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Thread: Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz

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    Indeed, I did notice that this site has far more stamp listings than diamond & gemstone sellers. On the bay the numbers are more like 3 stamp listings for every 2 loose gemstones (not including unfinished gems or beads), and the lopsided ratio may be more a result of people currently selling here rather than potential. If the Loose Diamonds & Gemstones subcategories included the gems recognized by gemological authorities, the category tree would look something like the following (per CIBJO, Schumann and others). This would collapse into 50 or fewer main categories capable of accommodating all the major gemstone species and varieties, keeping far fewer important varieties from getting thrown into the catchall "Other" category or misplaced into categories where they do not belong:

    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Alabaster - spar
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Amber and Copal
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Andalusite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Apatite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls/Aquamarine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls/Emerald
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls/Goshenite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls/Heliodor
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls/Morganite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls/Yellow
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Beryls/other
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Charoite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Chrysoberyls
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Chrysoberyls/Alexandrite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Chrysoberyls/Chrysoberyl
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Chrysoberyls/Cymophane
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Chrysocolla
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Coral
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Corundum
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Corundum/Ruby
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Corundum/Sapphire
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Corundum/other
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Danburite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Diamond
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Diaspore
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Diopside
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Epidote
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Feldspars
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Feldspars/Amazonite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Feldspars/Aventurine Feldspar (Sunstone)
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Feldspars/Labradorite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Feldspars/Moonstone
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Feldspars/Orthoclase
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Feldspars/other
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Fluorite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Fossils
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Fossils/Invertebrates
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Fossils/Odontolite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Fossils/Plant
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Fossils/Vertebrates
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/Almandine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/Andradite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/Grossular
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/Malaia (umbalite)
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/Pyrope
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/Rhodolite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/Spessartine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Garnets/other
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Idocrase/vesuvianite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Iolite (cordierite)
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Ivory
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Jades
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Jades/jadeite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Jades/nephrite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Kyanite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Lapis Lazuli
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Malachite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Marble-Ophicalcite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Mother of Pearl
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Onyx Marble/Travertine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Obsidian
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Opals
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Pearl
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Peridot-olivine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Amethyst
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Ametrine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Aventurine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Blue Quartz
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Agate
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Agate/Banded
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Agate/Botryoidal
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Agate/Dendritic
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Agate/Fire
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Agate/ris
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Agate/Moss & Plume
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Carnelian (cornelian)
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Chrysoprase
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Mtorolite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Onyx (layered)
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Prase
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/Sard
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Chalcedony/other
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Citrine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Hawk's Eye
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Iris Quartz
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Jasper
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Jasper/Bloodstone (heliotrope)
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Jasper/multi-colored
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Jasper/Orbicular
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Jasper/single color
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Prase
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Prasiolite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Quartz Cat's Eye
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Quartz with Inclusions
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Quartzite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Rock Crystal
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Rose Quartz
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Sard
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Smoky Quartz
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz/Quartzes/Tiger's Eye
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Rhodochrosite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Rhodonite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Shell & Operculum
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Serpentine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones//Sodalite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Sphene (titanite)
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Spinel
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Spodumene
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Spodumene/Hiddenite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Spodumene/Kunzite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Spodumene/Triphane
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Spodumene/other
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Sugilite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Tektites
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Tektites/Modavite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Tektites/other tektite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Topaz
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Tourmalines
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Turquoises
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Turquoises/Turquoise
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Turquoises/Variscite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Turquoises/other
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Zircon
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Zoisite - Tanzanite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Amblygonite-Montebrasite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Axinite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Azurite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Benitoite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Beryllonite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Brazilianite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Cassiterite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Cerussite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Coal and Jet
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Datolite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Dioptase
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Dumortierite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Enstatite-hypersthene
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Euclase
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Hambergite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Hematite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Hemimorphite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Kornerupine
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Lazulite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Maw-sit-sit
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Orbicular Diorite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Petalite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Pezzottaite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Phenakite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Prehnite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Purpurite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Pyrite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Pyrophyllite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Scapolite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Scheelite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Sillimanite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Sinhalite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Smithsonite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Sphalerite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Stichtite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Taaffeite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Talcs
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Talcs/Agalmatolite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Talcs/Soapstone
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Talcs/Steatite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Tugtupite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Ulexite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/Verdite
    Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/other/uncategorized others

    The jewelry industry is constantly coming up with, and changing, unofficial marketing names. The basic gem species and varieties, however, stay the same. Perhaps once per decade will limited quantities of any truly new "other" variety be discovered and/or catch on briefly before disappearing.
    Last edited by rocks2dust; 3rd March 2017 at 04:30 AM.

