How do sellers afford free postage on cheap, heavy books ?

walwyn1978

MM work on the Aldi principle of tiny profits but lots and lots and lots of sales.

hubb

I spotted one today. Hardback book £1 buy it now with free postage. Absolutely ridiculous.

Takmon

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head wrote: »

Brought a book from one of the mega sellers, can't see how it would have been small enough for a larger letter.

£2.79 free delivery.

Neither of the options in post 1 apply that I can see, they might get a discount for sending in volume but after eBay, Paypal, postage and potential returns I can't see it's worth the bother.

Well if you "brought" it and didn't even buy it then they must have definitely made a loss :rotfl:

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head wrote: »

In the case of MM they don't care about making profit on each sale, just being the cheapest so long as they are turning a profit overall, job done.

They must also benefit greatly from volume savings.

Having brought a bunch of Blu rays from MM I wouldn't shop with them again, you generally get good quality from private sellers off loading their unwanted stuff (who have a photo so you can judge the item condition) rather taking a chance on the random stuff MM sends out.

Might take you a bit longer to gain a sale OP but good clear photos of something in decent condition will appeal to may buyers who have been burnt by the mega sellers.

You seem to be bringing a lot of items but not buying them. If your not careful your going to be caught stealing soon :rotfl:

martindow

Takmon wrote: »

Well if you "brought" it and didn't even buy it then they must have definitely made a loss :rotfl:



You seem to be bringing a lot of items but not buying them. If *your* not careful your going to be caught stealing soon :rotfl:

You're ! Sorry, Takmom, but while we're in pedants' corner ...

Takmon

martindow wrote: »

You're ! Sorry, Takmom, but while we're in pedants' corner ...

Good point i really need to be careful of that mistake!.

But at least "your" and "you're" are pronounced the same. When someone types "brought" it reminds me of people who actually say "brought" instead of "bought" and how it sounds so wrong.

ballisticbrian

mistake!.

This word "mistake" is ended with another mistake of yours. The exclamation mark incorporates a full stop so you would never put another full stop immediately after it!

Takmon

ballisticbrian wrote: »

This word "mistake" is ended with another mistake of yours. The exclamation mark incorporates a full stop so you would never put another full stop immediately after it!

I'm glad i'm not that petty; i'm happy to accept minor grammatical errors when typing on a forum. But when someone uses "brought" instead of "bought" especially when speaking it really stands out and makes them look silly because it's a completely different word.

I'm surprised more people don't call this out. I hope "brought" doesn't get used so much that it becomes common.