I am on the soap box again....

SHIPPING

Went to the Post Office this AM with three box,s to ship . One went to Mi, One to VA, and the last to LA, . Got ins. and tracking on all three total was $24.58 . Kind of cheap ??


KEYBEAR
 
Actually, the USPS loses no money on operations. The billion dollar a year losses are funding pension programs because of a congressional mandate.
 
I would really like to know how he is going to ship it such that it costs forty dollars!
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Could the high charge be attributed to extra charges incurred at the Postal office? Like Insurance against damage, Signature Requested upon delivery, Return Receipt requested. Special Delivery. It all adds up to the cost of sending things safely. If one thinks the charge for mail delivery is high. Wait till this coming summer? 40.00 bucks just may be the lesser of the two by then.
It's a moot point anyway.
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Because the prospective buyer never followed up on the deal. So there is no real way in knowing what the shipping cost consisted of for its seller? "You pay to play or you don't":)
 
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Delivery Confirmation costs .75 which is similar to a tracking number.
But signature confirmation costs $2.55 and adult signature required costs $4.75.

Delivery Confirmation™ $0.75 No charge
Return Receipt for Merchandise $3.95 Not available
Signature Confirmation™ $2.55 $2.10
Adult Signature Required Not available $4.75
Adult Signature Restricted Delivery Not available $4.95
Other Extra Services Collect on Delivery From $5.90 Not available

https://www.usps.com/
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Sure Shot

I think you are probably right.

I am sure there are ways to rationalize charging 40.00 dollars to send a BP revolver to a buyer. And the shipping features you mention are among them.

I would not want a shipper to use delivery confirmation or signature because there is almost never a person at my house when the letter carrier passes through. That means I have to ask the shipper to send it to my job and the university is a pistol free zone. Insurance probably is not a bad idea. I have only used it one time on a $300.00 sale. If the value is not excessive I take the chance.

This thread has pretty much played itself out. Actually it was an old saw the last time I got on the soap box.

So here is another one. Sale on gunbroker for two brass frame revolvers an 1851 Navy and an 1860 Army. Opening bid was 100.00 which is fair. The bid as of last night was 455.00.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=275742011

I am going to find that buyer and go into business selling him pistols.
 
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I would not want a shipper to use delivery confirmation or signature because there is almost never a person at my house when the letter carrier passes through. That means I have to ask the shipper to send it to my job and the university is a pistol free zone. Insurance probably is not a bad idea.
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Whenever an item is sent through the post office and insured for over $200 then a signature is required on delivery. Or else the letter carrier will leave a [pink] notice for the addressee to pick up the package at the post office where the person must show ID to receive it. The letter carrier is not suppose to leave packages on a door step that are insured for over $200. There isn't any choice involved.
That's the way that it was explained to me.
 
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So far in this thread...

....I have gripes about swindlers charging too much to ship a pistol and I have gripes about idiots paying too much to buy a pistol.

If I am not careful I'll get a reputation as a crotchety old curmudgeon....

....or I'll further the nasty reputation I already have.
 
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