ebay shipping

sapphire9800
sapphire9800 Posts: 13
edited September 2008 in Speakers
why are you charging 160 $ shipping now vs 60 dollar shipping in july when you were selling the rti a7 speakers. just curious

i know frys from westcoast ships a pair of rti8's for 30 dollars from west coast to east just for comparison
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    It's probably because that's how much it actually cost to ship it. I shipped a pair of
    RTI A5 to a member on here and it cost about $90 bucks to ship. A couple months ago they were charging $50(rtia5) $60(rtia7) and $60 (rtia9) then the prices on shipping started to go up which they should. They were selling their products at a big discount plus lossing on the shipping costs. With the way gas prices go up it may be even higher in the future.

    Alot of company's like FRY's and Tweeter eat alot of the shipping costs to sell more product and make it more appealing to the customer. On alot of FRY's TV they offer free shipping.
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  • sapphire9800
    sapphire9800 Posts: 13
    edited September 2008
    still think shipping is retarded
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    Let me ask you a question then. If I buy a pair of speakers from you are you going to pay for the shipping? I don't think so. Same rules apply. Most people will not even pay the $4 or $5 for insurance if the buyer didn't.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    sapphire9800 wrote: »
    still think shipping is retarded

    That's why people buy local so they don't have to worry about the high shipping costs. That's why CRAIGLIST is getting very popular.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2008
    sapphire9800 wrote: »
    still think shipping is retarded

    Don't buy them. Next please.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    ricardo wrote: »
    don't buy them. Next please.


    Took the words right out of my mouth:D
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  • Tollaksen
    Tollaksen Posts: 71
    edited September 2008
    I recently bought an item in FLA and ask to have the item droped of at a UPS Store. I have an account at work. I ask how much a 50lbs package to WI from FLA would be, They said 62.00 I told them that I would check to see what our rate would be through our account and it was $21.23. Companies don't loose on shipping. The rates that companies get you will never see.
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  • sapphire9800
    sapphire9800 Posts: 13
    edited September 2008
    i examined your polkdirect ebay store history, july august you were selling them dirt cheap with dirt cheap shipping, then september you decide to be retarded with shipping, for 160 dollars i can buy an xbox 360, shipping should go back to 60 dollars
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  • sapphire9800
    sapphire9800 Posts: 13
    edited September 2008
    and your company wouldnt exist without people like me "the consumer" so Ricardo can shove it
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2008
    Yeah, right; funny, coming from someone that wants to get warranty from non authorized sellers :rolleyes::rolleyes:

    Polk Direct does not charge $160 for shipping speakers. The most expensive right now is at $90 for the RTiA5 (which by the way are being offered at a great price). RTi10's are shipped for $60.

    I think I know who's being retarded here.
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited September 2008
    sapphire9800 wrote: »
    and your company wouldnt exist without people like me "the consumer" so Ricardo can shove it
    You do realize that this forum is populated by Polk customers, not, except for a mod or 2 any Polk employees. "We" have nothing to do with policy. You're talking to the air. If you want to complain, use the Contact Us link in Support.

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  • sapphire9800
    sapphire9800 Posts: 13
    edited September 2008
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Yeah, right; funny, coming from someone that wants to get warranty from non authorized sellers :rolleyes::rolleyes:

    Polk Direct does not charge $160 for shipping speakers. The most expensive right now is at $90 for the RTiA5 (which by the way are being offered at a great price). RTi10's are shipped for $60.

    I think I know who's being retarded here.

    uh yes they do

    http://cgi.ebay.com/RTi-A7-Black-Tower-Loudspeakers-Polk-Audio-pair_W0QQitemZ230288133963QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230288133963&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A4|65%3A13|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220277384880&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D%2B220277384880%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1

    http://cgi.ebay.com/RTi-A7-Black-Tower-Loudspeakers-Polk-Audio-pair_W0QQitemZ360085745190QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item360085745190&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A4|65%3A13|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited September 2008
    Tollaksen wrote: »
    I recently bought an item in FLA and ask to have the item droped of at a UPS Store. I have an account at work. I ask how much a 50lbs package to WI from FLA would be, They said 62.00 I told them that I would check to see what our rate would be through our account and it was $21.23. Companies don't loose on shipping. The rates that companies get you will never see.

