Legendary winnings

[Rob D.]

Honestly, Jeff, I'm surprised you're not required to drive to Illinois to pick up the cards yourself.

[botn]

$56.51 for one slabbed card valued at 3900. It had better be at my door first thing Monday.

[Jim VB]

In another, recent auction, (not Mastro or their spawn) I won a lot for just under $30,000. The juice added 10%. I was charged $30 for shipping and the package arrived by Fedex, one day after my check hit his hands.

And some people don't like that auctioneer. Go figure.


There's no pleasing everyone.

[batsballsbases]

Mine was 58.94 Funny it looks to me the the shipping and insurance was also charged on the "Juice" price not what the lot was won for. I guess they want to make sure the 20% fee is covered by the insurance!! Sweet deal! Leon you sholud have never made it this easy with the smilies!! Gotta loveem!!

[asphaltman]

So tell me you guys are now out of money for REA

[philliesphan]

at $61.50 in shipping costs for a single baseball card! One card!!!

[Rob D.]

I was taken aback at $61.50 in shipping costs for a single baseball card! One card!!!

Do you mind saying what the selling price was? I can see a card that sells for $15,000 costing more to ship than one that sold for $1,000. Don't get me wrong, Mastro/Lengendary long has been known for absurd shipping charges, I'm just not sure it's fair to take into account only what's being shipped and not the package's value, too.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Honestly, Jeff, I'm surprised you're not required to drive to Illinois to pick up the cards yourself.

Rob, the shipping charge is so high I could have bought a plane ticket for the two cards and gotten them a free meal and drinks on the flight to NYC.

[Rob D.]

Well, I know that Mastro/Legendary says on its invoice that it doesn't ship using the USPS, so the registered-mail option is a moot point. Whether the decision to not use the USPS is a wise one is another discussion. I don't know enough about the costs of shipping via UPS and FedEx to comment on how the value of a parcel affects the shipping charge.

And to be clear, I'm not defending Mastro's/Lengendary's shipping charges. I'll leave that for others to do. I'm just saying that it seems logical that the value of a package should be figured into the equation.

[Steve D]

I won the Dave Winfield autographed game-used bat. $38.26 to ship on a $360 final bid (w/juice).


Steve

[Jim VB]

You guys are just thinking of this as "Shipping." But it's really "Shipping & HANDLING!"

It that damn "HANDLING" that runs up the cost.

[chiprop]

Rob - Nice avatar

[sporteq]

I picked this up ..

[drc]

The Cubs photo is great, some might call it a work of art.

[batsballsbases]

Jeff,Jeff,Jeff,
Now your just showing off!! Remember like you said its not who you know its who knows you! By the way Im still waiting for my $60 fee to be lowered. Let me see who do I knowOh thats right I knew Bill I guess that and a nickel wont get me>>>>>>> Stay well Al

[Rob D.]

I think the following is a pretty fair comparison regarding shipping and handling charges.

Group of eight oversized, graded cards -- total bid amount $1,700. Legendary shipping charge: $35.04

Group of seven oversized, graded cards, plus six standard-sized graded cards -- total bid amount $11,800. REA shipping charge: $25

The distance from Legendary's offices to my house is about 200 miles less than from REA's offices to my house.

[calvindog]

I received an amended shipping total from Legendary today; my shipping cost was reduced from $198 to $35.