Why is post so expensive
#1
06-29-2009, 04:17 AM
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Australia, Victoria
Posts: 113
Why is post so expensive
Why is it that post from USA to Australia is so damned expensive?
My scenario is, is that i wish to buy an IMS gear shift lever for the bike off ebay and the postage charge is more than the price of the lever. Now given the fact that the lever is only 25USD but i can't justify paying 34USD just for international postage with a tracking number. It's not express and it's not like i'm ordering an oversized part.
Ok i've had my 2cents worth, now can anyone point me in the direction of getting a shift lever and something with a reasonable postage cost?
My scenario is, is that i wish to buy an IMS gear shift lever for the bike off ebay and the postage charge is more than the price of the lever. Now given the fact that the lever is only 25USD but i can't justify paying 34USD just for international postage with a tracking number. It's not express and it's not like i'm ordering an oversized part.
Ok i've had my 2cents worth, now can anyone point me in the direction of getting a shift lever and something with a reasonable postage cost?
Last edited by nixlux; 06-29-2009 at 04:19 AM. Reason: fat fingers
#2
06-29-2009, 04:24 AM
Try bikebandit.com
I have bought a few things from them and I don't remember postage being too much.
A good idea is to stock up on things.
I bought 10 oil filters, a couple of air filters and some brake pads.
They were all waayyyyy cheaper than here in Perth and the combined shipping savings made it well worth it.
Its not like they won't get used.
EG, For the price of 1 oil filter from the stealership, I got 10 from bikebandit.
I have bought a few things from them and I don't remember postage being too much.
A good idea is to stock up on things.
I bought 10 oil filters, a couple of air filters and some brake pads.
They were all waayyyyy cheaper than here in Perth and the combined shipping savings made it well worth it.
Its not like they won't get used.
EG, For the price of 1 oil filter from the stealership, I got 10 from bikebandit.
#4
06-29-2009, 05:26 AM
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Australia, Victoria
Posts: 113
lol for a gear shift lever? To put it in perspective i bought a set of mx boots from over there and post was only $40USD registered air mail which is what this is. Now i'm pretty sure i could fit at least 50 approx levers in the boot box and get it over here and i'd be more than happy to pay $40USD for it.
#5
06-29-2009, 05:27 AM
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Australia, Victoria
Posts: 113
Try bikebandit.com
I have bought a few things from them and I don't remember postage being too much.
A good idea is to stock up on things.
I bought 10 oil filters, a couple of air filters and some brake pads.
They were all waayyyyy cheaper than here in Perth and the combined shipping savings made it well worth it.
Its not like they won't get used.
EG, For the price of 1 oil filter from the stealership, I got 10 from bikebandit.
I have bought a few things from them and I don't remember postage being too much.
A good idea is to stock up on things.
I bought 10 oil filters, a couple of air filters and some brake pads.
They were all waayyyyy cheaper than here in Perth and the combined shipping savings made it well worth it.
Its not like they won't get used.
EG, For the price of 1 oil filter from the stealership, I got 10 from bikebandit.
#8
06-29-2009, 07:56 AM
lol for a gear shift lever? To put it in perspective i bought a set of mx boots from over there and post was only $40USD registered air mail which is what this is. Now i'm pretty sure i could fit at least 50 approx levers in the boot box and get it over here and i'd be more than happy to pay $40USD for it.
#9
06-29-2009, 01:44 PM
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SW Ontario, Canada
Posts: 869
I live in Canada, and do a lot of cross border shipping, both ways. Shipping from the US does not have to be expensive. I received a pipe from somebody in the south in less than a week for $13. The next day, I asked for a shipping quote, using the least expensive service on a small item, from a little closer, and it was $40. There is something goofy going on with the pricing, and I'm not sure what it is.
I tried going on the USPS website, to see if I could figure it out, but I can't. Shipping from the US to Canada used to be half the cost of shipping the other way around. Now it's double.
I tried going on the USPS website, to see if I could figure it out, but I can't. Shipping from the US to Canada used to be half the cost of shipping the other way around. Now it's double.
