Shipping Raw & Slabbed Rates

[Paratrooper]

I was wondering if there's a seller out there who has a handy cheat sheet of shipping prices for overseas customers. I'm in the states and always getting questions from sellers on how much it will cost for raw & slabbed books.

 

For instance:

 

US to UK for 1 slabbed book

US to UK for 1 raw book

 

etc....

[nik]

Depends what you use, I use old priority boxes inverted and cost is

 

Roughly $13 for a slabbed book

 

Roughly $10 for raw

[Anfield Fox]

Depends what you use, I use old priority boxes inverted and cost is

 

Roughly $13 for a slabbed book

 

Roughly $10 for raw

 

... is correct

 

I can't understand why people charge more. In one case last week i got a raw comic between 2 pieces of cardboard (packaged well) but the cost was $21

 

Though like Nik said, usually it is $10 for about 3 raw books (in a box) and $14 for a slab (in a box).

[Silvers24]

It cost me about that when I shipped three books to a UK board member back in Feb.

I didn't expect that much at the time either!

Of course it was my first overseas shipment.

[drbanner]

Depends what you use, I use old priority boxes inverted and cost is

 

Roughly $13 for a slabbed book

 

Roughly $10 for raw

 

... is correct

 

I can't understand why people charge more. In one case last week i got a raw comic between 2 pieces of cardboard (packaged well) but the cost was $21

 

Though like Nik said, usually it is $10 for about 3 raw books (in a box) and $14 for a slab (in a box).

 

You were charged $21, or the shipping costs were actually $21? If you want something insured from the US to the UK, costs go way up. Otherwise, the estimates above are correct.

[Anfield Fox]

Depends what you use, I use old priority boxes inverted and cost is

 

Roughly $13 for a slabbed book

 

Roughly $10 for raw

 

... is correct

 

I can't understand why people charge more. In one case last week i got a raw comic between 2 pieces of cardboard (packaged well) but the cost was $21

 

Though like Nik said, usually it is $10 for about 3 raw books (in a box) and $14 for a slab (in a box).

 

You were charged $21, or the shipping costs were actually $21? If you want something insured from the US to the UK, costs go way up. Otherwise, the estimates above are correct.

 

No the cost was $21. It was insured though. However others do ask for insane amounts sometimes.

 

What i don't know is if it is cheaper to have them sent Global Priority vs Airmail Parcel Post.

[Paratrooper]

Do you guys charge the actual shipping fee? Or is it the shipping fee + ebay + paypal fees added in? I've gotten lots of purchases from England and other country's and always add in a few bucks for those other fees I'm charged. But $21 for two books? That seems a little extreme.

[Anfield Fox]

Do you guys charge the actual shipping fee? Or is it the shipping fee + ebay + paypal fees added in? I've gotten lots of purchases from England and other country's and always add in a few bucks for those other fees I'm charged. But $21 for two books? That seems a little extreme.

 

Just the shipping fee. You are not allowed to charge the eBay and Paypal fee. Also like Nik said it's closer to $10 than $21. I was just talking about one experence i had.

[Stronguy]

Do you guys charge the actual shipping fee? Or is it the shipping fee + ebay + paypal fees added in? I've gotten lots of purchases from England and other country's and always add in a few bucks for those other fees I'm charged. But $21 for two books? That seems a little extreme.

 

Just the shipping fee. You are not allowed to charge the eBay and Paypal fee. Also like Nik said it's closer to $10 than $21. I was just talking about one experence i had.

 

Actually, per eBay, you can charge for those fees and call them "handling". This is usually done as a flat charge per transaction. EBay starts getting bent out of shape when you do is as a percentage of the closing price.

 

As far as shipping to England... it's just insane. You can ship stuff to third world countries (like Canada ) for much less. When I ship books over there I usually absorb part of the shipping cost -- not much, but a little.

[drbanner]

What i don't know is if it is cheaper to have them sent Global Priority vs Airmail Parcel Post.

 

You can't insure Global Priority to the UK, not sure about Airmail Parcel Post, but you can insure Global Express which is where the costs start going north of $20-30.

[sckao]

What i don't know is if it is cheaper to have them sent Global Priority vs Airmail Parcel Post.

 

You can't insure Global Priority to the UK, not sure about Airmail Parcel Post, but you can insure Global Express which is where the costs start going north of $20-30.

 

It's really the weight. If you stick it in an envelope.. yeah, a 2 pound Global Priority package can be $16. Airmail Parcel Post would be $21.10

 

3 pounds and APP is $25.30

4 pounds and it's $29.50

5 pounds and it's $33.75

[Anfield Fox]

What i don't know is if it is cheaper to have them sent Global Priority vs Airmail Parcel Post.

 

You can't insure Global Priority to the UK, not sure about Airmail Parcel Post, but you can insure Global Express which is where the costs start going north of $20-30.

 

It's really the weight. If you stick it in an envelope.. yeah, a 2 pound Global Priority package can be $16. Airmail Parcel Post would be $21.10

 

3 pounds and APP is $25.30

4 pounds and it's $29.50

5 pounds and it's $33.75

 

Shame you don't go through with your transactions.

[sckao]

What i don't know is if it is cheaper to have them sent Global Priority vs Airmail Parcel Post.

 

You can't insure Global Priority to the UK, not sure about Airmail Parcel Post, but you can insure Global Express which is where the costs start going north of $20-30.

 

It's really the weight. If you stick it in an envelope.. yeah, a 2 pound Global Priority package can be $16. Airmail Parcel Post would be $21.10

 

3 pounds and APP is $25.30

4 pounds and it's $29.50

5 pounds and it's $33.75

 

Shame you don't go through with your transactions.

 

Huh? I still have your books. I just haven't gone through your list yet. You want it by itself?

 

By the way, this isn't a situation where I only have one copy... there's no shortage on my end so don't worry about me not having it.

 

Also, did you pay me?

 

 

[Paratrooper]

Ok, I think I got the round about $ amount. Next thing I need to buy I suppose is a scale to determine how much to charge. I think they're pretty cheap at the post office I go to.

[sterlingcomics]

What i don't know is if it is cheaper to have them sent Global Priority vs Airmail Parcel Post.

 

You can't insure Global Priority to the UK, not sure about Airmail Parcel Post, but you can insure Global Express which is where the costs start going north of $20-30.

 

Exactly...to get the end to end protection, $21 is actually cheap...but for me it's usually $30+ with Golobal Express. You can get the Airmail Parcel post cheaper, but the delivery is NOT guaranteed if I recall.

 

Spend some time and learn ALL of the shipping options, the costs, etc. so you can better advise customers. I try to always go with a guaranteed service...so if there is a problem, neither party is waiting for the slow USPS to come up with a resolution. Third party shipping companies negate some of that though. Of course, these options need to be weighed against the value of the package.