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by K4ICL » Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:01 am
N9LCD:
If you know that to correctly get the radio to the seller undamaged and in the same condition as when you ship will cost a certain amount and it can not be done properly for less, and your buyer says he will not pay the actual cost to ship the item.
After all of your attempts to convince the prospective buyer that is is in both parties interest to properly pack the receiver, inform the him that, to make the deal work for you, he has a choice. He can:
(1) pick up the receiver, personally,
(2) hire an agent to pick up the receiver,
(3) have you ship it, prepaid by him, at the actual cost, receipts to be provided if he likes, or
(4) find another nice receiver and buy it from another seller.
There is no reason for you to take a risk and suffer any consequences for not shipping it properly. The buyer either pays for the is hipping or comes and pick it up.
Also, don't ship it until all costs and payments due are paid and verified. Many of the ripoffs see on this board involve partial payments, etc. and the seller looses, sometime substantially, on the deal.
BTW, you are entitled to charge for all labor needed to do the packing for shipping. Most don't do that, but it is a reasonable
requirement. Any one who has properly packed a heavy delicate electronic equipment can verify the amount of time and effort the task requires.
Finally, your are not selling in the industrial setting, but in the private world where the term FOB, usually, is not part of the purchase agreement. (For fun look up the origin of FOB. In olden times, It was imposed on overseas customers who had to ship on the high seas and the sellers (manufacturers) did not want to be responsible for the goods if the ship sank. It means the same thing as "Pick up the goods on our shipping dock at your expense.")
I hope this provides you with some worthwhile information.
K4ICL
