Dirtcrasher
01-21-2008, 06:59 PM
Things have changed allot in the last year or so. Shipping stuff has nearly doubled. What use to be a cost we could understand and absorb is now a huge consideration when buying used parts.
I use to be able to ask 5$ for small stuff, 10$ for medium stuff and 20$ plus for heavy items.
I just shipped a banshee swinger at 18lbs for 25$ and I had estimated about 15$. My bad, but I'm always concerned that I'll scare people off for a large shipping cost.
I use to swear by FEDEX, I could ship 2 tires on rims for about 25$ from the East coast to the West. Now I'm looking at more than 40$......
How can you sell heavy items these days? I'm trying to get a 350X front rim but the junk tire is always on there and it's about 25$ to ship it to me. So I end up with a junk tire that I have to fight off of the rim and with the shipping and the rim I'm out 40$ plus for just a rim, AND I have to spend an hour on chopping the tire off and then buy a 60$ tire. So it's 100$ for a good front tire and a scratched and beat rim..............
UGGGH.... Sorry for the rant, it's just making it harder and harder to get these already hard to find parts :cry:
I use to be able to ask 5$ for small stuff, 10$ for medium stuff and 20$ plus for heavy items.
I just shipped a banshee swinger at 18lbs for 25$ and I had estimated about 15$. My bad, but I'm always concerned that I'll scare people off for a large shipping cost.
I use to swear by FEDEX, I could ship 2 tires on rims for about 25$ from the East coast to the West. Now I'm looking at more than 40$......
How can you sell heavy items these days? I'm trying to get a 350X front rim but the junk tire is always on there and it's about 25$ to ship it to me. So I end up with a junk tire that I have to fight off of the rim and with the shipping and the rim I'm out 40$ plus for just a rim, AND I have to spend an hour on chopping the tire off and then buy a 60$ tire. So it's 100$ for a good front tire and a scratched and beat rim..............
UGGGH.... Sorry for the rant, it's just making it harder and harder to get these already hard to find parts :cry: