Experiences with shipping.........

[koltsixx]

A breeding group of black rays shipped delta cargo

My buddy paid 1000 for shipping on 4 fish, after hearing that i'll never complain about shipping cost again

Seriously wow! Guess I shouldn't be complaining then about spending $150.lol! Still it does sound like a lot was it an overseas shipment and how big where those bad boys and the container they where in. I'm betting custom wooden water tight box essentially.

Guess I took to long typing just saw your response after posting mine.lol!

While I have noticed a difference in shipping rates between vendors, there is a lot of factors that would cause prices to be different.

* Carrier
* Location
* Package size
* Package weight
* Gas prices
* Unspecified hangling fees
* etc

All of which can effect prices. I personally wish some vendors gave you more options, I find it hard to justify spending $100+ on shipping when you are spending $50 on fish. When I order on the western side of the country, I can usually get overnight shipping through USPS for under $40 and under $70 for eastern side. Fedex has screwed me over twice, UPS 4 times (for non fish related shipments), and never had an issue with USPS. Its cheaper and for me at least gets the job done.

Yeah I figured the same things but I had 2 different vendors in the same location using the same carrier same overnight guaranteed by 10:30am same weight and dimensions of the box and one vendor quoted me at $60 and the other $156. I don't say who they are as I don't want to seem like I'm attacking anybody and their prices. I was just really surprised at the price and couldn't figure out why there was such a huge discrepancy.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

Seems in your case koltsix, shipping was pure profit for the higher quote.

It's not like they can't do mark ups on shipping and justify it as "handling"


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[Chrisplosion]

Sounds like one is tacking on a service charge without mentioning it.

 

[rgonzales]

They travel far?

Ny to i think nm

 

[Chrisplosion]

Just to see how much it would be, got an online quote for shipping from the east coast to me. For overnight shipping on a 20lb package (I realize thats a bit much), USPS was about $80 and both Fedex and UPS were about $175. I personally don't like that I would have to pay more than double with a carrier thats likes to screw me.