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ianoid

Member Since 22 Dec 2001
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In Topic: New items in my online store

Sat May 19, 2012 12:21 PM

Marc is a man after my own heart. This store just contains his spares! Imagine how awesome his collection must be!

In Topic: How does USPS insurance claims work?

Wed May 16, 2012 6:00 PM

It doesn't work.

But seriously, you will need to file a claim, expect it to take forever, and not be sure they will pay up.

If you have a buyer that wants a refund, well you might as well just pay them and then deal with the post office yourself. Otherwise, you'll have an angry customer waiting an eternity for possible cash. Especially if it's eBay.

I would prefer to work with private insurers like u-pic and Endicia if I was doing a lot of insuring. If I was selling full time I'd probably pay for one of u-pic's 'all packages' policies, which would cost a lot, but you might actually get somewhere with them.

Another option is to self-insure, which is basically what eBay insists you do whether you like it or not. You could take these out of your gross income or you could charge everyone $1 in addition to postage to try to hedge against your payouts over time.

In Topic: FS WICO Command Control and other Goodies

Tue May 15, 2012 8:22 PM

That Wico thing is for 5200s

In Topic: Selling an Atari 400/800 computer with extras

Sat May 12, 2012 2:03 PM

To Auction Central!

In Topic: ColecoVision / Atari 2600 controller Arcade Quality Joystick controller

Tue May 8, 2012 2:11 AM

I have one as well. I love stuff like this. Good luck with the sale.

Great seller and hardware guy! He fixed up my Intellivision 2 controllers, dunno how, those things are a pain to get into and out of! As well as several CV controller of course.