I will address these concerns like my EX BOSS would:
"I bring this to remind everyone on how this works:
1. Buyer - Purchase an Item and pay promptly - period - whether its PaYPAL friends/family, Postal money order, or other methods.
Yes pay as fast as you can...As far as PAYPAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY goes....I know SAAC people claim to all be one happy family, and now one would rip off anybody, BUT....using F&F you are asking to be ripped off. YOU HAVE NO RECOURSE. YOU BOUGHT IT. AND STILL MIGHT NOT HAVE IT.
2. Delivery of Item - Shipping is expensive today so agree on the approach ( size, weight, insurance while packaging) , insurance is expensive and most importantly.... PLEASE pack it likes its your own PROPERTY
Yes we all hope people will pack well, I used to sometimes pack vintage stereo equipment and learned from the best at AudioClassics.com. BUT I have received turntables where a box just big enough was used with no prep handpicking material...Strange some have arrived in good condition. Example" GLASS can break, heavy metal like shifting rods, highly unlikely will get damaged...THINK like you have common sense.
3. Sellers and Shipping Problems : Sellers do the business with USPS, UPS, Fedex and others. The buyer has no recourse because seller owns the process/insurance/item recovery. A buyer cant really do the leg work cause the seller has the tracking receipt, common sense
Every seller should supply a tracking number, my 2 cents. I don't know about all, but all mailing systems have an attitude and are not dependable. US mail especially.
4. Urgency - you have the buyers money, the buyer did not recieve the promised goods.....so move on a resolution and not when its convient for you the seller
Reason for DO NOT USE F&F with PayPal. Yes ship ASAP, I tend to box up when item is for sale.
5. My rule of thumb : if a 200 pound man can't stand on the box then all bets are off - Period. Remember, once a seller takes the buyers money that property is now the buyers....not the sellers. So treat it like its yours when completing the delivery. USPS/UPS/FEDex will screw it up its not a question of how but when. And this whole insurance stuff is just a big scam....so pack well."
Yes. Perfect, pack well...Do not just place a part in a box, when if falls down a flight of stares, the momentum will possible bend, or break it.
My opinion, "The Ride" can and is pricey, but parts can be overpriced, do you really need to charge shipping for a 5,000.00 part that you probably got for $35.00? NO, and MAYBE in some instances. (example, a steering wheel, for the box size and the actuall cost, it just might sell faster if you offer free shipping.) LAST but not LEAST....DONOT TAKE AN ITEM TO A PACK AND MAIL, adds to cost to ship, there are many dirty secrets, example, they pack like SHOOT.
One man's opinion.