The new "Over Size Box" rates

[fett]

I am looking at something on ebay, that I really, really want. Thank God, it's in Portland Ore and I live in Seattle. I played a bit with the zip codes, and the shipping cost for me is about $32. I plugged in a 11--- zip and the shipping went up to $65. On an item that should sell for about $135, that's a hugh difference in total cost. This new oversize box rate will kill a lot of deals, I think. If my shipping cost were $65, I would not even bid on it.

[SeventhSon]

I am looking at something on ebay, that I really, really want. Thank God, it's in Portland Ore and I live in Seattle. I played a bit with the zip codes, and the shipping cost for me is about $32. I plugged in a 11--- zip and the shipping went up to $65. On an item that should sell for about $135, that's a hugh difference in total cost. This new oversize box rate will kill a lot of deals, I think. If my shipping cost were $65, I would not even bid on it.

for domestic, it's a lot cheaper to ship a guitar with fedex that usps. for international, it's the other way around.

[fett]

It's not a guitar. The item is basically an amp. But the demensions make it "over-size". As I said, if the shipping were any higher I would not bother.

[RacerX]

It's called "inflation"...I know us cheap bastards hate it...life goes on...

[fett]

No, it's the realization by the shippers that people are shipping just about anything because of ebay. They used to have to handle just a standard "Box". As in 12X12X maybe 4. Now, the boxes are bigger and they take up space on the planes or whatever. They have a right to adjust for that. However, they decided to stick it to us.