I am aware of the costs of shipping :(
Your half pound would not have been much more if it was 2lbs. The
weight of a well packed Newton 2100. hence $10. would be fair and just.
Hence I agree with Jon Glass on this subject. Charging more on shipping
to avoid paying fees is wrong.
I have several times been on the short end of shipping charges for
stuff i have sold. I have also refended the difference in the form of
cash in the box on the difference
Charles
On Sunday, November 3, 2002, at 11:44 AM, Adrian Gomez wrote:
>
> I know people complain about shipping charges, but some of the charges
> might be
> legit. I sent the other day a Nintendo game (less than 1/2 pound and
> less than
> an inch thick) and UPS charged me $6.09 for ground shipping.
>
>> I have to admit that is a nice presupposition. If they were upfront
>> with that saying that. Maybe (but maybe not) I would not mind so much.
>> I still find $15 for shipping a Newton via Ground to be way to high.
>>
>> I view shipping and tax in the same way. Shipping is just a tax not to
>> pay tax. When choosing to buy a product I will look at shipping
>> against
>> tax. If shipping is less I mail (web) order. If more I buy local.
>>
>> Now with a Newton I do not really have a choice. I have to buy web. No
>> one locally is selling. Hence my "tax" is between 19% to 43% for
>> shipping charges. Even if I buy the $79 newton the tax is still almost
>> 20%. That is to high for a 2lb package shipped ground.
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