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Shipping costs- WTF

I just need to vent. A couple days ago I tried to ship some Target speaker stands from Oregon to Ohio. I bought them from a guy in NJ and he paid $60 to ship them FedEx ground. Using the exact same box and packing materials I went to FedEx and they said to ship them to OH would be $170. So I went to UPS: $169. I went to the USPS: $180. Granted it's a large box (30" x 17" x 17") but weight was about 15 pounds and it's easy to handle. So yesterday I took the stands to the UPS store to get an estimate on them boxing them separately. $33 x 2 for the boxes and $104 x 2 for shipping. So $274. For $200 speaker stands. Obviously I'll only be able to sell them locally....

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mofimadness
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I have used PirateShip since the day they launched. Many, many transactions later, never an issue and fantastic pricing!

SUPER HIGHLY Recommended!!!

mickeyb
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I sold 2 sets of Tara labs rca cables. Total weight of under 5lbs. They went from Chicago to Seattle. It cost me 94$. I almost lost it since I told the guy I’d include the shipping for his offer. He got the deal of a lifetime. I’ll never include shipping again. 
This gouging has to stop. 

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ozzy62
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Pirateship is da bomb. Highly recommended. I saved several hundred dollars in shipping last year using them.

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riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook
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Shipping rates go up around the 3rd week of January every year for USPS/FEDEX/UPS.  Thats how its always been. You can always set up a business account with FEDEX/UPS to get much better rates. Always use the smallest box you can because that dictates (More than Weight) the shipping rate.

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audiodwebe
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I shipped a CDP (probably 2’x1.5’x1’ and about 20 lbs) from Tacoma, WA to the Midwest vis UPS and it cost me close to $150.  I couldn’t believe it!  I had shipped a similar sized box down to CA and it cost me about $40 so I was expecting it to cost a bit more but definitely not that much more.

Of course I listed the item price “shipped”.  Won’t do that again.

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