It also depends on the weight you are shipping, I recently listed an auction for a 4 + kilo Campo 18 dollars included insurance and USPS Priority shipping (within the US only), Well I ended up eating 7 dollars as it cost 25 dollars with insurance shipped priority USPS (not a real big problem ). I have never had a Priority package lost either way shipping or receiving. And the customer receives their package within 3 days usually.
Internationally if you send a padded envelope it is much cheaper that a box is to ship, but if you are sending larger pieces that do not fit in a padded envelope you have to use a box and will pay much more to ship.
I try to only charge what I am charged to ship but sometimes you are off a bit one way or the other.
Best Regards to all .
Steven Drummond----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "metlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 12:03 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] shipping costs.
Hi,
On some of the issues that Bernhard raised - it does cost around $5 to $7
to send from the UK to the States - allowing for the purchase of a padded
bag, the packing time, the queuing at the Post Office (very lengthy here!)
and then sending as 'signed for' delivery. Shipping costs are NOT just the
price of the stamp!
But it is important that the seller does not rip the punter off - it DOES
leave a bad taste in one's mouth when a milligram piece is sent costing $10!
Mike Farmer seems to charge minimal prices and I always appreciated that!
just my $0.02 worth FWIW
Thanks
dave
IMCA #0092 Sec. BIMS ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
