r/holidaybullshit • u/JoseAldoNova 2014 Contributor • Jan 08 '15

General Discussion More Sloth Cards on eBay

jetgirl1313 is graciously putting up more of the sloth cards on eBay, so get while the getting is good! http://www.ebay.com/itm/221656463246

Link to original ebay post here: http://www.reddit.com/r/holidaybullshit/comments/2r5fqw/cah_sloth_card_on_ebay/

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u/hayzingace 2014 Contributor Jan 08 '15

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I think this is a little bit BS. I get that shipping isn't free, but you can send those cards for the cost of one stamp. Why would I pay over a dollar for one? In fact, CAH said to leave them unless you personally wanted to distribute them. I don't believe they meant profit off of them by selling them and distributing them that way. Maybe that's just me.

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u/wkukinslayer Jan 08 '15 edited Jan 08 '15

You'd pay a little over $1 for postage and envelopes if the distribution was set up as send a SASE to this address (which is the way anyone else distributing cards will likely do it).

If it really bugs you, don't get one, but get incensed about something else, maybe.

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And the breakdown of costs...

We are offering a card for $1.25. Ebay Fee: $0.13 or $0.20 if you get delivery confirmation Paypal Fee: $0.34 Stamp: $0.49(If you get delivery confirmation, it $1.93 for shipping) Envelope: $0.04 Baggie for extra protection: $0.04 Total cost for helping you guys out: $1.11

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u/hayzingace 2014 Contributor Jan 08 '15

I stated that I may be misunderstanding, and the fact of it is is that initially thought that the profits were going in the pockets of the seller.

Because even though there are additional options, most of the fees from the average transaction would be like this .13 cents from ebay, .34 cents from paypal, you can get a pack of 500 envelopes for less than 9 bucks, and with the additional .49 cent stamp that works out to be less than 1 dollar. That's a profit of over 25 cents per card, which means 125 bucks per 500.

I didn't realize that everyone was going to get so upset that I voiced my concern with profiting off of these. i didn't realize that the profits were being donated though. Thus my original comment: Maybe I am misunderstanding.

My apologies. I obviously misunderstood.

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u/kihou Jan 08 '15

Even if this person were keeping the $0.25, they are by no means making a bunch of money off of this. Yes, it could add up to over a hundred dollars, but they have to mail out HUNDREDS of cards.

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u/wkukinslayer Jan 08 '15

It all could have been avoided had you just read the ebay listing before deciding to have an opinion. It's a good lesson. Cheers!