Re: [MOPO] Question for the members of this forum

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:32:57 -0800 

Rick
you and I have different ways of shipping. You use regular household materials sometimes, like supermarket plastic bags and cut-up boxes 
Over here we use lobby card plastic bags or larger
we use ordered pre-cut cardboard of all sizes
we do use USPS boxes, but can only use them about 65% of the time, so we order other boxes and they most certainly do not provide good tubes if using a USPS box, our per-package cost still bottoms out at $1 for materials and if we have to use other packaging it can be as much as $4.00+ 

my supplies cost is about $4000 @year
we aren't even talking about labor and postage yet




At 02:59 PM 12/4/2012, Rix Posterz wrote:

USPS also has large Priority boxes that can be ordered 
online.  Believe me, you can fit a ton of posters in them and a 
package that would cost $35 to mail from L.A. to Florida only costs 
about fifteen bucks.  It's a really great deal....

                                    Rick


In a message dated 12/4/2012 2:53:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
sa...@comic-art.com writes:

thanks Lumi


shipping costs keep going up, as does the cost of boxes and flat 
cardboard, tubes, plastic bags, labels... everything we need to operate.
every time something goes up, I have to absorb some loss, be it the 
direct costs of the materials or the indirect costs of a bidder 
bidding $1 less because I just had to raise expenses $1. That's a 
loss to me. I don't get to keep the dollar, it goes to the cardboard 
or shipping or whatever.



I already am prepared for when I believe shipping costs may actually 
damage the value of online sales, which I predict will happen sometime in 2014.
I think that in 2013 I will have to increase shipping costs and the 
same in 2014 at which point I think it will be $3 more than it is 
currently for the first unit.
Shipping a 4lb package to NYC from Vegas I think will cost North of 
$22-$25 and to those who want to say "go with UPS or Fed-X".. you 
folks haven't compared the rates. USPS is the least expensive 
carrier and for good reason. If we lose the USPS, mail order sellers 
may as well shut down


Rich

At 02:31 PM 12/4/2012, luminita hascalovitz wrote:

You are so right Rich.


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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 14:23:00 -0800
To: lhascalov...@hotmail.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
From: sa...@comic-art.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Question for the members of this forum


there is no longer any inexpensive way to ship anything, especially 
internationally


shipping costs are the #1 enemy to mail order business


At 02:03 PM 12/4/2012, luminita hascalovitz wrote:
I am talking about a BOOK, a 3 pound paper back book.
Not much value in that.
I am looking for an inexpensive way to ship it.
Thank you all.
Lumi
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:57:13 -0800
> From: flixs...@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Question for the members of this forum
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>

> Well, the trick is getting customers to pay for the premium of 
Express Mail International. I usually charge the average for 
priority and if the item is worth $400 or more I spring for the 
extra for Express.

>
>
> On Dec 4, 2012, at 1:37 PM, allen day wrote:
>
> > My ONLY method for international shipping:
> >

> > USPS express mail ... it is expensive, but it is FAST, and 
requires signature delivery. BTW ... I have never had a package 
lost, stolen, damaged (as yet).

> >
> > ad
> >
> > From: luminita hascalovitz <lhascalov...@hotmail.com>
> > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:17 PM
> > Subject: [MOPO] Question for the members of this forum
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a shipping related question.
> >

> > As you all probably know, the USPS has decided to cancel their 
Media Mail services, or this is what I hear.

> >
> > I would like to know how best to send a 3-lb hardcover book to Europe.
> >
> > Please let me know.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Lumi

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