McKinney_5900
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- Jul 30, 2010
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I found the teardrop washers for the lower for the Equinox, $.99, or two for $1.99. Estimated shipping is $5.95! This is a seller who's a sponsor elsewhere. WTF?
"It is what it is", and 5x the actual price for the item? Ebay is way friendlier. I see this as a gouge. Sorry. A small bubble wrap, or two US stamps on an envelope, BUT 5X the item price? Really, that is "what it is?"Cheaper than driving to his place to pick them up yourself tho, right? Shipping costs for any seller includes packaging, the time or employee to process the order, and the actual rate of shipping from FedEx, USPS or UPS. We've shipped tens of thousands of items over the years, and it is what it is.
"It is what it is", and 5x the actual price for the item? Ebay is way friendlier. I see this as a gouge. Sorry. A small bubble wrap, or two US stamps on an envelope, BUT 5X the item price? Really, that is "what it is?"
"It is what it is", and 5x the actual price for the item? Ebay is way friendlier. I see this as a gouge. Sorry. A small bubble wrap, or two US stamps on an envelope, BUT 5X the item price? Really, that is "what it is?"
Did you choose expedited shipping?
Yes. Unless you think the seller's time is worth nothing at all. Comparing the price of an item to the cost to ship the item, as if there is some equitable relationship between the two, is nonsense. Shipping costs are what they are. Would you be able to go to the Post Office and plead for a lower rate of shipping because the price of what you are shipping is cheap? Try it. Get back to us on how that goes.
Sellers who gouge on shipping like to give this argument. Sorry, not buying it. How long does it take to throw a couple of washers in an envelope and mail it? As for shipping costs "are what they are", sorry, but it only costs $3.00 to ship a couple of washers. The seller is a con artist in my book.
It does not follow that because someone charges more than you would like them to for shipping that therefore they are out to get the customer and are a "con artist."
Shipping costs have really gone up in the last 20 years. We used to buy Priority Mail stamps for $3.45 to use on the flat rate envelopes. It now costs nearly $8. Media rate was just raised again by another .45/pound, making the lowest cost to ship a book under 1 pound over $3. That's without paying for packaging materials or taking the time to carefully wrap and package an item. The current raise in fuel prices will eventually raise everything even higher.