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Thread Number: 38147
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
UPS SHIPPING COST WARNING |
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Post# 406373 3/6/2019 at 19:45 (1,874 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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I sold an old Electrolux and today took it to UPS to ship it. It was the canister only no attachments. UPS ground shipping to the Midwest was 98 f@#¢king dollars. It was not an oversized box or anything like that. Their rates just have skyrocketed. I'm certainly going to think twice about selling anything on eBay or by a private sale that has to be shipped. It's just not worth it. I basically ended up just giving the machine away.
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| Post# 406379 , Reply# 1 3/6/2019 at 21:18 (1,874 days old) by Electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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thats really odd because when we ship rainbows they usually run about $45 to ship out and they are not light units when complete in factory carton. | ||
| Post# 406381 , Reply# 2 3/6/2019 at 21:40 (1,874 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
There are several factors for the pricing. Monetary value of the item is one, insurance, size of the box, distance, and the shipping method. If they gave me a price like that I would have asked them to explain just why it was so much money. A lot of times, they'll enter info wrong, or "accidentally" quote you for the next-higher-up shipping method.
If they continue to BS you, start hollering. | ||
| Post# 406395 , Reply# 4 3/7/2019 at 02:49 (1,874 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
I posted about this last year on Reddit's r/USPS board and nobody believed me and wanted the shipping labels as proof, which I couldn't show since this happened months after.
The shipping rates did go up, and that affected oversize boxes. You will notice 90% of all vacuums on eBay now are set to "Local Pickup Only", or they are not listed at all. There is a lot less Kirbys on eBay I know that for sure, as I used to buy them for $40 a piece with shipping, can't anymore. I believe over 48" or 72" in any dimension you will be paying the dimensional rate - you're paying to accommodate such a large package on their truck. So you could have a 15lb vacuum but if it's in a 4 foot tall box, it's gonna cost a fortune. Also shipping from East Coast To West Coast or from West Coast to midwest will be around $80+ as well, just because of distance charge. | ||
| Post# 406396 , Reply# 5 3/7/2019 at 02:56 (1,874 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 406402 , Reply# 6 3/7/2019 at 10:18 (1,874 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Post# 406434 , Reply# 7 3/8/2019 at 07:18 (1,873 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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