+graylling Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 This is one getting to be one darned expensive hobby. Wheres GAA when you need them??? The $87.90 was my cost in postage for mailing out a bunch of trades this morning. Whats the most you have ever spent on postage to mail out coins???? Quote Link to comment
+SunshineGang Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) wow how big are your coins? Edited November 4, 2005 by SunshineGang Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Oh my, how many did you mail? And what method did you send them? I think the most I ever spent at 1 time for 1st class shipping was maybe $30 (right when I first mailed out my first batch of coins last June) Quote Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) I've never spent nearly that much... are you using priority mail? insurance? delivery confirmation? each of the services costs alot extra and I don't normally use them I only use insurance if the value is over $35 I only use Priority mail if I'm send move than 5 coins to an individual.... I never use delivery confirmation... Edited November 4, 2005 by f0t0m0m Quote Link to comment
+mjp303 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) I never use delivery confirmation... Unfortunately, I've been burned on that one. It's amazing how unreliable the good ol' USPS suddenly got. Well worth the extra 55 cents, IMHO. Edited November 4, 2005 by mjp303 Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Wow, I sent 19 packages on Wednesday and paid less than $18.00. Are you doing a lot of trades over seas? Including envelopes which you get get for about $0.15 in bulk off of ebay, my gas, my time and anyhting else you want to compute I still don't think I paid over $1.25 per package. One single coin with no insurance and no delivery confirmation in a small envelope is only about 1.40 ozs which ships for $0.60, a bigger envelope puts you over 2 ozs and ships for $0.83. Quote Link to comment
+HerrK & Friends Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 How expensive are the shipping in USA for an average small parcel? I paid between 3 - 5 € (3,5 - 6 $) per parcel Germany -> USA Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 How expensive are the shipping in USA for an average small parcel? I paid between 3 - 5 € (3,5 - 6 $) per parcel Germany -> USA I am not sure about parcel, but I just made a trade and shipped a small padded envelope and it cost me $2.43. Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 How expensive are the shipping in USA for an average small parcel? I paid between 3 - 5 € (3,5 - 6 $) per parcel Germany -> USA I mailed 1 coin in a bubble mailer to Germany (from the US) for $1.60. That's quite a difference. Quote Link to comment
+HerrK & Friends Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) I mailed 1 coin in a bubble mailer to Germany (from the US) for $1.60. That's quite a difference. Uuuuui...that's really cheap! I send in this little bags....3 € Over 3 coins i must pay more...because of the weight. Edited November 4, 2005 by HerrK & Lassie Quote Link to comment
+Bigdawg! Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I've sent 2 coins to Germany for $1.80, UK for $1.20 and one coin to New Zealand for $1.40. To add any thing fancy to overseas padded envolopes you first have to register them and thats where it gets expensive. about a extra $11 to register a single package. Quote Link to comment
+Night_Hawk Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I mailed 1 coin in a bubble mailer to Germany (from the US) for $1.60. That's quite a difference. I just sent one to the U.K. and that's what it cost me. If I were to insure the package it would have cost $18.50 Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Well Grayling does live in AB Canada, so I am sure this adds to his woes. My coin I sent to him I believe was about $1.43. Quote Link to comment
+Team LightningBugs Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 graylling - is that Canadian dollars? Wow, that's still a lot! I hope one of those packages is coming to me cuz I sent one to you today. Quote Link to comment
+Mystery Ink Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I hope one of those packages is coming to me cuz I sent one to you today. Same here Quote Link to comment
+Team Sand Dollar Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I've already put about $200 into mailing the Buffalo Wings coins. And now I get to start all over with the Team Sand Dollar coins. One USPS bill alone was $134. Team Sand Dollar Quote Link to comment
+9Key Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I've spent almost $500 in postage for the New Mexico coins. Someone please remind me to charge more for shipping next time I do a large coin run. Quote Link to comment
