Just won 6 marquees off of Ebay

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Seller wanted $10.00 each shipping. Since I won 6, he is combing postage to $50.00 for USPS priority. Is it just me, or does this seem a little on the steep side? Never received or shipped multiple marquees before so I am curious what the weight/shipping cost is on something like this. I do know that my buddy in Oregon is shipping me a broken down boxed 20 inch bmx bike that weighs 36 pounds that only cost $35.00 to ship USPS so this seems high to me. Looking for input. Thanks.
 
1 or 6 marquees should be very similar in shipping cost. The main thing that would drive up a marquee's cost to ship would be the dimensions, and that's not going to change much with multiple marquees. Weight shouldn't be much of an issue, unless these are glass or something.

Seller wanted $10.00 each shipping. Since I won 6, he is combing postage to $50.00 for USPS priority. Is it just me, or does this seem a little on the steep side? Never received or shipped multiple marquees before so I am curious what the weight/shipping cost is on something like this. I do know that my buddy in Oregon is shipping me a broken down boxed 20 inch bmx bike that weighs 36 pounds that only cost $35.00 to ship USPS so this seems high to me. Looking for input. Thanks.
 
I once stupidly and out of laziness took a marquee to a ups store and payed them to pack and ship it. I believe it cost around $45. You could easily fit 5 or even 10 more marquees in the box mine shipped in and still have them safely packed. Unless you are shipping very large or odd shaped marquees or they are coming from another country, the seller is charging more than the actual shipping.
 
Dude it should cost almost exactly the same to ship 6 marquees as 1. If anyone can chime in on what it costs to safely ship one there should be your starting point. $50 seems way high to me though.
 
Yeah, if they are plastic not glass, 1 marquee should be between $6-$13, 6 should be an extra $2-$4.

cheap shipping

if you go priority mail, it would cost more, but not a ton more.


If you pay $20 you are getting ripped for shipping most likely. $50, walk away
 
I'm pretty sure all 6 are plexi. All auctions even stated "you will only pay the actual usps rate plus tracking confirmation". I figured it wasn't just me thinking this was too much. Sent him off a message suggesting it seemed high so I guess I'll see how that goes. Hate to stiff on a seller AND get a neg but...
 
Yeah, unfortunately your pretty hosed if your asking him for a combined shipping cost after youve already won the items. But yeah, $50 to ship 6 marquees is insane and you have every right to voice that opinion to the seller.

Since eBay changes the feedback rules awhile back only buyers can leave negative, sellers cant. But you could still receive a strike from eBay if you dont follow thru.
 
Seller got back to me. Shipping will be $16.00 so all is well so far.

Ooooh. So he may have been trying to pull a fast one. Good thing you contacted him about it. $50 is way too much for Plexiglas or other marquees. It costs me about that send a PCB game in a the long priority box across the world.

However!..... Glass vintage marquees can raise the price. If they are go with the cost because you don't want them destroyed.

I always ask to see how much it is to send, also if I can get discounts on multiple sales, and ..... Be sure to see how exactly they are packing and shipping.

I've bought marquees that were rolled up and got a little damaged from it. 2 guys broke their Marquees from rolling them up to send in a box. They ended up having to refund me.
 
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