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    Default Re: Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz

    Argh!
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    Default Re: Loose Diamonds & Gemstones/Quartz

    I still think the answer lies in accurate titles rather than load the eBid site with a plethora of unnecessary and largely empty subsections.

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    Just some thoughts from an uneducated rock lover:

    Quote Originally Posted by rocks2dust View Post

    The jewelry industry is constantly coming up with, and changing, unofficial marketing names. The basic gem species and varieties, however, stay the same. Perhaps once per decade will limited quantities of any truly new "other" variety be discovered and/or catch on briefly before disappearing.
    And therein, lies your answer. IMHO, unless you want to limit your sales to just "experts" in the field and eliminate novice "rock hounds" and crystal lovers like me, perhaps you should not be so obsessed with having precisely correct named categories and use "unofficial marketing names" that the common buyer would be familiar with as keywords in your titles. (previously suggested more than once) If you aren't familiar with the use of "keywords" there are numerous posts on the forums that explain how to use them.

    Your pictures are really good and experts should be able to correctly name the item just by looking at the picture and you can always confirm the exact name of your item in the description. I understand that you want to present yourself as being an expert in the field to instill confidence in your buyers, but most of us aren't experts. As a novice rock/crystal lover & collector, I choose what appeals to the senses and could really care less what the name of it is. Example:

    These are rocks that I have found in my creek and they really fascinate me. Around here they are known as Sugar Rocks because the tiny crystals look like sugar. If I called them by their scientific name, nobody around here would know what I was talking about - perhaps, just for kicks, you could expertly identify them?? The ones on the ends are hollow and filled with tiny crystals that I could not capture in the picture but the one in the center is the same type of rock covered with tiny crystals. If you can't identify them, that's okay. Not knowing their scientific name will not decrease my delight in discovering a new one, nor the pleasure of looking at them.

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    When it comes to crystals specifically, I would never order one on line for myself. I prefer to find my crystals at rock shows, as I use them for energy work and like to actually hold the crystal to see if it "speaks' to me. But, that's just me. I'm sure many people would buy crystals online just because they like the look of them in your pictures.

    I can't tell that you have added any more listings since you started focusing on having the correct categories - that's a shame to get hung up on the category issue, when you could be getting sales based on your pictures alone - unless like I said earlier, you are only interested in selling to other "experts". A proven fact on eBid, is the more you have listed, the more sales you will make.

    I also noticed that you are using "On First Bid" listings for most of your items? Electing an 'On First Bid' listing means that once you have posted the item, the listing clock will not countdown until a bid has been made. If no bid has been made within 365 days the listing will expire.

    If you were to list them all as straight auction listings with a BIN price, I believe they would show up more often in the line-up of auctions closing. I may be wrong, but I believe that "On First Bid" makes a listing sit at the bottom of the pile with the RUS listings and won't start moving up the line unless a bid is made - someone please correct me if I have this wrong.

    Best of luck with sales!
    Last edited by Shesawaya38485; 3rd March 2017 at 07:26 PM.

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    I'm unsure how a site expect to grow its listings or buyers if the categories aren't there in which to put the listings or browse (for those who prefer that over doing searches). The listings for loose gemstones here do not come close to the ratio of, say gemstones to stamps on sites like ebay (where there are 2 loose gemstone listings for every 3 stamp listings). The current categorization is not conducive for listers or browsing buyers, and will become increasingly awkward should more items be added. Nor is the assertion that most of the above sub-categories would remain forever empty a valid one. Sellers won't list into and buyers cannot browse categories that do not exist, and many of the categories proposed already exist or have listings that have been dumped elsewhere.

    There also currently exist some categories that seem to be quick add-ons that may have seemed relevant to someone at one time, but are now redundant and confusing to people navigating the categories. Others are varieties that could be consolidated under their parent species, as I've done. I see no benefit in either keeping the current categorizations or in haphazardly adding future categories outside of the accepted nomenclature for gemstone species and varieties.

