right on Sue. We just had to raise our shipping rates AGAIN due to the latest USPS increase. And don't forget that if you sell on eBay and if you charge for shipping eBay takes a percentage of that too, which is ludicrous if you think about it but they get away with it.
Dave On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Susan <filmfantast...@msn.com> wrote: > The $7.85 USPS 2 Day Priority is an online price. It costs more if you > actually go into the post office. Also, you have to factor in the cost > of the box, tube and/or packing materials, any insurance if there is value, > and typically a signature if the item has any value. If the item is being > shipped by a company, they have an employee who they have to pay to package > it all up. Shipping is costly no matter who you use. I know I ship my > frames via FedEx as most of them are too large to go the post office. I > do, on occasion, go to the post office to ship a poster internationally, > which is astronomical. I recently had a poster shipped to me from Canada > and the shipping was $30 for a small tube and it was from a large company > that ships tons of posters and, I'm sure, has a wholesale account with the > post office and it was still very high priced. It wasn't out of the > ordinary, though, as I have had many items shipped from Canada over the > years and they have all been right around the same amount unless there was > alot of added insurance. I've been collecting for over 44 years and I > just figured the cost of shipping, if it's reasonable, into the cost of the > poster. > > Sue > Hollywood Poster Frames > (800) 463-2994 > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:58:55 -0800 > From: jpotok...@ca.rr.com > Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: Lon Chaney, Sci-Fi, Pinocchio, Philo Vance & More > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > I also thought the shipping prices were very high, and I'm in the US, in > So CA. > > As another example, I saw that one WC, which weighs but a few ounces at > most, had a quote of 16.85 to mail (expedited) within the US. > > Unless something is 13 oz or more, it can be shipped USPS First class; > over that weight, it has to be mailed Priority. > > As a test, I just went onto the USPS site, to mail a single WC, in a > 'large size' package. I gave the measurements of this parcel as 24" x 18" x > 1 inch thick, (since a WC is 14x22) and set the sealed parcel to weigh 12 > oz. I also chose a zip code back in the midwest to mail to from my LA zip > code. > > Here are the price results: > > USPS 2-Day Priority Mail: $7.85 > > USPS First Class Parcel: $4.34 > > > I then decided to up the same parcel weight to 14 oz, but left the parcel > dimensions the same, to see if there would be any price differences, with > it being close to a pound in weight. > > Results: > > 2-Day Priority Mail : $7.85 > > USPS Retail Ground: $7.84 > > So 2-Day Priority is not uber expensive. And the point isn't if one buys 6 > items, that there is combined shipping. It's the idea that if someone wants > only ONE item, that buyer should not be made to pay some kind of over the > top ship fee, even if it is sent Priority. > > Charge a customer what it costs, (or maybe round it up to the next whole > dollar). That's what I have done, to keep the number simple and even. But > an additional 100%+ markup? > > Being Overcharged for shipping is a huge peeve of mine and that's why i > felt the need to comment. > > Jeff > > > > > > > > On Feb 11, 2016, at 4:39 PM, luminita hascalovitz wrote: > > <clear.gif><clear.gif><clear.gif><clear.gif> > Hello Zeev, > > The ebay default shipping is set for PRIORITY MAIL, that is why the price > is so high, AND the usps has raised their prices as of February 1st. > > I always ship according to the high bidder's request, so, in case YOU win > something, and don't want to have it shipped via Priority Mail, I can ship > it via Air Mail and the price I charge is calculated according to usps.com, > site everybody from all over the world can see. > > Another thing to keep in mind is that, as stated in my descriptions, I > combine shipping, so anything up to 8 lobby cards can be shipped for the > price of one. > > Take care, > > Lumi > > ------------------------------ > From: lobb...@rogers.com > To: lhascalov...@hotmail.com > Subject: RE: [MOPO] FA: Lon Chaney, Sci-Fi, Pinocchio, Philo Vance & More > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:53:31 -0500 > > Hi Lumi, > > > $34.30 for shipping one lobby card to Toronto?? Are you serious? > > > Zeev > > > > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>] *On Behalf Of *luminita hascalovitz > *Sent:* February-11-16 6:47 PM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* [MOPO] FA: Lon Chaney, Sci-Fi, Pinocchio, Philo Vance & More > > > Hi All, > > Just a short message to let you know that I have over 100 vintage lobby > cards and movie posters on eBay, including lots of horror, science fiction, > detective titles, animation and more, all starting at $4.99 with no reserve. > > > Please have a look: > > My eBay Auctions > <http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ipg=50&LH_Auction=1&_ssn=lobbies&_sop=1> > > Or search by my eBay ID: lobbies > > Thanks, > > Lumi > > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > -- [image: www.cinemasterpieces.com] <http://www.cinemasterpieces.com> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
