Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cadcam, CNC & eCommerce

Hi, you must read everything about the seller. a lotta time i see something
i want only to find they are charging $20.00 for handling/shipping when i
know its only going to get stuffed into a $1.00 box and label applied and
shipping is gonna be $4.75...shipping yes handling packaging fee NO unless
its a delicate instrument.....when i see one one of those 20 buckers i pass
and let someone else buy it. if enough people dont buy then the seller will
get the message. The other gripe i have is delay getting the stuff shipped.
if someone has paid up front then hustle to the shipper and get it going. I
will refuse if they say i'll get it shipped in a week or two. yea sure...cul
brian f.

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Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:13 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cadcam, CNC & eCommerce


> 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?
>
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