"*Obviously, being in Las Vegas, some states are closer and many are farther distance wise"
That's about the only advantage to being in dull-as-dishwater West Plains rather than Sin City. Everywhere in the U.S. is about the same distance away. I guess I have to look into raising MY rates too. Bummer. Every extra dollar spent on shipping is a dollar less spent on posters. Bruce * On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art < [email protected]> wrote: > *I just thought I'd post this here as many of you are my bidders on > MoviePosterBid > > It's a new rate sheet for USPS. > They've been raising the rates regularly now and I haven't increased my > rates in 2 years, which means I've been eating the increases since then, > which are substantial and have been eating into my auction sales. > > The biggest change is that I have had to institute 4 "Zones" for USA > shipping and tweaked the number of posters we can send you for those prices. > > http://www.comic-art.com/auction_shipping_2011.htm > > Obviously, being in Las Vegas, some states are closer and many are farther > distance wise and the USPS rates for New York (for instance) have a major > change from $9.00 to $11.00, but California & near states have a reduction > from $9.00 to $8.00 > > The initial # of posters we can send for the base rate has not changed, but > the secondary charges for overweight shipments have a small reduction in the > # of posters for each added increment (Currently, the second increment is 7 > one sheets. It will be 6 one sheets. It was 24 lobby cards, it will be 20) > > I have not yet edited the International rates which have increased sharply > in the most recent rate increase by the USPS. I expect to be finishing the > rate sheet this weekend. > > We may also be adding an additional service for USA bidders. It's possible > I may be able to send US packages First Class instead of Priority Mail for a > small decrease in rates. I am currently studying this to see if it can be an > effective way to decrease your costs as buyers > > These rates will go into effect AFTER the current auction of 30x40s (for > which I need to add new rates) and will be for all shipments after February > 7th that are paid after that date. Anyone wishing to lock in the current > rates for shipments before the increase takes place, please pay me for your > auctions by February 7th, or you will be paying the new rates for your > shipments > > thanks > Rich* > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 28 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
