Would you do it for 60-bucks?

[brianrost]

It all depends.

I never pay for expedited shipping from dealers in NYC for example, because ground to MA is usually two days.

If I was going to pay $60 for guaranteed next day, it would have to be an expensive item. I wouldn't spend that much on a $500 purchase.

 

[Camarillo]

I wouldn't pay $60 for the next day delivery, unless it's a very small fraction of the instrument cost.
I would pay $30 but not for playing the bass earlier, but to avoid the 1 week tour in the hands of the carrier (in US maybe they're better, in my country most of them are "not so careful")

 

[Guitalia]

Yeah, I'd pay the $60 for overnighting it. Though that doesn't give me much time to make space for it where all my basses and guitars that I was once excited to get but haven't played in years are stored.

 

[Watchootognbout]

That depends.
Is it hard to find?
Becoming rare?

 

[Aloe]

 

[Dave W]

I can wait

 

[jimmydean]

I think I paid $100 to get my Sandberg overnite , was not waiting a week or so to get free shipping .

 

[Eric Ryan]

Depends.
I'm usually not in a hurry, but I did have a vintage bass shipped 2nd-day the week before xmas.
The deal came up quickly, and I didn't want it carrying on over the holiday weekend, as we had plans the following week.

Depending on the value of the bass, the insurance becomes a bigger factor, and the extra $ for quicker shipping becomes less significant.

Would you elaborate more - which carrier / which services? Just curious...

In my experience, both UPS & Fed Ex. It's getting better, but neither will actually guarantee overnight. If you pony up for 2nd or 3rd day, they will definitely expedite your order, but the overnight charge isn't worth the risk (to me anyway) as there is no refund if it doesn't show.

This all started during COVID. I worked for an RV dealer (in parts) that shipped all over the world. We've been watching prices rise & customer service fall ever since.

 

[Bikeguy57]

Time value of money. That 60.00 put in a retirement fund @5.5% for 30.years is 300.00.
It actually cost you 300.00 for that instant gratification. That's a lot of Depends!

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Time value of money. That 60.00 put in a retirement fund @5.5% for 30.years is 300.00.
It actually cost you 300.00 for that instant gratification. That's a lot of Depends!

But why buy anything at that point? It can all go in a retirement fund. Do I need more than two shirts / two pairs of pants?

 

[tb-player]

Time value of money. That 60.00 put in a retirement fund @5.5% for 30.years is 300.00.
It actually cost you 300.00 for that instant gratification. That's a lot of Depends!

In real/constant dollars, $60 invested at 5.5% for 30 years, with an average inflation rate of 4.06% (2023), is actually only worth $94. And that's pretty optimistic, considering the fact that inflation was over 9% in 2022. At an inflation rate of 9.59%, that same 60-bucks is worth $19.95.

I think I'll take the next-day shipping.

 

[Bikeguy57]

In real/constant dollars, $60 invested at 5.5% for 30 years, with an average inflation rate of 4.06% (2023), is actually only worth $94. And that's pretty optimistic, considering the fact that inflation was over 9% in 2022. At an inflation rate of 9.59%, that same 60-bucks is worth $19.95.

I think I'll take the next-day shipping.

This is the rationale that people use as an excuse for not saving money. Saving from a young age has worked pretty well for me. Really none of my business though, it was more of a Depends joke.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I'd put that $60 towards those TI flats I would normally not buy.

 

[tb-player]

This is the rationale that people use as an excuse for not saving money. Saving from a young age has worked pretty well for me. Really none of my business though, it was more of a Depends joke.

I agree 100%. I was just messing with you. I'm a fiduciary in my day-job. But I don't wear Depends... lol

 

[GregC]

In real/constant dollars, $60 invested at 5.5% for 30 years, with an average inflation rate of 4.06% (2023), is actually only worth $94. And that's pretty optimistic, considering the fact that inflation was over 9% in 2022. At an inflation rate of 9.59%, that same 60-bucks is worth $19.95.

I think I'll take the next-day shipping.

Yeah, but that inflation, at whatever level, is going to be there whether you invest or not.

 

[MasterBrianD]

No, waiting for a new bass and checking the shipment tracking system every 45 seconds is the best part of the whole experience...

 

[tb-player]

No, waiting for a new bass and checking the shipment tracking system every 45 seconds is the best part of the whole experience...

I have an electric guitar on its way from Zurich Switzerland. You’d love tracking this one… lol.

 

[MasterBrianD]

I have an electric guitar on its way from Zurich Switzerland. You’d love tracking this one… lol.

I just had a bass shipped from the Czech Republic to Ireland two weeks ago, I must have realistically checked the tracking info at least 80 times, I think the tracker updated twice altogether and then it was just at my front door....very disappointing tracking experience

 

[tb-player]

I just had a bass shipped from the Czech Republic to Ireland two weeks ago, I must have realistically checked the tracking info at least 80 times, I think the tracker updated twice altogether and then it was just at my front door....very disappointing tracking experience

But a nice surprise.

On a different note- we were just in Ireland last year. We love it there. We were in Belfast, Dublin and Cork, with a day trip to the sweetest little town called Kinsale. I can’t wait to go back.

 

[Thir13teen]

My favorite thing is when I choose expedited shipping/overnight shipping & when I get the item it says it was shipped from a town 20 minutes away from where I live. I only pay expedited if I know where the item is shipping from.