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Well yes and no here. Tape is not cheap, I buy
them and about $18 for a pack. Boxes, a majority of them you can get free from
shipper like FedEx, USPS and more. If it is big item, many times these are free
boxes from furniture or excercise stores, but if you have to buy box from some
place like Anchor box, it adds up quickly, like those gun boxes I ship these
stainless spoilers in, those are $2.68 each, but a brand new box also helps
with keeping it from getting damaged too. And shipping one of them is in the
$8-$9 range so that is why one sees $11 ship in the US on those in my
auctions or anywhere else. I agree with the taking time to pull parts,
store them, and what not, one should be compensated for their time. But that
shuold be part of the item price, not hidden in mysterious (or missing)
shipping charges, especially on ebay.
Everyone knows (or should) know what they want
for a certain item they are selling. If it is a Hot Wheels they bought for
$2.99, and listed it, fee is .35 so they ask $4.99-$9.99 depending on how rare.
A check on a majority of Hot Wheels, especially Redlines that are older
than many people here, will reveal shipping rarely exceeds $5.50, and that
includes 'delivery confirmation' all paid for by the buyer. Like that recent
pink Olds 442 Redline the other day selling for $3500 in the blister pack,
same shipping of $5.25 whether it sold for $1 or $1 mil.
Some stuff is long off the shelves as John
mentions:
and the longer one waits to buy it, the harder it
will be to find and the more expensive when...and if, it is found in 2, 5, 10
years from now.
Again however my advise has always been the same,
ask questions, especially if the seller, whether on ebay, vendors list,
anywhere, ask questions, especially about shipping, as if you don't no one to
blame except yourself if you decide to buy something and everyone handled it
from pizza guy, mail carrier, Michael Jackson, Rupaul, and others....and you get
popped with fees.
Speaking of that, I shipped a functional cowl
induction hood from Houston To Philly last year, the shipping was $270. To me,
no big deal, as if you want one....you want one. If not, then spend a eternity
looking for a ever dwindling supply of stuff everyone else wants and is willing
to pay to get like these trunnions:
(which Jeff Kennedy told me I probably have the
only set of them NOS left in existence)
or flags:
(of which you will never see another set of them for
sale.......period)
So it all depends, I don't want to get away from the shipping costs as
opposed to what parts are worth almost 20 years after AMC was gone either, it is
about people adding (or not listing) costs to their things for sale; it is a
buyer beware unless the buyer askes first.
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