>>>>>>>>>>but aren’t you the individual that bought the last 16 tubes (14+2) – at $1.99/each
The problem with unfounded accusations is that no matter what the accused does, he comes off looking like an ass. If I say nothing, some will question why I didn’t defend myself. But if I do defend myself, I lower myself to the petty level of the accuser. Oh well, here goes.
I have ABSOLUTELY nothing to hide.
My costs:
1. $1.99 per tube
2. $1.33 per tube shipping from original seller (not reflected in the sales price posted by Mr. Flash.Light because the seller billed me for the postage AFTER I bought the Nyogel. And the negotiated LOWER postage was how I got the better price. The seller was originally asking $42 for postage, and I got it down to half that by buying ALL he had, which I explain in my original post. I bought the original first two tubes for myself and THEN thought it might be a good deal for BLF if I could get the price low enough on the remaining tubes).
3. $5.15 for flat-rate priority mail shipping on each tube to BLF buyers.
4. $0.72 in Paypal fees for each tube sold.
So I paid $9.19 (or will pay with the included shipping) per tube, which makes my so-called profit a whopping $2.81.
But that’s really not a profit at all. Because just like everyone here on BLF, my profit is a function of billable time. After I WASHED the tubes (yes some were dirty, so I washed them AND dried them); process and keep track of orders; buy the labels; address all the labels; pay for the plastic bags and bubble wrap for each tube; time spent packaging the tubes; pay for gas to drive the 30 minutes to and from the PO a bunch of times; spend MORE time standing in line at the post office (because of homeland security, packages MUST be delivered to the post office and cannot be placed in a mail box for pickup) — I’ll end up breaking even or making literally a few cents.
If anyone feels that I am overcharging for the Nyogel, i will gladly refund their money.
But the part that really puzzles me is why slam someone who is selling a product cheaper than anywhere else on the planet? Even if i WAS making $11 a tube, it would still be a great deal. Like Chicago X asked: “Why?”
Who cares where I got the Nyogel (as long as it was legally obtained). I just don’t understand why someone would criticize me for trying to break even and not lose money.
As I said, no good deed goes unpunished.