Posted By:
warshawlawPerish the thought.
I posted something recently about being hit for $25 on a $254 in one auction and drew little response.
It seems to me that the shipping gouging, like the commissions, is getting worse. I was turned off of some of the REA lots I looked at because between 16% vig and what I expected to be very high shipping, I had to assume I'd have an 18% - 20% hit on anything I bought.
I also commend Lew for not doing this to bidders.
And yes, if you have private commercial insurance it will cover shipping and you can ship with any form of delivery confirmed service, so there is no excuse for excessive shipping fees.
It also strikes me as rather stupid to gouge big $$ customers on nickel and dime stuff like shipping.
Like they say in DC, a million here, a million there and pretty soon you're talking about real money.