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: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: Lon Chaney, Sci-Fi, Pinocchio, Philo Vance & More To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] To: [email protected] 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of luminita hascalovitz Sent: February-11-16 6:47 PM To: [email protected] 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 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 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.
