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Expensive shipping costs....ideas?
Topic Started: Jan 4 2018, 05:29 PM (230 Views)
Horn


Recently I've started selling more things online and holy shitp have prices become expensive. Usually the items I ship don't really fit into the flat rate boxes. The shipping costs are killing me with selling online. It seems like prices have double in the last few years.

I'm sure some of you sell online so have any ideas aside from flat rate boxes?
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suzukitom
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Depending on whether your customer base are mostly GMF members... maybe there is an opportunity to do consolidated shipping of multiple shipments to other affiliated seller locations for regional/local pickup by end customers..
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nickb803
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FedEx or UPS ground is usually the best option for me. If I don't care if it will arrive I use the post office
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geogonfa
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Just my .02ยข...
Small stuff USPS flat rate is okay...
UPS ground is about the cheapest for larger items, and don't get complaints about item damages...
https://www.ups.com/us/en/shipping.page
Really large items can be sent by greyhound:
"Size: The maximum weight per package is 100 pounds. The maximum dimensions that we can accommodate are 82" L x 47" W x 29" H."
http://www.shipgreyhound.com/e/pages/Home.aspx
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Horn


Yeah I think the rule is that anything greater than 2lbs should be shipped with USPS if it doesn't fit in a flat rate box.

I was looking into Amazon and it appeared that having amazon fulfill the orders is actually cheaper than me sending it to the buyer by quite a bit.
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Swifterthanu
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nickb803
Jan 4 2018, 08:52 PM
FedEx or UPS ground is usually the best option for me. If I don't care if it will arrive I use the post office
HORN: Have you tried to set up an account through either carrier? I've been selling on eBay for 4 years now and I am a Registered Business now with the USPS. I have found that the easiest shipper has been the USPS. You can get a scale and create your own label with correct shipping rate through a third party business.

IMO the USPS is the FASTEST shipping method and the above quote doesn't really reflect how the mentioned companies operate. I have found that the slowest shipper is UPS then FedEx then USPS. The term snail mail to me now refers to the contract carriers. I process roughly 30-40 boxes monthly through my address

My 3 cents.
Edited by Swifterthanu, Jan 5 2018, 02:33 PM.
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Horn


Thanks Swifter. I'm not at that point in terms of negotiating. "So, you want a discount and sell 3 items a month? Get out of here kid." lol.

I'm just starting so it will take some time to get lots of product out. I agree with USPS. It's very fast. I'll have to look into setting up an account, but I'm not officially a business yet. I will see what happens.
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BillHoo
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When I was in Iraq, I found I could send items back at the much cheaper "Library / media" rate. I would take a box with my books, hard drives, CDs and manuals and just include a few things like brass trinkets I had bought at the Hajji mart. One time, I accidentaly sent an empty 30 rd AR magazine (or "clip" for you non-gun folks!).
Edited by BillHoo, Jan 8 2018, 02:06 PM.
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willmrush
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I do alot of shipping. USPS is what I use. USPS ships off weight you can mail stuff in your own boxes cheaper then the flat rate most of the times. Most of the time they get the item within a week.
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