+GeoCrickets Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) I had to send one coin to Germany and it was $16 with Ins. With out Ins. it would have been about $2. Richard Edited November 5, 2005 by GeoCrickets Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I had so send one coin to Germany and it was $16 with Ins. With out Ins. it would have been about $2. Richard You coud've had 2 shipments go missing for that price Quote Link to comment
+Spencersb Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I've spent almost $500 in postage for the New Mexico coins. Someone please remind me to charge more for shipping next time I do a large coin run. How many coins did that cover, 9Key? Hope I've budgeted enough to ship 1,000 2006 GOWT coins! Quote Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 ~$800 for postage and optional insurance for the 2005 Alaska geocoin project which involved nearly 400 envelops and packages for more than 1500 brass coins in flips and the solid silver and silver w/ gold relief coins in their display cases. About half the orders requested insurance which tacked on a minimum of $1.30 to a shipment. Orders up to twelve ounces went 1st class mail by weight. Orders over twelve ounces went Priority Flat Rate Envelop for $3.85, including a decent-sized coin club order. Overseas orders went Air Letter Post at about 80 cents per ounce. Postage to Canada was a little less than overseas postage. To my knowledge, no coin orders were lost, though I did learn the value of a good return address due to two cachers having moved w/o a forwarding address and a couple of messed up mailing labels on my end. Quote Link to comment
+HerrK & Friends Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I had so send one coin to Germany and it was $16 with Ins. With out Ins. it would have been about $2. Richard In Germany you can insured your post from 8 €uro + Quote Link to comment
+GeoCrickets Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) I had so send one coin to Germany and it was $16 with Ins. With out Ins. it would have been about $2. Richard You coud've had 2 shipments go missing for that price That is true, But the person that I sent the coin to paid for Ins. so I did not mind. Richard Edited November 5, 2005 by GeoCrickets Quote Link to comment
+graylling Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) Well, I had to mail out 51 packages at about $1.70 a piece... Then tax on top of that. Fortunately all the packages were going to the US. Overseas would have been a lot more. (shudder) I suppose I could have spread it out a little bit but since I had promised everyone I had arranged trades with I would mail them out as soon as I got them I decided to bite the bullet and do it all at once. The Canadian postal system is overpriced compared to the US system. Amazingly though I got emails from a couple of people telling me they got the coins only 2 days after they were mailed. Personally I had expected it to take a bit longer. Edited November 6, 2005 by graylling Quote Link to comment
LoriDarlin Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I think its much cheaper if you don't do the insurance or tracking options... However, I feel like by using tracking option it keeps the post office more in tune to keeping track of it and I've been using the option more...not because of whom I've traded with, but just to keep the PO on their feet. Quote Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 I don't know how many of you use paypal for your orders, but if you do and you want delivery confirmation on you packs you can get it for only .13 when you print the labels direct through the site (there is no longer a fee and if you are doing priority, the conf. is free). makes it much cheaper and easier. Sadly, still no good for international. But it saves some time and money. Quote Link to comment
+Lemon Fresh Dog Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Ha!Ha! Good old postage I pay $1.70 per geobone to the U.S. $2.70 if there are2 or more. The most? . ...well, let's just say I have sent out almost 70 packages one day. Quote Link to comment
+Lemon Fresh Dog Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) I should add: the price of postage is certainly less than walking or driving myself. Hula Bum: - I'm finding it VERY difficult to concentrate on my posting with your current forum photo! Edited November 17, 2005 by Lemon Fresh Dog Quote Link to comment
+graylling Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Hula Bum: - I'm finding it VERY difficult to concentrate on my posting with your current forum photo! Keep your eyes on the page Frank. She doesn't come with the coin... Quote Link to comment
+Mystery Ink Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I should add: the price of postage is certainly less than walking or driving myself. Hula Bum: - I'm finding it VERY difficult to concentrate on my posting with your current forum photo! LOL Quote Link to comment
Thrasher22 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 (edited) Well, I had to mail out 51 packages at about $1.70 a piece... