UPS Shipping Rates

David Stifle

David Stifle

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I just spent half an hour looking for a calculator to determine shipping costs from point a to point b. All of the sites I found were slanted towards freight shippers, or were quite user unfreindly. How do you guys determine your shipping costs?Oh, and while I'm on-line here, how do you determine paypal fees> Doesn't seem to be any ryhme or reason that I can determine.

Thanks,

Dave
 
Dave,

I usually use USPS Priority Mail for shipments to the states. Unless you are shipping multiple knives (which adds weight), you can get by for 10 bucks or less. I just factor that into the price of the knife.

International shipping is a whole new ball of wax. Since I don't have any idea of what shipping would be prior to a trip or two to the Post Office, I insist that the buyer pay the shipping overseas (less, of course the 10 or so bucks that I would eat anyway).

I have shipped to several foreign countries via USPS and FedEx and believe me, it can get quite pricey. (or should that word be Piracy?):D

PayPal...... When you figure it out, let me know.

Robert
 
If you want to ship by UPS just go to ups.com and look for the link that says calculate time and cost. This is the exact address - https://wwwapps.ups.com/ctc/request?loc=en_US

For the post office USPS.com and look for the link that says calculate postage. The exact address is http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatepostage/welcome.htm?from=global_header&page=calculatepostage
This will give both domestic and international rates. Domestic flat rate priority mail is about $5 if it will fit in their flat rate envelope or their small flat rate box. The regular flat rate box is about $10 in the US. Priority Mail Flat Rates are almost the most cost effective way to ship and it usually gets there within 2-3 days. Plus if you pay the postage online you save 10% and can track the package.
 
Unless something is very large in size I ship everything USPS and I ship about 50 packages a month. The Flat Rate boxes from the Post Office are a good deal since shipping fees have gone up so much. Once you ship a few things in one box the Flat Rate is way cheaper. When I have an item that surpasses the Flat Rate sizes I ship UPS. They have a good shipping Calc. on their site.
 
For paypal, here's what it says:
For receiving (Monthly)$0.00 USD - $3,000.00 USD The fee is 2.9% + $0.30 USD

Basically take the number that you are asking to receive, multiply that by .029 and then add .3 to it, and that's what you'll have taken away as the fee. (And I checked it with my received payments, and it does work)
 
I know a thing or two about using the Flat Rate boxes from the Post Office ;) Best deal goin!

I ship knives Express Mail, with never a problem.

USPS.com
 
Thanks Guys,

What brought this question up is I just shipped a knife to OK via UPS ground. Insured it for $200. Cost over $13.00. Just seemed high. I guess I need to re-visit the UPS calculate time and cost site. Haven't used the Post Office yet, don't think most of my knifes will fit into the flat rate boxes, but need to look into it a little better.

Go Mike, thanks for the pay pal formula.

Dave
 
Just to note that if you only ship UPS you will probably lose international buyers. At least ones that have been burned by UPS before; buyers that aren't wise to UPS 'piracy' may buy once but probably not again.

For instance a $200.00 order from US to Canada will cost about $80.00 to recieve at delivery time.
 
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