Here's some perspective from the other side of the fence.
In our auction that just closed we had a lot of 5 vintage baseball themed LIFE magazines including a Jackie Robinson cover.
They were won for a bid of $7.
These 5 magazines are obviously over-sized and weigh a total of 8 pounds. There is no way to get them into a flat rate envelope or even a medium flat rate box. I put them in a mylar envelope and shipping (with our $5 charge) was $31.20
I get an angry email stating he refuse to pay $31 shipping on a $7 win (what if he won a car for $7 would he expect it to ship for the price of a stamp? what does the cost of the win have to do with how much it is going to cost to ship?) I found a regional rate box that actually does work and got the rate down to $24.21. He still doesn't want it and gave me "permission" to ban him. Very generous of him.
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