Not busting my chops at all and I appreciate you asking about it because others may be wondering the same thing. First off, anytime someone is overcharged on shipping I refund money after we ship and know the costs we have into it. There are times when I lose money on shipping but dont come after anyone for it. That's usually when someone lives in a small rural bfe town or along the West Coast.
I went to Fedex.com and entered in the size of the box (29x7x39), the weight (15lbs), declared value ($200), my zip code (46307), your zip code in Cranston RI (02920) and gave me a rate of $31.16. Now add in the box cost of $4.00, packing materials $3.00 and we are at $38.16. My employee makes $15/hour and it takes him 30 mins to pack and process your order. Fedex is 11.82 miles round trip (but I only pay him for one-way because he will stop there on his way home and he doesn't get gas or mileage allowance). He has to wait in line anywhere from 5-30 minutes because they want to inspect all fragile packages.
The $50 you would pay me in shipping, nets about $48.50 after paypal fees. Take the above costs and I lose money on the shipping portion of your order.
Two-bit loses on his $10 bezel shipping, but his product cost is making up for it. His glass is much cheaper to make than mine. It is 32% smaller and lighter than a cocktail glass.
I hope this helps.
