On 05/30/2015 07:36 PM, rh_ wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2015 22:32:38 +0200
Elena ``of Valhalla''
<[email protected]> wrote:
I wonder if it's still a loss leader when you count the higher than
average postage rates
Are you saying that they have excessive shipping/handling charges?
I didn't look. What are they?
Gerald mentioned this as a potential future tactic that might rear its head
but you're saying they already did it? Or maybe I misunderstood Gerald
and he already said what you're saying.
It is a tactic used often in online shopping venues. ebay sellers try to
do this and for different reasons. 3rd party amazon sellers do this and
in fact the race to the bottom has books on amazon that cost $0.00
with fullfillment-by-amazon(FBA) so the seller only makes money by using
FBA and amazon prime to get shipping discounts. Seller makes
a tiny profit on each sale due to the difference in what the buyer pays
for shipping and the seller's cost for shipping.
So I read Gerald's comment thusly. The product price will got to zero
and the board maker will only make a profit by ship-skimming.
i.e. chiseling out pennies from shipping trickery.
5.00 USD if you choose the 9.00 board, that ships in 2/16. Hardly
gouging... I believe the complaints have been about international shipping.
Mike
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