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ChrisYou said for Mark to:Ask him to ship to you at the $6.00 rate stated in the auction and that you'll take full responsibility if the package never shows up. Then pay using your credit card through Paypal. This puts the burden of proof of delivery entirely on him. If he can't prove he shipped it and you got it then you've got protection from Paypal and your credit card. It's a no lose situation for you.
If you can't understand where that action is lacking integrity, you never will. This great idea of yours is exactly one of the reasons many people on this board don't like or accept Paypal any longer. Buyer doesn't pay for insurance and accepts responsibilty for lost mail. Then when it is lost, file a complaint with Paypal to get your money back because the seller has no trackable proof of shipment. The buyer has every right to back out of the deal but not to deceive the seller and put ALL the burden on him. Yes the seller is in the wrong here for not disclosing this before but it doesn't make things right by doing what you tell Mark to do. Two reasonable people should be able to work this out without Mark having to be completely deceitful and dishonest. We're talking about $10 not $10,000. Again, if the seller ships the way he says he will, he will actually lose $ on shipping. That is not exactly what I call extortion $. The bottom line is the seller is asking the Mark to pay exact shipping charges with insurance so that SOMEBODY does not lose $200.