Views on Shipping and handling charges?

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Posted By: Marc S.

I in no way believe that everything I send through the mail gets to the people to whom I'm sending the item. However, if the buyer is unwilling to pay an extra dollar for insurance and confirmation, then I will not pay that extra money myself.

For one reason or another, I end up with a lot of "junk" that I try to move on Ebay -- many in the $10 - $20 range. Often, buyers will not be willing to pay extra money for insurance and delivery confirmation. When they don't I just drop it in the mail.

The fact is, the US Postal Service (inefficient as it is), successfully delivers 99.9998% percent of the mail it processes. The time when there are errors in the process are usually human errors -- incorrect address provided, incorrect address written, etc. I am happy to insure items or ship them whatever way a buyer would like. But, often, buyer are unwilling to pay the extra expense.

I think all sellers should have a threshold on which they require insurance. For me, that threshold is $100-.