themightyrepairer - 2009-06-23 18:11
well it's been quite a while since i posted.. but i still read the boards and watch stuff on the Bay.. but is it me.. or have the prices to ship boomboxes gotten a bit outa control.. 50-60 dollars to ship just within the U.S. what really kills me is that they want 500-1000 dollars for some rare/common boomboxes but they wont ship for free? silly.. thats one of the reasons why i shop local (Craigslist) no more praying it will make it to me in one piece.. and no more sky high shipping charges.. i've found a few beauts locally.. and since i pick it up myself.. no fear of damages.. i hope i'm not the only one who feels this way.. i know shipping companies are trying to make up for lost income.. so perhaps this is what there charging to ship.. but 50-60 dollars.. i dont know.. anyways just had to rant a little.. still love the board and all you guys.. peace out.. TMR
we have the same prob in the UK with trying to ship from the US or places like that
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in the UK we can use couriers and it can start from around £7 but most just use a guide of £25 which i think is just too much
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it's when it comes down to insurence and what type of way it is sent that the price goes up and company's make there money - "you want us to stop kicking it around and give it respect you got to pay more"
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you can find a nice box for around $60 but then trying to get it back you can pay $100 + so then it kills that good price you get it for
one way around this for you in the US is to find a good cheap courier that you can trust or you have used before and offer to "use/sort out your own courier" they might go for that ?
cheers B
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As far as shipping - here's my experience. It costs about $15 just to get a nice sturdy box, foam and peanuts. And then it costs $40-50 to ship it. The only time the price of shipping is low is when there's virtually no packing inside the box, and the box itself is small - because carriers charge based on size and weight. As I try to pack nice - it never cost me less than $50-60 total to ship a boombox.
Material should be free. Go to your local supermarket or any store and you should find a box. Wrap the boombox in a plastic bag and stuff the carboard box with crumbled newspaper.
im.out.of.hear - 2009-06-27 11:48
Rockbox,i was only thinkin about you the other day,just wondering where you went..glad to see you here man..
themightyrepairer - 2009-06-27 16:16
well the real point i'm trying to make is.. if your paying 500-1200 bucks for a boombox.. they should at least be kind and include shipping for free.. of coarse i would never pay that much for a boombox myself.. and not only that.. but making shipping free might help in selling your high priced boombox quicker.. just my opinion anyways..
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Originally posted by vladi123456:
As far as shipping - it never cost me less than $50-60 total to ship a boombox.
I agree, I buy my shipping boxes off the internet in bulk and peanuts by 14 cu.ft. at a time to save money. I also ship in a large enough box to hopefully insure damage free arrival.
It's not cheap to ship nowadays, if I have to pay to ship and offer free shipping.. you can bet the price is adjusted for it.
My .02
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Originally posted by rockbox:
Material should be free. Go to your local supermarket or any store and you should find a box. Wrap the boombox in a plastic bag and stuff the carboard box with crumbled newspaper.
This is not a good way at all to ship a 25 year old piece of electronics
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If wrap a boombox in crumbled newspaper and put it inside a used box from a supermarket - more than likely poor boombox will arrive shattered in pieces
Ya, I agree with Johnny - if I offer free shipping - I adjust the price accordingly - shipping just costs too much nowdays!!