Shipping - good and bad

[iggyman]

Here is my shipping good and bad rant...

EXHIBIT A: I won three prewar lots from yesterdays Hunts auction. The hammer price on all three lots was ~$1,100 and "325" prewar cards were purchased.

The shipping charge was $18 (which I thought was reasonable, considering the package will have 325 cards and be insured for ~$1,000).


EXHIBIT B: Won one prewar lot from an auction house that shall remain nameless (due to the fact that I like them and I never did complain about the shipping charge). Hammer price was ~$650 and "10" prewar cards were purchased.

The shipping charge was $15 (which I though was a little on the high side, considering it's only ten cards and the insurance is ~$650).


Neither shipping charge was completely outrageous, but in the future I would be more incline to bid on Exhibit A's auction then Exhibit B's. Just my two cents!

Sterling and Brockelman & Luckey are two more auction companies that come to mind with very reasonable shipping charges.

Lovely Day...