Shipping Prices

scubalab
scubalab Posts: 3,103
edited February 2017 in The Clubhouse
WTH is up with shipping prices lately?? I'm looking at shipping prices to potentially ship some speakers I have for sale. For a 16"x16"x12" box at 20 lbs insured for $125, its coming in at nearly $55 for the CHEAPEST option! If I box two speakers in one box, its around $100 for ground shipping. I know I've shipped similar items in the not-so-distant past for about 1/3 these rates.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    It's beyond ridiculous.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    I noticed this last night while trying to figure out how to ship 2 speakers myself. Stupid high.

    I did just ship a very small phono to WI for $7. It was 1 pound. Hurray!
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,103
    At these pices, it's cheaper to disassemble and put the pieces in a dozen flat rate boxes!
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    Just shipped a 35.5 lb, 26x24x12 box, insured for $500, half way across NA for $45.65 (UPS) and I thought THAT was exorbitant. Guess not? :#

    I think you get a better rate in some cases shipping to a business address versus a residence. Can you send your goods to the buyer's work address, Al?
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,535
    I figure all the free 2-day shipping and reduced rate shipping from internet retailers has affected the pricing of shipping for private customers.

    Part of the increase in shipping costs a few years ago was sold as being a fuel surcharge. When the price of fuel went down UPS and FedEx seemed to increase their costs to customers instead of reducing them.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,131
    Emlyn wrote: »
    I figure all the free 2-day shipping and reduced rate shipping from internet retailers has affected the pricing of shipping for private customers.

    Bingo
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    Last year I shipped a cell phone to the US, was about $10. Last week just sold another shipped it was $21.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited February 2017
    The Post Office and Fed Ex just increased their shipping costs last month.

    I usually ship parcels larger than the USPS flat-rate boxes via Fed Ex ground. You can save a little (10%) if you have an account and go through the internet to print your labels and everything.

    I had a large box weighing 125 lbs. quoted and the cost was over $200 so it made sense for me to just drive the 180 miles each way in my cargo van and pick it up in person. It cost me less than $100 in gas and I had the peace of mind that it would arrive unscathed.
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,597
    Sign up for a Fedex account. It can save you a little coin. I used to sell rare or old bicycles on eBay. Now depending on which coast it goes to or size and weight. One bicycle can be anywhere between $45.00 to $225.00. Peace. D
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
    edited February 2017
    They got ya by the balls, what are you going to do? We'll **** and moan for a bit, then pay the tab and keep on shipping.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,584
    As others have said, open a FedEx account. It's cheaper, and convenient. I regularly shim amps in 20x20x12 @ 35lbs, and it runs me about $45.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Shipping my wel speaker wires cost me almost $500. It was ridic
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    I ship around 40-50 items per month and have always averaged my shipping costs so that I don't take a loss in shipping with the fees and packaging costs, but this last hike has really made it tough. Some of the quotes must be done by monkeys in a cage somewhere as they don't have any consistency at all. Usually Fedex has been cheaper 70% of the time for me as a member, but I've seen them jump to twice the USPS parcel rate the last couple months.

    I've always been fortunate that shipping for me has been an advantage living in the middle of the states, but the cost to N.E., CA. or Pacific N. W. has gotten crazy!
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,066
    John Megadeth wrote: »
    All the more reason I am thankful for my 75% discount on FedEx 2Day shipping rates.
    Do u work for them?
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,904
    The average Joe has to subsidize the large national contacts and discounts of the larger corporate customers. Other words the margin dollars lost in these competitive
    national contacts are made up by shafting the little guy as usual.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • footwedge
    footwedge Posts: 475
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    The average Joe has to subsidize the large national contacts and discounts of the larger corporate customers. Other words the margin dollars lost in these competitive
    national contacts are made up by shafting the little guy as usual.

    Similar to cable companies giving promo deals to new customers while they keep jacking the rates for loyal customers.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    .. i was old school, brick and mortar. But with Amazon prices and free shipping and my "OLE" knees , I am spoiled. Gotta admit... I don't ship !!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    dee1949 wrote: »
    Gotta admit... I don't ship !!

    Dang it all....he's making me drive to his house to pick up my amp. Fiddlesticks!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    lightman1 wrote: »
    dee1949 wrote: »
    Gotta admit... I don't ship !!

    Dang it all....he's making me drive to his house to pick up my amp. Fiddlesticks!

    I'm sure he's got a bush that needs watering
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    dee1949 wrote: »
    Gotta admit... I don't ship !!

    Dang it all....he's making me drive to his house to pick up my amp. Fiddlesticks!

    I'm sure he's got a bush that needs watering

    Sweet! Good times ahead.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,536
    It cost the guy who bought my 3 Ascend 340s & stands $104 for shipping. This was only from SE PA to St Louis MO area. And that included my corporate discount, would have been $150ish otherwise. Prices have nearly doubled the last couple of years.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    I'll admit, the shipping has killed a couple deals I was interested in on used gear.

    H9
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
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    When you say $100/pallet... Is that regardless of weight?
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,904
    Joey_V wrote: »
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    When you say $100/pallet... Is that regardless of weight?[/quote



    Freight companies usually have a minimum charge under a certain weight. I know my companies is anything under 500lbs is the same price. Don't matter if it is 1lb or 500lbs on one pallet
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  • pongshi
    pongshi Posts: 376
    A lot of the cost increases are due to the problem that weight is not the only thing considered. They have added costs based on dimensions. Even fairly light items that are large have increased significantly. Obsviously, a lot of stereo equipment is going to be much more expensive to ship.
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,103
    I opened an account with FedEx. SUBSTANTIAL reduction in prices! A lot more than the 8% they say you could save...
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    scubalab wrote: »
    I opened an account with FedEx. SUBSTANTIAL reduction in prices! A lot more than the 8% they say you could save...

    Yes, and the other trip is to purchase the label through eBay or PayPal if you sell there.

    I have definitely noticed an increase, but not THAT much. But the online account and the eBay/PayPal discounts really help, so maybe that's why...
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