Ebay high volume buyer? - Page 2

simon7000 · 27th July 2011, 07:56 PM

If you ship to Russia it ain't cheap. A consolidator will buy a bunch of stuff and have it shipped by container for about 3% of what it would cost one at a time. So they probably have a web site, take the orders, buy it where it's cheap, pack it up, bribe a customs official and do quite well!

theAnonymous1 · 28th July 2011, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by simon7000

If you ship to Russia it ain't cheap. A consolidator will buy a bunch of stuff and have it shipped by container for about 3% of what it would cost one at a time. So they probably have a web site, take the orders, buy it where it's cheap, pack it up, bribe a customs official and do quite well!

The cost of bribing corrupt customs officials aside; First Class Airmail for the 25g package to anywhere in the world is only around $1.75.

kevinahcc20 · 28th July 2011, 12:25 PM

I sold an ARC amplifier on eBay that was bought by a buyer in LA with 7,000+ purchases and a 100% positive rating...the ship-to was a different person/address also in the LA area. It appeared that the buyer was acting as an agent for people who wanted someone else to handle the eBay hassles for (presumably) a fee.

simon7000 · 28th July 2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by theAnonymous1

The cost of bribing corrupt customs officials aside; First Class Airmail for the 25g package to anywhere in the world is only around $1.75.

If it shows up! I don't want to get into how much small stuff never arrives and you have to refund everything and still pay the eBay fees.

theAnonymous1 · 28th July 2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by simon7000

If it shows up! I don't want to get into how much small stuff never arrives and you have to refund everything and still pay the eBay fees.

I've had pretty decent luck with overseas packages getting to their destination. Out of probably >200 I've mailed so far I have only had two not get delivered and one of those ended up getting returned to me. $13 lost, no big deal. They were all small padded envelopes containing IC's.

BTW, I never really appreciated how simple US addresses are until I started mailing overseas. Some countries have absurdly long addresses. Recently sent one to Mexico and had to research how to abbreviate some of the address just so it would fit on the label.

28th July 2011, 12:25 PM	#13
kevinahcc20 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Farmington Hills, MI USA	I sold an ARC amplifier on eBay that was bought by a buyer in LA with 7,000+ purchases and a 100% positive rating...the ship-to was a different person/address also in the LA area. It appeared that the buyer was acting as an agent for people who wanted someone else to handle the eBay hassles for (presumably) a fee. __________________ Kevin(ahcc20)...I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!

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27th July 2011, 07:56 PM	#11
simon7000 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oakmont PA	If you ship to Russia it ain't cheap. A consolidator will buy a bunch of stuff and have it shipped by container for about 3% of what it would cost one at a time. So they probably have a web site, take the orders, buy it where it's cheap, pack it up, bribe a customs official and do quite well!