coast, and it’s expedited, but those boxes will cost more for buyers on the East Coast than Priority custom size. I do tell buyers to check all my shipping methods to pick the best for them, but that doesn’t help if they don’t open my listing because the shipping looks too expensive.
Once a buyer is in the listing, they should see all shipping options. Not sure if this is still going on but for a while a buyer would not see all shipping options that a seller offered with calculated shipping. And it wasn’t the best option for them.
Sonia’s issue is super annoying to me, too.
Nice boots. I’m no expert but unmarked cowboy boots are not that unusual – probably made in Mexico. Also I think the “5” was probably intended to be the size since it’s close. In my experience people often wear a completely different sized cowboy boot than their normal shoe size depending on the brand so the size number is just ballpark for fitting anyway. In the listing I would provide the measurements to include the shaft height and diameter at opening and the heel height and say something to the effect that the “5” could be size but you’re not sure that’s right.
Close to John Mathieson but it’s not his. I’m stumped.
I don’t see anything similar from that school that is close to it but thanks for the suggestion!
Wow. That’s an interesting rabbit hole to go down. Maybe so. Thanks!
Is your husband retiring soon? My wife’s got less than a year in the Navy and at this point I definitely have short-timer’s attitude. I’m counting the days to get out of DC. (I retired about 13 years ago after 22 years total between the Army and Coast Guard.) To her credit, she does not have the attitude and still has her head in the game.
I’ve enjoyed my stays in NC here and there over the years and I think coastal ME is gorgeous but we’re headed back to North Florida. Neither one of us need much winter any more.
I’m in the vague/ambiguous camp. If the sellers are amateur enough to be asking, there’s a good chance they’ll be offended that you’re making some money off them. I have said that I was a collector, or “I know someone who can use it” or “I’ll put it to good use” or just “I can use it/them”. I normally don’t admit to reselling because I once lost a large and potentially very lucrative lot of inventory at a yard sale when I let it slip that I was buying for resale.
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