/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/unsure.gifAS an Evil Bayer for almost 2 yrs now 100% positive feedback have never had a problem knock knock look out now! i can tell you when i sell a boxcar its going to run anywhere from $9.00-12.00 to ship heavy pass cars around $15-20 and locos depending on size is $25.00-35.00 living in a remote community and the fed ex and ups are very inconvienient to use from here i use usps, try to hit a happy medium with all buyers my shipping rate is based on same to all where-ever they live in the u.s. never have had a complaint when i get a buyer from out of the u.s. they usually ask first! What i do is tell them if they win the auction i will pkg up and get actual shipping and then send them a final invoice on the item (if they win the auction) Yes i have made anywhere from $2.00-$4.00 extra and once in a great while $7.00 tops extra, but what bidders/buyers dont realize all the other little fees involved your time, packing tape materials etc they all add up, just had a buyer purchase 15 items from outside of the u.s. his shipping actual was $240 he gladly paid acutual because its more expensive out of the country for them than to buy the item there,to pay higher shipping than buying in theyre country!! Consequently i use usps wherever possible, its more convienient for me, and im not embarrassed to say i have profited a little on freight, but what buyers also dont realize if you have never sold before you get hit with a insertion fee, a final buying fee just from ebay on a $100.00 item this can run 12-15 dollars there, and then if you sell safely you use paypal for the transaction, and then they hit you for another 12-15 fee for running it through theyre system, (i believe that ebay, and paypal are somehow related same co.) i stand corrected if im wrong but at either rate you get a double whammy on both sides! Evil Bay as i like to call is good for buyers, not so much for sellers, as most buyers want such a good deal that pretty much everything goes at a bargain basement price so personally i like to buy rather than sell, but again you have to take into account all the factors so if a guy profits 2-7 dollars on an item then oh well its eaten up in the fees, or pkging or time somewhere so its not like were pirates out here on the Carribean taking all your money!! Finally i just won an auction for a boxcar i know it only cost about 12-14 for itfor shipping, and i got charged /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/w00t.gif$18.00 which i felt was a little high but knew that going in! Remember Guys you have the infinite power of researching an item before or asking questions before you bid, most of all the power is in your finger dont press the bid or buy now button unless you are certain youve done your homework, and are ready to plunk your finger on the bid button, and BUY BUY BUY!!!!!!!! If you go into a transaction blindly you are running the risk of being stung!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will close by saying Im totally upfront on everything when i sell the grading (usually will grade a grade lower than what i think) Put all the pros and cons, positives and negatives i know about in the description put the freight up front no guesswork, and walla!!!!!!!!!Sale or No Sale!!!!That is the Question!! So let the games begin comments, questions, critiques, moans, groans, etc!!!!!!!!/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/pinch.gif