What do you use to figure out accurate shipping costs????

[NeverEnuffBass 10+ year member]

Long story short, I sold a few amps to Louisiana CRX and BushJ311. Both had really fast payments BTW. I used the online calculator on UPS's website to determine shipping costs.... I went today to ship out their amps and was charged much more than what the calculator had totalled up. It was like off by $8 for one and $15 for the other. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

What are you guys using to calculate shipping costs just so i don't get fvcked by UPS again in the future

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[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

meh I just include it in the price of the item and then say free shipping

say I wanted to sell an amp for $200.

Id say $230 shipped, that way your paypal fees are covered and most of the shipping

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

same here i checked on there website and it was like 12 bucks went to ship and it was 20. so i just took that as a lesson and now i just go to the store and ask.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Read the fine print on the website, online rates may vary compared to retail locations. Post boxes etc inflates there rates 100% //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[allout13 10+ year member]

I usually add a pound or two and it has always been within $2-3 of the quote I got.

 

[tc3k101 5,000+ posts]

majority of the time i like to ship before payment and get exact total but thats only with ppl with good feedback. but i have a digital scale here so my shipping calculations are off by most a dollar at a time

 

[NewAgeKing 5,000+ posts]

I ship so much stuff i can second guess the shipping total. Im usually always within a buck or two from actual cost.

 

[aturcotte127317 10+ year member]

print the label off of paypal, its usually cheaper (closer to the online esstimate)

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

print the label off of paypal, its usually cheaper (closer to the online esstimate)

TRUF. I

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

USPS is accurate online, and they are generally cheaper than UPS...

it could be because your box was over a certain size?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

UPS Online rates > UPS Counter rates

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

USPS is accurate online, and they are generally cheaper than UPS...
it could be because your box was over a certain size?

USPS doesnt have retailers at stores marking up the sale, usps is a gov organization more than a private money making venture. UPS store rates may closely resemble online rates, but still probably have some surcharges. Places like Post Boxes Etc, and UPS approved shipping locations probably inflate there rates a certain percentage

UPS Online rates > UPS Counter rates

Dont you mean it the other way around?

 

[Tehgregzor 10+ year member]

i think loopkiller meant better than, not greater than. heh.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

i think loopkiller meant better than, not greater than. heh.

Me too lol

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

scale, then the calculator