UPS/FedEx reduce heavy package fee threshold from 70 lbs to 50 lbs

[jnewmark]

As an example, I recently bought some radio frequency preamps for test equipment sensors via ebay. It's a small circuit board with surface mounted components and two nice gold connectors. Cost was $4 each board delivered from Taiwan. Delivery is typically 2 weeks to a month via the post. They ship same day. Service is slow but orders always arrive. There are never any additional charges at the door. The exact same product was available from US sellers in the $40-$50 range. It is manufactured in China.

That's been my experience also with shipments from China, sometimes taking almost a month to get here. If you are not in a hurry, the cheaper price is attractive.

 

[agedhorse]

Of course, the chances of receiving counterfeit products in the electronics industry are very, very high, especially among semiconductors, capacitors, connectors, etc.

 

[Auspuff]

There really isn't a huge conspiracy here. Shipments over 50 lbs is probably less than 2% of their volume of shipments. I doubt it's that high. They simply don't want to ship heavier packages.

Agreed.

Let Bezos swallow that cumbersome, poison pill.

He'll regret it.

 

[okcrum]

Have they, UPS, etc. also announced their yearly 5% rate hike, like they've done for the last 15 years or so?