    Quote Originally Posted by Shesawaya38485 View Post
    Just some thoughts from an uneducated rock lover:
    And therein, lies your answer. IMHO, unless you want to limit your sales to just "experts" in the field and eliminate novice "rock hounds" and crystal lovers like me, perhaps you should not be so obsessed with having precisely correct named categories and use "unofficial marketing names" that the common buyer would be familiar with as keywords in your titles. (previously suggested more than once) If you aren't familiar with the use of "keywords" there are numerous posts on the forums that explain how to use them.

    Your pictures are really good and experts should be able to correctly name the item just by looking at the picture and you can always confirm the exact name of your item in the description. I understand that you want to present yourself as being an expert in the field to instill confidence in your buyers, but most of us aren't experts. As a novice rock/crystal lover & collector, I choose what appeals to the senses and could really care less what the name of it is. Example:

    These are rocks that I have found in my creek and they really fascinate me. Around here they are known as Sugar Rocks because the tiny crystals look like sugar. If I called them by their scientific name, nobody around here would know what I was talking about - perhaps, just for kicks, you could expertly identify them?? The ones on the ends are hollow and filled with tiny crystals that I could not capture in the picture but the one in the center is the same type of rock covered with tiny crystals. If you can't identify them, that's okay. Not knowing their scientific name will not decrease my delight in discovering a new one, nor the pleasure of looking at them.

    When it comes to crystals specifically, I would never order one on line for myself. I prefer to find my crystals at rock shows, as I use them for energy work and like to actually hold the crystal to see if it "speaks' to me. But, that's just me. I'm sure many people would buy crystals online just because they like the look of them in your pictures.

    I can't tell that you have added any more listings since you started focusing on having the correct categories - that's a shame to get hung up on the category issue, when you could be getting sales based on your pictures alone - unless like I said earlier, you are only interested in selling to other "experts". A proven fact on eBid, is the more you have listed, the more sales you will make.

    I also noticed that you are using "On First Bid" listings for most of your items? Electing an 'On First Bid' listing means that once you have posted the item, the listing clock will not countdown until a bid has been made. If no bid has been made within 365 days the listing will expire.

    If you were to list them all as straight auction listings with a BIN price, I believe they would show up more often in the line-up of auctions closing. I may be wrong, but I believe that "On First Bid" makes a listing sit at the bottom of the pile with the RUS listings and won't start moving up the line unless a bid is made - someone please correct me if I have this wrong.
    Thank you for the hints and advice. I do like your "sugar rock" photos, too. However, the "Loose Diamonds & Gemstones" category is aimed at finished (cut and polished gemstones ready to be set into jewels). There is another, existing category ("Collectibles/Rocks, Minerals & Fossils" + subcategories) for unworked specimen rocks. People who shop for loose gemstones are generally either collectors, craftspeople or in the jewelry/jewellery business. A high percentage even of those just starting out in buying cut gems know the gem specie and variety name, and many are very frequently (and I'm speaking as a seller, a buyer and someone who knows many of both) looking for a particular species and variety where proper categories are an immense aid in shopping. Those who are just getting started may not even know that a particular variety exists, and even oldtimers may not recall the correct spelling to plug into a search, though both probably know the main gemstone species name. Nothing is more discouraging to people shopping through categories than listings stuck into bloated uncategorized "Other" pools. I completely understand the point regarding searches (I already do use keywords in titles), but I also know that browsing categories is a frequent way of shopping.

    And yes, there are an unending number of invented marketing names (and spellings) for gems and simulants that have no reputable standing. I'm not suggesting using any of those as category or sub-category names.

    In regard to your pretty rocks, the 2 hollow rocks are "geodes" (I cannot see the crystals in those clearly). The crystals on the piece in the center appear to be calcite, but one would have to do a couple of quick tests to be absolutely certain. Pictures (and even appearance in-hand) are often not enough for more than a preliminary ID. Photos of cut and finished gemstones are even less reliable for positive identification, not to mention today's large production of synthetics and heavily treated stones (both in cut stones and now also for fake mineral crystals).
    Last edited by rocks2dust; 3rd March 2017 at 08:59 PM.

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    Thank you for your response and some clarification on your point of view - I take it that your sales are geared more towards experts in the field than casual rock and gemstone lovers.

