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Kirby 518 - ShopGoodWill |
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Post# 411311   7/9/2019 at 02:20 (1,725 days old) by brian360 (Upstate New York)   |   | |
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ShopGoodWill Find - A Kirby 518 Just check the shipping cost! The quote it gave me (NY) was $85 CLICK HERE TO GO TO brian360's LINK
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Post# 411314 , Reply# 1   7/9/2019 at 06:26 (1,725 days old) by S31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)   |   | |
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I was quoted $88 and some change. To me Shopgoodwill.com has always been a little high on their shipping, but I’ve also noticed anything shipping to or from the coast area is high. When I got my Model V Electrolux from Charles Lester (in LA), shipping like to have killed us! I also sent a set of hubcaps to California around the same time, and shipping was so high, I ended up giving them away for free AND had to eat some of the shipping cost!
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Post# 411348 , Reply# 3   7/10/2019 at 01:38 (1,724 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Keep in mind that Shopgoodwill uses FREIGHT shipping quotes, and they round the weight up because freight shipping has specific weight limits. It is a very archaic website.
Notice it says Shipping Weight: 85 lbs. Actual Weight: 22 lbs. So it actually weighs 22 lbs but they round it up 63 lbs. I guess they have dimensional weight calculations or something and they overcharge it so they can cover their bases for all shipping zones and pocket the profit margin on the shipping cost if it comes out cheaper. You are better off to find a Goodwill store on eBay for your area, save the seller, or save a search for vacuums, and you will get eMailed when they have new listings. |
Post# 411435 , Reply# 5   7/12/2019 at 02:00 (1,722 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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The shipping you did was from zone 2 or 3 to zone 4. That's why it wasn't absorbinant. I shipped 2 boxes entire rainbow vacuum attachments etc. It cost $85 that's including$1000 insurance. The site gave me 25% discount.
If you live in West coast and ship to East coast it's a killer. I believe a 25% increase for every zone. You probably packed it well and effective in a box. Most people aren't so bright. I recurved the heritage 2 13 from Virginia. It's zone 4to zone 2. It cost me $62. I told her exactly how to ship. That way it was cheaper. You can pack and ship well. Most people can't. Les |