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I just went to eToys.com to check out the lego-SW sale they have. I was really excited over the prices, some really good sets are 50% off, and I rushed to order them - seemed like a *great* deal. That is, until I reached the checkout and saw the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | DYA AND U.P.S.
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Hi Legofans, DYA concluded an agreement with U.P.S. (United Parcel Service). Why this agreement ??? For several reasons: 1- A cheap tracking system; 2- This agreement will permit you to make orders until 70 kg : in this case, you'll receive several (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: "Self Insurance" on packages
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(...) Yes, that thought had occurred to me too. Ray suggested using DC but my situation is that I'm in Canada and sending Small Packet packages to the US and overseas: I *cannot* buy insurance (or, to my knowlege, DC) on a Small Packet. Of course, I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: "Self Insurance" on packages
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(...) Actually, the mechanism to insure the parcel and the mechanism to confirm delivery are different. The USPS even charges seperate fees for each. Its entirely possible to track (Delivery Confirmation) a package without insuring it. <soapbox> (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: "Self Insurance" on packages
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(...) The possible risk is that the evil buyer receives the parcel but pretends they don't. They end up with the set and the $50. I would expect that your postal "losses" would increase if you offered self-insurance. If the Post Office insures the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: "Self Insurance" on packages
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In lugnet.market.theory, Frank Filz writes: <major snippage> (...) Check this out... (URL) (and I can't get the url to post without something breaking the line) scroll down and read that part titled 'Insurance'. Looks like the USPS wants/is- about (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: "Self Insurance" on packages
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(...) I think it's a reasonable idea. As Ray mentions, that's a cheaper rate than the USPS charges. Of course, my feeling is that a buisiness would score points for eating the cost out of their proffits. As a buyer, I've sort of felt that I really (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: "Self Insurance" on packages
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(...) In lugnet.market.theory, Kevin Wilson writes: (...) (1) The USPS gets 0.85 for the same coverage (2) If your loss rate is 2/1500, then expect one package in 750 to get lost (although I think that might be a bit high, one in 400 ?) (3) If you (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | "Self Insurance" on packages
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I noticed on anotehr seller's eBay auctions that they charge a 50c "Self insurance" fee on each package, and promise to refund up to $50 if the package is lost. This seems like an interesting idea since most of my packages go out at the "Small (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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To All, Well, I use bubble mailers with ziplock snack size bags for most of my shipments, I switched over to Priority mail for obvious reasons with the small boxes now (VBery good of ther postal service to have this, IMO), but I have had no (...) (24 years ago, 21-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) OK, I did some calling around. I can get 4x6x2 corrugated cardboard mailers for about 40-cents each (100 qty). Do these sound sufficient ? Is that size too small for typical parts sales ? Ray Sanders #124 (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Big scales anyone ?
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[this probably should be in .market.buy-sell-trade, but since the charter for .market.shipping mentions scales... ] About two months ago I won an auction at a USPS surplus depot for a 'lot' of scales. These are the *big* postal scales that vary in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) Good pointer Frank, but you forgot to add the important point that if you go there and look at the tariff schedule, Steve, you will find that there is indeed no duty. It so happened that I went through US customs with a Dell server box full of (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) Check out: (URL) keeps popping up every once in a while. Todd - could you transfer that info to something on the news.lugnet.com/market/shipping page (or is news.lugnet.com/market/theory better?)? (I guess I could FTX it and then you could add (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) Most of the packages I receive are person-to-person and in the $20-$40 range. When I talked to my mailman last week, he agreed with me that there seemed to be a much larger group of packages getting tagged by Customs recently. <shrug> Maybe (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) Maybe it's just us Albertans - the feds don't like that we don't have a provincial sales tax. :-) Seriously, I suspect it's because Kevin's stuff is below Cdn$50 in value and is coming from a private individual who is correctly taking the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) Hasn't happened to me recently... it's definitely you they are after, James :-) Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) I've noticed lately (last 2-3 months?) that everything coming from the US has been tagged for GST. Have any other Canucks noticed this, or it is "pick on James" month at Canada Customs? James (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) Lego coming into Canada is duty-free too, but strictly you get charged GST on it. Whether Canada Post bothers to collect that sometimes depends on the size of the shipment and other times seems to be quite random. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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(...) Padded envelopes can work if an extra layer of bubble wrap is put around the bag of parts. An interesting twist which seems to work fairly well. I have now received several packages from overseas where an unopened set has been wrapped in (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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