Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 00:50:53 07/26/05
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On July 26, 2005 at 03:34:05, Peter Skinner wrote: >On July 26, 2005 at 02:44:33, Clive Munro wrote: > >>While at first glance this is well priced at a starting bid of £1.49. I think >>the P&P at £100 is a bit excessive for an item weighing less than 2kg being >>posted within the UK! >>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6970137813&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:UK:1 >> >>Especially when you can buy it new in the form of the Master for £99. See >> >>http://www.elhchess.demon.co.uk/specials.htm >> >>Puzzled regards >> >>Clive > >That is nothing. > >About a year ago I saw a really nice set of Altec Lansing speakers on Ebay for >quite cheap with no reserve. > >The seller's location was actually here in Edmonton so I dropped him an email >stating I would like to buy them and hopefully he would close the auction early. > >He was willing to do it as long as I was willing to pay a $50 pick up fee. > >While pick up fees are nothing new, I thought he simply made a typo and meant $5 >so I agreed (shipping was $50 US on the auction, which is reasonable for the box >size and weight). When I went to pick them up it was in fact a $50 pick up fee. >When I asked why so much he said "Well I did have to get off the sofa and >answer the door right?" > >I simply laughed and said he could shove the speakers up his arse, and use the >$50 pick up fee to clean himself with afterwards.. :) > >Ebay is getting insane for shipping fees/pick up fees. > >Just look for headphones. You can get them for $0.99 but the shipping is up to >$40 US :) And they are crappy ones at that.. > >Peter I should note that I ended up getting a terrific set of the Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 system (http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=712) speakers for my computer. They are probably the best set around for sound quality. Peter
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