Thread: Wow Massive Postage cost

Originally Posted by Kevin B

Classic Ebay trick, 99c buy it now $100 postage... from within the country too

And it was quoted a UPS as the carrier

Yep, had the same thing years ago, buying 2 light globes for my Mazda... Shrt story, differing ticket price and shipping combinations, yet all worked out to the same figure of $99.95.


Don't tell me that there was no collusion of any kind...

Edit;- Eventually found the one exception, paid $60 all up, using a US Postal Service Flat-Rate-Box. =- Just keep looking.....

Originally Posted by Xtreme

IIRC, DHL have a minimum rate which is fairly hefty.

Its actually not bad , i work in freight forwarding and i couldnt get it here any cheaper . Once you start sending airfreight the handling costs out strip the actual freight cost.

i understand that freight costs can be high, but it would be nice to be offered a few different options, "would you like air freight at $100 for 5 days or Slow boat $10 for 6 weeks", people dont always need things super fast and are happy to wait.

I've experienced this of late too. I shipped a bulbar last year, was only $150 or something.... got a little box of stuff the other day.... $150! wtf!

I think also the exchange rate is killing us.... we're only at 51 or 52 atm.

Edit: didn't see the 2nd page of comments.... Paddocks spares offers you multiple options for shipping.

Over the last year we have seen a 17% plus increase in prices across both goods and transport, and with the exchange rates its not going to get any better.

Some UK companies have very good air rates, others not.

Recently I had 67kg 6 packaged of varying sizes delivered by FEDEX, four days, door to door, $650.

Last year this was half this price.

Prices will I am sure be going in up on goods to cover these costs.

Originally Posted by Kevin B

I was just quoted $88 to ship a set of piston rings (yes rings only) from a well known parts dealer in the UK and that is not even Express,.......WTF is that all about

I would expect that if you lived in Darwin.

oops scratch that... lol

Akin to buying a 60" flat screen and 9.1 surround sound blueray player for $1500ish and the HDMI wire to connect them costs $100.