Author:  ghyde  Posted:  Jun 6, 2023 00:28  Subject:  Re: Frustrating shipping charges  Viewed:  83 times  Topic:  General Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card ghyde (203) Location:  Australia, Queensland Member Since Contact Type Status Collage May 10, 2003 Seller  Store: Far North Bricks

In General, Stuart9 writes:    Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually with another extra charge to cover their fees. e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g - 400g, a rate more suited to 350 - 400g not my 20g - 30g order. My choice whether to accept or not, I choose not. I'm from Australia, to give you an idea of what International Shipping is like for most small packages, it has to qualify for a particular type of package. For instance, if it's up to 500 grams and is printed matter, it qualifies for a letter rate. When it goes over 500 grams, it becomes a parcel and therefore is assessed at different rates. Your order being 20-30 grams in weight is not the issue here, in this example, the seller has to assess if what you purchased qualifies for letter rates or small package rates. They then have to bill you accordingly, as it is a requirement by the post office that a package being mailed is sent via the correct mail article category. It's nothing personal, they simply have to adhere to the guidelines set out for them when mailing an article through the post. If you really want to know why you're being charged a particular rate for small orders, perhaps you should look into what your purchases qualify for, and try to better understand the point of view of the seller. Sellers might use different shippers, instead of a postal service, pricing varies depending on which company your seller uses to ship your order. Just my 2c worth ... Cheers ... ghyde

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Frustrating shipping charges - Stuart9 (1114)

Keep running up against sellers with fixed shipping costs for small orders, usually with another extra charge to cover their fees. e.g Shipping costs fixed for orders from 1g [...] (12 months ago, Jun 5, 2023, to General)

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Re: Frustrating shipping charges - Stuart9 (1114)

Thanks for your reply. However they are not assessing my order, the rate applies irrespective of it being a number of minifigure heads or let’s say 10 flat capes, I won’t normally [...] (12 months ago, Jun 6, 2023, to General)

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