    Let me explain something...if you ship 1 cubic ft of brick compared 1 cubic ft of feathers, should they cost the same? Shipping companies use tiers when shipping (average product weight) and that's how they come up with the cost. Companies that ship all the time will get a better discount. Everything in this country is based off of volume. Should you get the same price that Fry's gets on Sony TV's?

    Whoever thinks shipping is retarded, well....no comment
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  • sapphire9800
    sapphire9800 Posts: 13
    edited September 2008
    you want to know whats retarded that just a few works ago they decided to inflate shipping costs to compensate for auction prices

    rti a7 normal shipping 60$

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230269096997
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360068290394
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360068290385
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230269097004
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230269096997
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230269096763
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230269096750
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220254514714

    rti a9 normal shipping 60$

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220243095663
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited September 2008
    If a company just "passes" along a shipping charge to an end user, then they are dumb. Plain and simple. There are costs involved....packing material, packaging, shipper's time, warehouse, etc
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    They can charge what ever they want. Its up to you to buy it or not. Even with $160 shipping their prices are the lowest around.
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited September 2008
    sapphire9800 wrote: »
    and your company wouldnt exist without people like me "the consumer" so Ricardo can shove it
    You can just feel the love in this thread :rolleyes:! I am not sure insulting a forum member (who is not employed and/or paid by Polk Audio) with more than 6000 posts since since 2005 is a very good way to get yourself welcomed when you joined just this month and have only 12 posts, mostly about trying to buy stuff cheap, probably not legally, to set up an eBay store so that you can sell the same stuff as an unauthorized distributor and try to force the manufacturer to honor the warranty.

    Rather than complain about rising shipping costs, why not figure out why gasoline is almost $4 these days, instead of $2 a year or so ago, even though none of the associated production costs have doubled in that time? Or why airlines are suddenly charging for bags when they didn't before?

    You're not likely to buy any Polk speakers any time soon in my opinion, so if you're going to rude to forum members, you will end up being reported to the moderators. They only have so much tolerance for that kind of aggressive behavior.

    Good luck with your quest.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    Go back to the BOSE forum. LOL
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,235
    edited September 2008
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    You do realize that this forum is populated by Polk customers, not, except for a mod or 2 any Polk employees. "We" have nothing to do with policy. You're talking to the air. If you want to complain, use the Contact Us link in Support.

    +1. The original post reads like a personal e-mail to Matthew Polk himself.:confused:
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited September 2008
    Kex wrote: »
    You can just feel the love in this thread :rolleyes:! I am not sure insulting a forum member (who is not employed and/or paid by Polk Audio) with more than 6000 posts since since 2005 is a very good way to get yourself welcomed when you joined just this month and have only 12 posts, mostly about trying to buy stuff cheap, probably not legally, to set up an eBay store so that you can sell the same stuff as an unauthorized distributor and try to force the manufacturer to honor the warranty.

    Rather than complain about rising shipping costs, why not figure out why gasoline is almost $4 these days, instead of $2 a year or so ago, even though none of the associated production costs have doubled in that time? Or why airlines are suddenly charging for bags when they didn't before?

    You're not likely to buy any Polk speakers any time soon in my opinion, so if you're going to rude to forum members, you will end up being reported to the moderators. They only have so much tolerance for that kind of aggressive behavior.

    Good luck with your quest.

    You're stating the obvious.......however I don't think it's too obvious to some people on here **cough :D
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  • sapphire9800
    sapphire9800 Posts: 13
    edited September 2008
    hey you guys are free to write paragraphs just dont expect me to read it or care what you think.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2008
    sapphire9800 wrote: »
    hey you guys are free to write paragraphs just dont expect me to read it or care what you think.


    Well I talked to Polk and they told me to tell you for now on all your Polk purchases will have free shipping.
    Use this code !#****%^##$:)
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  • leadfoot1
    leadfoot1 Posts: 155
    edited September 2008
    sapphire9800 wrote: »
    hey you guys are free to write paragraphs just dont expect me to read it or care what you think.

    LOLOL!!
    cough: duesh bag :cough
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited September 2008
    sapphire9800 wrote: »
    hey you guys are free to write paragraphs just dont expect me to read it or care what you think.

    Why does this not surprise me....maybe if you did READ this ridiculous thread wouldn't exist :rolleyes:
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