I’ve done a lot of buying and selling foils over the years and shipping was on the order of $40-50 even though the box is a bit big. Lately, I’ve been getting quotes of more than $150-200 from UPS/FedEx and US Postal is $100 or so. Anything I’m missing here, or have the prices just gone up a lot?
Use PayPal shipping service gets you discounted rates. You might need to sell as goods and services if you dont have a business account
They’re usually half the normal cost and let you compare companies and shipping times too.
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I think a lot of it is seasonal. I’ve made the mistake of trying to ship stuff close to the holiday and gotten crazy quotes. Was that TODAY?
Shipping as an individual will result in crazy pricing. You’ll have to work the system, as mentioned above ship via Paypal as they have the high volume clout. If you’ve sold something recently on Ebay you can ship again to another address using the same sale. Usually 1/2 the price compared to my individual UPS and Fedex accounts.
pirateship all the way! Same rates as if you have accounts with everybody.
Thank you to who ever recommended it several weeks ago.
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FWIW, Im shipping something now and got the exact same rate from PayPal and Pirateship. Its large, so the carrier options were limited and maybe it gets more competitive when more carriers are available…
This is the answer.
These guys blew my mind on shipping for a paddle. Shipped via UPS and less than half of what it would have cost going through UPS directly.