Shipping costs have become ridiculous.. you have to charge too much to make it worth selling. And lots of new options out there at very reasonable prices.I pretty much quit selling because packing and paying shipping is just not worth the effort.
Quote from: avator on February 09, 2023, 11:42:29 PMShipping costs have become ridiculous.. you have to charge too much to make it worth selling. And lots of new options out there at very reasonable prices.I pretty much quit selling because packing and paying shipping is just not worth the effort.Bill you hit the nail on the head. I think I'd have 20 or so low end springers for sale if shipping was 1/2 the price it is.Example: To sell a $80 dollar refurbished rifle one would have to charge close to $150.
just a bad time of year for buying/selling.
Quote from: Lt. Dan on February 10, 2023, 07:09:09 AMQuote from: avator on February 09, 2023, 11:42:29 PMShipping costs have become ridiculous.. you have to charge too much to make it worth selling. And lots of new options out there at very reasonable prices.I pretty much quit selling because packing and paying shipping is just not worth the effort.Bill you hit the nail on the head. I think I'd have 20 or so low end springers for sale if shipping was 1/2 the price it is.Example: To sell a $80 dollar refurbished rifle one would have to charge close to $150.And I don't think it's ever going to get any better. In all my years I've never heard such a thing as deflation.
Quote from: avator on February 10, 2023, 07:11:15 AMQuote from: Lt. Dan on February 10, 2023, 07:09:09 AMQuote from: avator on February 09, 2023, 11:42:29 PMShipping costs have become ridiculous.. you have to charge too much to make it worth selling. And lots of new options out there at very reasonable prices.I pretty much quit selling because packing and paying shipping is just not worth the effort.Bill you hit the nail on the head. I think I'd have 20 or so low end springers for sale if shipping was 1/2 the price it is.Example: To sell a $80 dollar refurbished rifle one would have to charge close to $150.And I don't think it's ever going to get any better. In all my years I've never heard such a thing as deflation.I hope groceries price come down, gasoline has always gone up and down like a roller coaster but have you ever seen USPS drop the cost of shipping? Or UPS or FedEx? A postage stamp now cost $0.63.
I don't know if it was just a fluke but someone used PirateShip to send me an airgun and I had to go to the PO and pay more money... They said PirateShip didn't pay enough. Another time, while I was at work, Betty Lou had to pay our mail lady extra. Luckily it was only a few bucks and she had it laying around the house. We usually do not keep cash at all.I do not trust those discount shippers... YMMV
It wasn't me, was it? The sender probably got the weight, size, or package type wrong. I used to trade a lot of disc golf frisbees online and people would often send them as a "large envelope" when it should have been a "package" due to being thicker than a certain amount and rigid. Sometimes it worked, sometimes the receipt would owe. Quote from: avator on February 10, 2023, 08:51:55 AMI don't know if it was just a fluke but someone used PirateShip to send me an airgun and I had to go to the PO and pay more money... They said PirateShip didn't pay enough. Another time, while I was at work, Betty Lou had to pay our mail lady extra. Luckily it was only a few bucks and she had it laying around the house. We usually do not keep cash at all.I do not trust those discount shippers... YMMV