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<p>[QUOTE="Rclinftl, post: 5150894, member: 78249"]pottery is heavy - a $15 piece of pottery on eBay will set you back another $9 in shipping and $1 in sales tax thus it's a $25 purchase that I am offering for $10 </p><p><br /></p><p>it is my belief that people pay the going rate for an item on eBay factoring in the shipping and tax - it's not a $15 piece of pottery - it's a $25 piece of pottery - you will see listings for the same piece with 2 different posting methods - one person will list it for $15 + $9 shipping and one person will list it for $24 and free shipping - both will pay a $1 tax - both will sell - it's a piece of pottery that has an agreed value to collectors of $25 that I am offering for $10 - it's not a quarter .25 but it is still a GREAT value - I am not interested in attracting the quarter shoppers - and I do think this economy has given people a reality check - you can't buy a steak or even a can of coffee for $10 bucks these days - I believe that these hard times have created the gap where the shoppers/browsers know that they are looking to buy or they are not at any price - if they are not then they are not buying the vase even if I made it $5 - a line has to be drawn - I think $10 for a $25 piece of pottery is low enough...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rclinftl, post: 5150894, member: 78249"]pottery is heavy - a $15 piece of pottery on eBay will set you back another $9 in shipping and $1 in sales tax thus it's a $25 purchase that I am offering for $10 it is my belief that people pay the going rate for an item on eBay factoring in the shipping and tax - it's not a $15 piece of pottery - it's a $25 piece of pottery - you will see listings for the same piece with 2 different posting methods - one person will list it for $15 + $9 shipping and one person will list it for $24 and free shipping - both will pay a $1 tax - both will sell - it's a piece of pottery that has an agreed value to collectors of $25 that I am offering for $10 - it's not a quarter .25 but it is still a GREAT value - I am not interested in attracting the quarter shoppers - and I do think this economy has given people a reality check - you can't buy a steak or even a can of coffee for $10 bucks these days - I believe that these hard times have created the gap where the shoppers/browsers know that they are looking to buy or they are not at any price - if they are not then they are not buying the vase even if I made it $5 - a line has to be drawn - I think $10 for a $25 piece of pottery is low enough...[/QUOTE]
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