    That being said, I'll point you back to post #5, written by one of our "resident experts" who has been on this site for many years, knows how the site is operated and the best way to get sales. I just hate to see you spending time and energy arguing for something that is not likely to happen when you could be spending your time listing your beautiful items. (Sorry OLD - not putting you on the spot but your answer was "right on the mark" )

    A good percentage of sales here in all categories do come from Google Shopping and then repeat customers. If you haven't already, it would be of help to you to read #48 https://www.ebid.net/us/help/selling-on-ebid/ (including the Google Links, as they have some pretty strict requirements of their own).

    Thanks for the info on my Sugar Rocks. I knew they were geodes but was curious as to what the crystals were called. I looked up calcite geodes and in all the pictures I could find of ones located in Mid-TN showed them surrounded by white rock, so that is probably what they are.

    Best of luck in your sales!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shesawaya38485 View Post
    Just some thoughts from an uneducated rock lover:



    And therein, lies your answer. IMHO, unless you want to limit your sales to just "experts" in the field and eliminate novice "rock hounds" and crystal lovers like me, perhaps you should not be so obsessed with having precisely correct named categories and use "unofficial marketing names" that the common buyer would be familiar with as keywords in your titles. (previously suggested more than once) If you aren't familiar with the use of "keywords" there are numerous posts on the forums that explain how to use them.

    Your pictures are really good and experts should be able to correctly name the item just by looking at the picture and you can always confirm the exact name of your item in the description. I understand that you want to present yourself as being an expert in the field to instill confidence in your buyers, but most of us aren't experts. As a novice rock/crystal lover & collector, I choose what appeals to the senses and could really care less what the name of it is. Example:

    These are rocks that I have found in my creek and they really fascinate me. Around here they are known as Sugar Rocks because the tiny crystals look like sugar. If I called them by their scientific name, nobody around here would know what I was talking about - perhaps, just for kicks, you could expertly identify them?? The ones on the ends are hollow and filled with tiny crystals that I could not capture in the picture but the one in the center is the same type of rock covered with tiny crystals. If you can't identify them, that's okay. Not knowing their scientific name will not decrease my delight in discovering a new one, nor the pleasure of looking at them.

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    When it comes to crystals specifically, I would never order one on line for myself. I prefer to find my crystals at rock shows, as I use them for energy work and like to actually hold the crystal to see if it "speaks' to me. But, that's just me. I'm sure many people would buy crystals online just because they like the look of them in your pictures.

    I can't tell that you have added any more listings since you started focusing on having the correct categories - that's a shame to get hung up on the category issue, when you could be getting sales based on your pictures alone - unless like I said earlier, you are only interested in selling to other "experts". A proven fact on eBid, is the more you have listed, the more sales you will make.

    I also noticed that you are using "On First Bid" listings for most of your items? Electing an 'On First Bid' listing means that once you have posted the item, the listing clock will not countdown until a bid has been made. If no bid has been made within 365 days the listing will expire.

    If you were to list them all as straight auction listings with a BIN price, I believe they would show up more often in the line-up of auctions closing. I may be wrong, but I believe that "On First Bid" makes a listing sit at the bottom of the pile with the RUS listings and won't start moving up the line unless a bid is made - someone please correct me if I have this wrong.

    Best of luck with sales!

    WoW! Honesty is always the best policy IMO.
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    Another thought - I looked at your shop because I have a friend who is interested in your items - almost fell in love myself with your Desert Landscape Cab but £27 to ship to UK?
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    Quote Originally Posted by madelaine View Post
    Another thought - I looked at your shop because I have a friend who is interested in your items - almost fell in love myself with your Desert Landscape Cab but £27 to ship to UK?
    Shipping on this item does look very expensive - I've been trying to get to grips with US to UK postage on another thread:

    "$13.50 is the USPS cost to ship a 1 oz to 8 oz package internationally. With the $3.00 handling charge the seller has added, it does come to $16.50"

    https://www.ebid.net/forums/showthre...=1#post1683609

    Put into context with the
    Desert Landscape Cab weight (approx 1 tenth of an ounce):

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    the shipping charge is incomprehensible to me too.

    Maybe I haven't yet got to grips with it properly?
    Perhaps an explanation will be forthcoming?

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    Alas! the USPS hasn't been kind to those of us looking to ship internationally. I'm still trying to figure a single rate for Canada now that USPS requires a postal code to get a rate. Unfortunately, some sites have problems with getting accurate rates with calculated rates. I'm not sure if postal systems are slow to furnish updated info when they raise their prices or what. Of course, the domestic rates aren't going down either.

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