Just shipped a bass from CT to TN in a case. $30 for a box, $30 for insurance, $119 for shipping for a total of $179.00. Insane.
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Shipping prices are insane.
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Someone has to subsidize Amazon and all the other big online retailers.
How are you enjoying that 48% rate hike on our electricity?
This is why I gave up long distance sales.
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In other news, water is wet! Not really if you ask one of my scientist friends. Water is probably the least wettest substance apparently.
$250 to ship and insure a bass from Oregon to Virginia…I knew it was going to be high, so I didn't bother to lowball my seller, but $250 was considerably higher than expected- thank you, Steve!
How big was the box you shipped? And who are you using to ship?
I just shipped a 50lb 2x12 bass cab from Indiana to California for only $100.
I feel like you paid more than you should have.
I just shipped a 50lb 2x12 bass cab from Indiana to California for only $100.
I feel like you paid more than you should have.
Length changes cost.
Shipping a bass with neck separated from body saves$.
He probably would have been upset if I took the neck off. It's a neck through bass.
$28 recently to ship a small, 1 lb box with a valuation of $200 from CA to Las Vegas via UPS. That's just outright gouging. I won't be using them anymore.
Here's a tip… If you're using UPS or Fedex, and you(and the recipient)are close to a local facility where you will find a customer service center, ship from(and to)those facilities, under "will call" status. Obviously, the purchaser has to agree, and when they get to the customer service desk, they have to show ID. You'll save money that way, don't be lazy and just go to a third party strip mall "UPS Store". Even if the buyer can't be bothered to go pick up, you'll still save a little at your end.
You should have just gone with USPS on that one.
Check out www.pirateship.com. I just shipped a bass from CO to MA in a 52"x18"x7" box in a gig bag, weight was 16 lbs, cost me $69 total - free box from my local music store (I check behind there every week or so and snag boxes when they get shipments in), shipping cost was $53.38. oversize (length) cost was $11.75, $500 insurance was $4.00. It went via UPS Ground, same as if you ship direct with UPS. I recently bought a bass from a guy in Ohio, he double-boxed it. His original quote from UPS was $120, he then went on to use Pirateship and sent it to me for $70 total cost. UPS charges really high rates if you ship directly with them, unless you have a special commercial rate agreement.
If you can't find good boxes for free, go to FedEx or UHaul. They both sell guitar boxes for around ten bucks.
If you can't find good boxes for free, go to FedEx or UHaul. They both sell guitar boxes for around ten bucks.
Fasting will accomplish the same, and will be cheaper.
This is only the beginning. Oil ressources are becoming so limited that the price of shippinhg is going to inflate a lot more.
Rough predictions about the price of oil say its price will go x5 in the next 15 years.
We all depend way too much on shipping, use it too much and it's been underpriced for years. Prices only started catching up with the COVID crisis.
Rough predictions about the price of oil say its price will go x5 in the next 15 years.
We all depend way too much on shipping, use it too much and it's been underpriced for years. Prices only started catching up with the COVID crisis.
