Re: Cadcam, CNC & eCommerce

Hi,
I won't even think of going to the post office for
less than $5 shipping. People these days want everything
cheap! You may be able to make an item overseas for pennies
but shipping and receiving has a fixed price. You brought
up Ebay, there is the problem. My friends call
Ebay-Edumpster.

John

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., cadcamcenter@y... wrote:
> Cadcam, CNC & eCommerce
>
> Hi all,
>
> Newspaper article heading: Shipping costs strangling B2C:study
> ______________________________
> According to a survey released by high tech consultancy Jupiter
Media
> Metrix, a majority of buyers turn their noses up at Internet
> purchases because of shipping and handling costs. And nearly half
of
> retailers say shipping costs make each transaction a money-losing
> proposition.
>
> The consultancy found that 63% of cyber-consumers back out of
> purchases when they learn of shipping and handling expenses. And
45%
> of Internet retailers say the costs are creating red ink for each
> transaction.
>
> According to Jupiter analyst Ken Cassar, the various pricing
schemes
> retailers concoct for charging customers extra for handling and
> shipping are driving consumers from the Web, charging customers
> either by the dollar amount of the package or by the number of
items
> in the order.
>
> AFP
> _______________________________
>
> My experience: After paying a substantial to a CADCAM e-tailer in
> USA for shipping a CNC related item (therefore on-topic post), over
> on this end I was again charged for bulk breaking, handling etc. :>
> ( :>( :>( !!!!!! (jumping up and down)
>
> So if we purchase CCED items from 10 different items, we will have
to
> pay 10 separate bulk breaking, handling charges! What a great
> disincentive for this addictive hobby!!!
>
> We (plural) just won a bid for a CNC related item on eBay and now
> waiting for news on the shipping charges. I am just afraid that the
> overall shipping charges will end up more expensive than the item
> itself.
>
> How can one economise on shipping and handling charges when
> purchasing CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO things from the web?
>
> Hope we get lots of suggestions. Thanks
>
> Peter
>
> PS. How about a CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO central store for all the items
> commonly purchased by CCED list members so that we purchase and get
> all items we need from a central point?