[DanielB_ZX3]

ha.. I just bought 1 stick of RAM on eBay from a guy in Ontario.

He had $6.00US International Airmail showing in the auction's shipping info, and in the auction text said item would ship in an anti-static bag.

I'm not international and it certainly won't be going airmail (125km) so when I won the item, I sent a note saying, "can you please just throw it in a regular envelope between 2 pieces of stiff cardboard? Please confirm my total and I'll pay right away."

He wrote back and said, "if I use regular lettermail, I can deduct $2"

Yeah!! $4.00US to post via Canada Post lettermail.
NOT Parcel, or XpressPost ... but lettermail! $4.00US!!

I weighed a stick of RAM from my system, an envelope, a letter-sized piece of paper, an anti-static bag, and 2 pieces of stiff cardboard - and it came to 53grams.

Checked Canada Post's website -- an envelope under 100g (but over 50) .. cost: $1.00CDN

That's 475% of the actual cost!

Sure envelopes cost money, and there's PayPal fees and static bag fees (sarcasm) - but F-him and his extortion.

I told him if he tells me he'd be happy to pay 475% on an item he bought on eBay, I'll pay him right away..

I'm waiting for a reply..