[Shotimes] Items on Ebay..

[Donald Mallinson]

Noah,

For anything of any weight, USPS is VERY expensive.  for up 
to about 3 pounds or slightly heavier stuff REAL close to 
you, USPS isn't bad, but get over 3 pounds and ship it 
halfway across the country, and it gets expensive real quick.

Plus for a lot of stuff I ship, USPS just isn't an option. 
They won't take anything pressurized or flamable.

I ship a lot by UPS, and using their basic ground service, 
even stuff up to 12-15 pounds across the country isn't that 
bad.  But one-two pounds is more expensive UPS than USPS>

I quit using Fed Ex when it became clear they were incapable 
of doing anything overnight.  I tried about 6 packages 
through them overnight, even dropped it off at a specific 
location at their recommendation, and they still took 2-3 
days every time for overnight shipping.  And they refused to 
refund any money.

I just checked several rates for packages I had recently 
sent by UPS and the rate was identical.  I have also checked 
DHL (STILL I have never seen one of their trucks) and they 
are a LOT more expensive than UPS.

Don Mallinson

Noah South III wrote:

> Since I started shipping lots of stuff I've discovered that you can't beat
> the USPS or DHL, and outside of them you shouldn't even THINK about using
> UPS or FedEx.  Trust me, go do a shipping charge comparison.  Their ground
> is WAY cheaper than UPS or FedEx, and their standard 2nd day air is about
> the same price as UPS ground.
> 
> -Noah South III
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Alan Fanning
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:37 AM
> To: SHOtimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Items on Ebay..
> 
> I've found there is a big difference btwn what UPS charges and Fed-Ex
> charges for ground shipping - with Fed-Ex being consistently cheaper. A rod
> shifter shouldn't cost all that much via Fed-Ex ground.
> 
>     Alan
> 
> 
>>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Items on Ebay..
>>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:31:09 -0500
>>
>>The other thing I was going to mention is that usually people bid on stuff
>>in the last 5 minutes of an auction so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
>>When it comes to shipping, I would put something like "Buyer pays actual
>>shipping" and put in the shipping weight so that they don't get too
>>surprised when the shipping is half the winning bid.
>>
>>
>>Paul L Fisher
> 
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