Wait a minute.....
You're claiming a 3lbs priority package would have been $19 MORE than what you already paid?
So $22-23 to ship priority...for a 3-4lbs package?
I just ran those numbers....you could ship priority from the east cost all the way to the west coast for $15.
or all the way to Hawaii in the medium flat rate box for $11.30
Right. I was going worst case scenario. In which case he's only moderately wrong.
Normal scenario, like you mention? He's delusional.
$11.30 in a ********pre-paid*** medium******* flat rate***** box.
I sent the books in my own box, which is thick double wall; the sort of box that CGC ships out slabs in.
Not a medium flat rate box.
Maybe the clerk wasn't accounting for the pre-paid postage that was already on my box.Which was about $3.77 ,IIRC.
Look, if 1Gringo wants to send the slab back to me, fine.I'll cover his shipping cost, and he can keep the raw book.If I was more patient, I would have cracked the slab and subbed it to CGC, I think it should have gotten a 9.8.Instead, I cut my losses and put it up below FMV, even for a 9.6, with free shipping as well.
I own and operate a small landscape construction business, I had 2 things going on last month.I will explain and then I'll stick a fork in the lot of this and the board can decide wether I should be tossed to the fires.
During that 1 month where I didn't ship the book, I worked an average of 75-85 hours each week.I installed a 210 foot paver walkway and 2 sets of steps, followed with a small 10x40 foot firepit in the homeowner's back yard.Landscaping to dress up the job in the front consisted of removing an ugly, overgrown shrub and planting a Japanese maple in its' place, along with decorative flowers and 5 yards of mulch in the front bed.
I didn't use a Bobcat.With the exception of a helper, I did all of the excavation myself, by hand.
During that month I went up to Baltimore to sub books to CGC.Went up there on Saturday.Had about an hour of sleep, was up all night prepping books on Friday.Got back and found out my helper was trying to negotiate a job with the homeowner.Fired him on the spot.
So I completed the job by myself, it's very hard to find a brick layer, who has a driver's license and will show up to work, everyday.
Now, I am working 2 days this week on a stump grinding job with the rest of my time spent on pressing books ,ebay and getting my stock ready for a show this weekend.
So, there you all have it.
Either put me on the probation list or do not.I have done nothing to be ashamed of.
The lot of you are reacting like I am a Godamned pederast.
Ya you were so busy you only managed to post almost every single day of September at all the hours of the day, sometimes each day you posted, morning, noonish, afternoon and evening. You also had a boat load of time to post books for sale on facebook (and here at the same time). Continue to try and get everyone to feel sorry for you being "too" busy.