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Re: Jerrys Gaskets ceasing eBay Sales

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Originally Posted by A26B (Post 316180)

You are right about us seniors. Going into it, when you know you are infected, it's a big worry about how well you will get through it. Some do & some don't. We are blessed.

Wow Jerry! So happy to hear you and your family are okay and got through it. Take care and best wishes always.

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Re: Jerrys Gaskets ceasing eBay Sales

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Originally Posted by A26B (Post 316169)

I hear your request and understand your reasoning.

However, here is my reasoning for not adding those options.
(1) greatly increases my shipping time for labels
(2) increases my shipping costs for boxes
(3) adds to the shipping cost either for pickup at my residential address or requires me to spend and additional hour and abt 25 mile round trip to take to a UPS and/or FedEx drop
(4)complicates my entire process adding, more shipping vendors, more shipping options, paying shipping bills to UPS and/or FedEx., etc.

True Enough, USPS is lagging behind and UPS is publishing delay notices, and its all because of Covid-19. It affects everyone directly or indirectly.

When things do return to normal, pre-Covid times, USPS shipping will improve too. Trust me on this, those delays eat up a lot of my time & peace of mind, dealing with tracking, answering emails, texts, calls and such. International shipment were REALLY delayed and ended up being costly for us.

I hope this helps to understand that Jerrys Gaskets also feels the effect on our side of the transaction. We are not Jegs or Summit Racing capable with employees and automated software for shipping labels, tracking info, shipping departments and such. "We" is really me, a one horse show with help from a loving wife when needed and she has been frequently.

As an aside to the above, Our household of 3 people, me, my wife and sister-in-law are all past social security age. We just recently, about 2 weeks ago, got over Covid. It infected all 3 of us, probably me the worst. So, perhaps Covid has hit a little closer to home for us than to our customers.

Stay safe & healthy,
Jerry

I understand. I run a small business on the side, so I get the logistics of it. USPS sucked in PA prior to covid. They restructured how mail moved and consolidated some sorting facilities. I've watched packages go back and forth between facilities 2-3 times. I don't expect it to improve.

I'm glad however, that regardless of shipping, you're around to provide us parts.

Re: Jerrys Gaskets ceasing eBay Sales

In round numbers all delivery services other than the USPS have personnel costs of approx. 20%.

USPS labor cost are approx. 80%.

With that as your business model, your competitors will eat you alive in very short order.

The USPS should have amazon, UPS or walmart deliver for them.

Simply a matter of time until Americans tire of pumping money into another failure in waiting.

Sad but true.

Another Disgraceful waste of our hard earned money sent to Washington.

Not the fault of the USPS workers, just another government boondoggle.

Fedex and UPS have broken the code on this one.

If you want it there fast and with reliability choose wisely.

And E Bay...............????

Someday it will all be just inhabited by pirates, thieves and China.
It's chances of remaining the number one alternative to brick and mortar become slimmer each day, even as small businesses are failing at accelerating rates.

If you fail to continuously tweak your business model, you will indeed fail.

Consumers are a demanding lot, but if you want their business then you must perform and always give them what they want and that changes often.

Even Henry Ford went to colors other than only black.
:cheers:
Marty