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Ba r r y wrote:

On 6 Jan 2006 13:26:16 -0800, wrote:

yea, the shipping scame is pretty common, and cheap as hell.
If i see a seller who is going nuts with the shipping, i always send
them an email asking them if they made a mistake and mean 5.00 for
shipping instead of 50.00, etc etc, or something along those lines to
try and **** them off.

The seller Dave was pointing to isn't exactly scamming on shipping.

He is offering $7.95 flat rate shipping, and offers to combine
auctions for one shipping charge. He has 767 items currently for
sale. The seller has a 5000+ 99.9% positive feedback rating.

That's a scam? Have you priced actual packaging and shipping charges,
including pickup fees or gas to get to the shipper lately? How about
time? Is yours free?

If I order just this one item from Grizzly via Amazon, it's $7.95 +
$7.70 for shipping, or I can buy a 12 oz. can of Boeshield locally for
about $15 + sales tax. $7.95 for a 4 oz. can of Boeshield, and paying
shipping on the one item simply dosen't make economic sense if you're
looking for a deal.

The boating supplier Dave mentions probably is using it as a
loss-leader special to attract other sales, as they're probably losing
a few cents on it if you order nothing else.

Now if Dave would share the name of the boating supplier... G

(I guess I accidently cleared out the subject on the previous post)

I can do that.
and the name of the boating supplier is...

bettersailing.com

I meant to order just one or two cans but ended up adding a silicone
free dry lubricant as well, about $17/can.

dave