Absurd PWCC Shipping Cost........BEWARE

[Dpeck100]

I see from the listing.


$6.00 Standard Shipping


What am I missing? Did the card ship out of the country?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

I see from the listing.


$6.00 Standard Shipping


What am I missing? Did the card ship out of the country?

Irv (Dale) is in Canada.

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Irv is in Canada.

So the issue is international shipping charges. Does PWCC use the Global Shipping Program, first class with tracking, or is it a customs issue?

[irv]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

So the issue is international shipping charges. Does PWCC use the Global Shipping Program, first class with tracking, or is it a customs issue?

Global is actually cheaper, which is shocking! I can still find dealers stateside who charge $3.00 dollars for shipping.

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by irv

Global is actually cheaper, which is shocking! I can still find dealers stateside who charge $3.00 dollars for shipping.

They are not insuring cards and sending them with tracking. Totally different ball game and they most certainly aren't putting the value on the customs form at that price.


Complicated issue in reality.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

They are not insuring cards and sending them with tracking. Totally different ball game and they most certainly aren't putting the value on the customs form at that price.


Complicated issue in reality.

The last time I tried to ship something insured to Canada it was ridiculously expensive and there were just no good options.

[Dpeck100]

PWCC is selling other people's cards. They can't take the risk of an item being sent internationally and some scammer saying they didn't get it.

This has happened to so many collectors over the years. They must send with protection for the seller and unfortunately it costs a lot to send to Canada now.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The last time I tried to ship something insured to Canada it was ridiculously expensive and there were just no good options.

Prices are all over the place. I have seen some as cheap as 6-9 dollars and some all the way up, like PWCC's, over $65. There is no way it costs PWCC that much money to insure, with tracking on cards less than $100-$150 dollars.

Like I have mentioned numerous times before, they are making bank with their shipping fees.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

They are not insuring cards and sending them with tracking. Totally different ball game and they most certainly aren't putting the value on the customs form at that price.


Complicated issue in reality.

Insured, not likely, but tracking, yes.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by irv

Nor would most people who had that kind of money to spend on cards.

My problem with their shipping, and others is, it doesn't make much sense paying more or equal amounts for shipping than what you paid for the card.

I was glad to read the OP got a rebate. I asked once, after winning a $20 card from them if there was anything they could do with the shipping, but all I got was a sorry, those are our fees.

I knew the cost going in so it's no ones fault but mine, but after that transaction, and others, I quickly started looking around a little more carefully/patiently and found many others out there who don't charge near what they charge, and that was before they raised their current shipping fees.

Originally Posted by soxandcubbies

I agree with Irv.

Knowing a little bit about what it costs Irv to have cards shipped to Canada makes me question the sanity of Canadian card collectors on a budget. Actual costs are all that I will charge. Conservative valuations on customs forms can help our Canadian collector friends as well.

If I lived in Canada, I probably would not select a hobby that is postally dependent.

[irv]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Knowing a little bit about what it costs Irv to have cards shipped to Canada makes me question the sanity of Canadian card collectors on a budget. Actual costs are all that I will charge. Conservative valuations on customs forms can help our Canadian collector friends as well.

If I lived in Canada, I probably would not select a hobby that is postally dependent.

I question it too, Frank!

I have suspected, like what I have posted in post# 15 in this thread, is their shipping fees aren't based on actual costs, they are guesstimated. See for yourself that some of the fees make no sense based on value, or projected value.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=252091

And, from what I have also always thought is, depending where you live stateside, will also dictate what shipping will cost.

If I am not mistaken, the OP who started this thread and was/is complaining about PWCC shipping fees, also resides stateside.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Dpeck100

I see from the listing.


$6.00 Standard Shipping


What am I missing? Did the card ship out of the country?

The prices I see, and likely what most CDN's see as well. Thought it might be different stateside but previous threads about their shipping fees, nothing was mentioned.

In this thread I started, I listed some other prices I seen and wondered why shipping was all over the place? (post#9)
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=252091

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by irv

The prices I see, and likely what most CDN's see as well. Thought it might be different stateside but previous threads about their shipping fees, nothing was mentioned.

In this thread I started, I listed some other prices I seen and wondered why shipping was all over the place? (post#9)
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=252091

I can't speak for PWCC but everything I have read is shipping charges for cards and especially cards of value that are declared have exploded going to Canada.

Stinks for Canadian collectors.