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09-10-2014, 02:40 PM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
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A way to save on shipping costs, especially for Canadians.
I believe I brought this up in another thread, however, I think it's worth repeating as I really saved cash this week by using this alternative means of shipping.
Do any of you have a FedEx account? I do. It certainly makes things a cinch to send stuff. Thing is, whenever I can, or whenever it seems necessary, I ask sellers if they would not mind if I took care of shipping on my end. I would only do this if it was worth my trouble.
Case in point: Last week, I wanted to buy a lithograph on eBay. It costs $60. I was fine with that. However, the shipping fee from Anaheim to Montreal was priced at $125. That seemed really off. This is a 2 pound item. After some back and forth with a reasonable seller, he let me arrange to have FedEx pick up the item for me from their shop. I completed all the paperwork on my end. All the seller had to do was pack up the item. FedEx charged me $18. That is a huge difference in price. In summary, instead of paying $185, I only paid $78.
I haven't used this means of shipping-to-myself often, however, whenever I have, I always saved big bucks in shipping fees. I recommend taking this route whenever possible.
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09-10-2014, 03:57 PM
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Iron Man
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Denver, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by risingstar
I believe I brought this up in another thread, however, I think it's worth repeating as I really saved cash this week by using this alternative means of shipping.
Do any of you have a FedEx account? I do. It certainly makes things a cinch to send stuff. Thing is, whenever I can, or whenever it seems necessary, I ask sellers if they would not mind if I took care of shipping on my end. I would only do this if it was worth my trouble.
Case in point: Last week, I wanted to buy a lithograph on eBay. It costs $60. I was fine with that. However, the shipping fee from Anaheim to Montreal was priced at $125. That seemed really off. This is a 2 pound item. After some back and forth with a reasonable seller, he let me arrange to have FedEx pick up the item for me from their shop. I completed all the paperwork on my end. All the seller had to do was pack up the item. FedEx charged me $18. That is a huge difference in price. In summary, instead of paying $185, I only paid $78.
I haven't used this means of shipping-to-myself often, however, whenever I have, I always saved big bucks in shipping fees. I recommend taking this route whenever possible.
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Wow! That's a huge difference. Great tip, RS!
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09-10-2014, 04:44 PM
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curmudgeon Mod
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Location: The Shire
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Wonder if it works from a sellers perspective too?
Great tip RS!
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09-10-2014, 04:54 PM
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Mod Assassin
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Nice this could be a solution for all internationals buying from the US.
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09-10-2014, 05:53 PM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
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Originally Posted by nbr3bagshotrow
Wonder if it works from a sellers perspective too?
Great tip RS!
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It certainly worked out with/for the sellers I've had dealings with.
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09-10-2014, 06:28 PM
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: By a Lake in NC
Posts: 14,926
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Quote:
Originally Posted by risingstar
It certainly worked out with/for the sellers I've had dealings with.
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I think he means if a seller wins their own auction would this be a good way for the seller to ship themselves the item. 
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