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Another US BS fleaby postal charge.
« on: March 12, 2020, 12:58:05 PM »

As discussed on the other thread, the postal charges from US ebay sellers are an insult to ones Intelligence.
While Buying components for a direct water hear controller I'm building, I came across this one:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NTE-Electronics-1W130-RESISTOR-1-WATT-METAL-OXIDE-FILM-FLAMEPROOF-300-OHM-4-PACK/232632941101?hash=item362a00fa2d:g:QTUAAOSw8yxcZvvs

For those that may not be able to see the listing as it appears to me, it's 4 tinly little 1W resistors. Something about the size of an apple seed with a couple of thin wires sticking out the ends.
The postage charges for sending these super bulky, heavy as bricks ( NOT!) items....


Postage:
US $13.76 (approx. AU $21.14) International Priority Shipping to Australia 
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Item location:
Torrance, California, United States
 
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Import charges:
US $5.77   (amount confirmed at checkout) 
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Delivery:
Estimated between Sat. 28 Mar. and Tue. 7 Apr. 
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Includes international tracking

To me, this $5 US item comes out at....

AUD 39.56

Forty bucks! That's $10 a resistor.  They don't cost that much for aerospace Quality!

I use fleabay a lot but like many companies like face waste, Youtube and so many others, they have turned into greedy profiteering corporate Pigs that get a market dominance then just bend everyone over and screw them for all they are worth and more.

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Re: Another US BS fleaby postal charge.
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2020, 01:43:57 PM »
It shows FREE shipping for me.  ;)

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Re: Another US BS fleaby postal charge.
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2020, 02:33:35 PM »
« Last Edit: March 12, 2020, 03:21:16 PM by snowman18 »

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Re: Another US BS fleaby postal charge.
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2020, 03:17:58 PM »
Hi glort,

USPS just raised their Flat Rate Priority Mail prices as well.  A large box went from about $17.00 to almost $22 in January.  There is a not to subtle war going on by conservative business interests in our congress to kill the USPS so UPS and FEDEX can capture the market.

When I grew up the Post Office was one of the services we, as Americans, were genuinely proud of but we didn't realize it was socialist to have the government deliver the mail.  We will be so much better off when it costs $8 to pay the water bill by mail.  OK, interstate mainland packages are at this time cheaper because of the competition the USPS represents but to Hawaii and other non continental 48 states the USPS is half or less and provides faster service.

I guess you pushed one of my buttons.  I kept as unpolitical as I can but I do feel your pain.  ;~)

Oh, your item is probably made in China.  Good shopping.
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Re: Another US BS fleaby postal charge.
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2020, 04:44:50 PM »
Hey glort,

Your button is bigger than mine.

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