Popular Post Dr. Balls Posted January 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2023 The corporations who ship 30lb boxes as 2lbs: The schmuck who ships comic books: The post office who just charged me $17 to send 1lb Priority Mail in my own packaging: D2, sevans1979, ADAMANTIUM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 5:03 PM, Dr. Balls said: The post office who just charged me $17 to send 1lb Priority Mail in my own packaging: Geez, is it some weird shape or something? Hazardous materials? Quick pricing shows under $12 for an "oversize package". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 5:32 PM, ttfitz said: On 1/17/2023 at 4:03 PM, Dr. Balls said: The post office who just charged me $17 to send 1lb Priority Mail in my own packaging: Geez, is it some weird shape or something? Hazardous materials? Quick pricing shows under $12 for an "oversize package". Really I think it's normal pricing, even the flat rate boxes are above $12 I think. It could just be distance, would be my guess, but $17 is average for me too in my own packaging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Buy a postage scale for $40, and sign up on pirateship - you, and your customers will save tons. toro, musicmeta and Spidey 62 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 10:29 PM, lizards2 said: Buy a postage scale for $40, and sign up on pirateship - you, and your customers will save tons. I am pirateship all day long. Just can't beat that. Gives you prices for both USPS and UPS. lizards2 and ttfitz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 6:47 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: Really I think it's normal pricing, even the flat rate boxes are above $12 I think. It could just be distance, would be my guess, but $17 is average for me too in my own packaging ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 10:29 PM, lizards2 said: Buy a postage scale for $40, and sign up on pirateship - you, and your customers will save tons. Yep - put in the same info as above, and PirateShip shows $10.48 for Priority Mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) toro and lizards2, super, very grateful you shared that idea with us. Had shipped through overgradebay until I stopped selling there, and was using paypal (meh) the past couple of years since, and very glad to stop sending them money wherever possible. Edited January 18, 2023 by grebal Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 It gets worse. My postmaster told me the other day that when rates go up again on the 22nd, Region A and B boxes are out too, in favor of weight and distance only. I asked if remaining supplies on hand could be used up at Regional rates and he was not certain. Meant to start a new thread, but this is easier and already has readers. F For Fake and Raze 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeniorSurfer Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 11:33 PM, Readcomix said: when rates go up again on the 22nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Ok, so I discovered the issue: the package was 30" long - there is another surcharge if it goes over 29" Pretty awesome they actually don't tell you that up front so you can change your packaging. I gave up on Pirate Ship a couple of years ago as they were always more expensive than Paypal shipping or Ebay shipping - looks like that hasn't changed. They were $26 for the same specs as input on Paypal shipping for $17. Ebay used to have a slight discount on their shipping - they still say they do, but now it's the same price if you just buy it through Paypal, so no more discount. ttfitz and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 11:33 PM, Readcomix said: It gets worse. My postmaster told me the other day that when rates go up again on the 22nd, Region A and B boxes are out too, in favor of weight and distance only. I asked if remaining supplies on hand could be used up at Regional rates and he was not certain. Meant to start a new thread, but this is easier and already has readers. Oh no, I hadn't heard that, I use the Region A boxes all of the time! Nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMPER49 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Be glad you don't live in Canada, Canada Post rates are ludicrous. ArcherC, Dr. Balls and davidpg 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted January 18, 2023 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2023 I had to pay nearly $400 to return a pedal bicycle from Florida to Georgia for an amazon purchase. I could not believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 7:29 AM, CGC Mike said: I had to pay nearly $400 to return a pedal bicycle from Florida to Georgia for an amazon purchase. I could not believe it. I've run into that as well - we buy something on Amazon with free shipping, if we have to return it, it could be $30 or more. Average consumers are subsidizing the volume discounts all the corporate "free shipping". Granted, Amazon has negotiated cheaper pricing with the Last Mile, but come on. You ship me a 10lb box for free on an $80 item, but for me to return it it's $40? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterlogan2000 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 10:33 PM, Readcomix said: It gets worse. My postmaster told me the other day that when rates go up again on the 22nd, Region A and B boxes are out too, This is terrible news. Regional Rate Box A is the most economical way to ship small lots of comics safely. I probably ship out a box a week, and I'm not even doing much selling these days. F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 8:39 AM, Dr. Balls said: I've run into that as well - we buy something on Amazon with free shipping, if we have to return it, it could be $30 or more. Average consumers are subsidizing the volume discounts all the corporate "free shipping". Granted, Amazon has negotiated cheaper pricing with the Last Mile, but come on. You ship me a 10lb box for free on an $80 item, but for me to return it it's $40? Give a shipper the volume Amazon does and they will be happy to give you a discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 10:50 AM, shadroch said: Give a shipper the volume Amazon does and they will be happy to give you a discount. I don't mind volume shippers getting discounts - I accept that part of business. Making me pay extra because you've given too deep of a discount on shipping to volume users is a point of contention with me. That being said, It will never change or go down, complaining about postage is like complaining about the weather. It's one of my old man gripes that I take enjoyment in. sevans1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 You got higher shipping costs and they kick your parcels for a field goal what's wrong Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
