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OC Engineer JD Jan 16, 2009

  1. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Look closely. It has a "B" truck in front, and a "C" truck in the rear. Should be an OLD FM C-Liner chassis.
     
  3. jtomstarr

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  4. umtrr-author

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    Well, this is a new one on me... and another reinforcement on "why one does not sell on that Popular Internet Auction Venue"... from a seller listing:

     
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  5. Hardcoaler

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    Quite the example of verbosity, right? Why not simply say "I sell to U.S. Buyers Only" and/or set the item defaults for that? Sheesh.
     
  6. umtrr-author

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    I haven't listed anything for sale recently -- well, actually, in years now that I think about it -- but I suspect that it depends how porous the "block" on where bidders can be located is.

    In other words, even if you say you don't ship to anyone except the USA, does that mean that one can still bid on / purchase an item from outside the USA anyway?

    Knowing eBay, I'm sure they do the minimum to protect sellers.
     
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  7. Hardcoaler

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    I've not sold anything on eBay since the tax nonsense began, but unless it's been changed, a Seller can block bids from specific nations, continents or even PO Boxes. Every once in a while I'd be messaged by a Canadian and when I explained that I was only an amateur Seller thinning out my trains and didn't want to work through the postal forms, they were kind and understanding about my choice.
     
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    Has anyone seen the ebay post for a MT car carrier....only $9,999....I wonder if the cat is included????
     
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  9. Hardcoaler

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    I had to rub my eyes on this one. $2,000 for Unitrack laid on a 80" x 36" HCD with 3" of foam.

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  10. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Wow. This is delusional. :rolleyes:
     
  11. BigJake

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    I hope shipping is included!
     
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  12. Hardcoaler

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    Customer pick up actually. At that price, I'd expect white glove delivery inside my home via chartered aircraft. :unsure:
     
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    Some Youtube humour this time ........ it's not a video but a Youtube advertisement that I promise you was not manipulated in any way ... it's just the advertisement as I screen captured it.
    This will never ever happen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  14. MK

    MK TrainBoard Member

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    ^ Because they are on Trainboard, not on eBay! :)
     
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  16. MK

    MK TrainBoard Member

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  17. JMaurer1

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    Remember the Amazon commercial..."Products from small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) account for roughly 60% of sales in Amazon stores"
     
  18. MK

    MK TrainBoard Member

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    If the item is from those small and medium-sized businesses, it would not say Sold By Amazon. Rather it will list the seller's name. Often, you have to be wary about those, sometimes, as that's where the shenanigans often happen.

    That's why this is interesting as it's Sold By Amazon.
     
  19. umtrr-author

    umtrr-author TrainBoard Member

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    From the same listing on Amazon...
    Who wrote this description, ChatGPT?

     
  20. umtrr-author

    umtrr-author TrainBoard Member

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    Meanwhile, more on the eBay "International Fee"...

    https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/f...tent=managed payments fees&context=9010_BUYER

    International fee
    If your registered address is in the US, we charge an International fee if either:

    • The delivery address for the item (entered by the buyer during checkout) is outside the US, or
    • The buyer's registered address is outside the US (regardless of the delivery address for the item)
    This fee is calculated as 1.65% of the total amount of the sale and is automatically deducted from your sales.
     

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