E-modelcars

[george 53]

Guy's I just came off the E-modelcars website and saw a few things I was interested in,but when i saw the shipping charges some of the kits had listed I just thought it was a joke. I dealt with one fella frpm florida who only charged 4.50 to ship and another seller fromHAWAII! who only charged 6.00! how can a kit comin fromm tennessee cost 10.00?!! come on fellas, if yer just tryin to make money charge more for the kit itself, but 1 model kit being mailed across the U.S DOES Not COST 10.00 BUCKS! One of the sellers had a dam good idea when he said to be for real with the priceing AND shipping.He mentioned GREED would surely kill a good thing! I believe hes a wise man cause it looks almost like evil bay as for as shipping is concerned.The kit iI was lookin at was 7.89, great price for this particular kit,but 10.00 bucks to ship it its NOT a 18.00 dollar kit! even with gas to go to my LHS it wouldnt cost me 18.00bucks. If this is gona work we hafta be more for real!I send kits all over the place and not once have I paid 10.00 bucks to send anything,unless its 2 or 3 or 4 at a time! The most I've payed is 40.00 bcks and I mailed 16 kits. sure they were !/48 scale airplanes and they (the P/O) go by weight, but I didnt think I was being taken advantage of. Get withit guys and be more for real or nobodys gonna get anything out of this!Now you can call me a cheapskate or whatever but I'm talking from experience,and I know what it really costs and to me unless your leavin the COUNTRY it just shouldn't cost that much! Thats my 2Cents worth,so sue me! George53.

[robertw]

If you think that is bad. The requested shipping fees to Canada are now in the $20 range for one kit. It has certainly turned me off the auction sites.

Rob W

[Kenny]

I know George, I only paid $5.70 to send two kits to Michigan, but it did cost me $7.00 to send a single kit to Nevada. I was disgusted by that but the PO does charge by distance when it gets above 13 ounces. And when it gets above 16 ounces (most kits are) you pay for 2 pounds. Bottom line is sending single kits through the mail is not very economical. But you are right, 2 pounds to zone 8 (farthest distance) is $7.50 priority and about $1 cheaper parcel post. NOT $10.

[dub]

If one ships UPS, they pay at least $7-8 to ship a kit anywhere in the continental US. That's normal ground service. Any option gets more expensive for faster service. USPS is definitely cheaper for parts that fit in an envelope but whole kits seem like a draw. Food for thought....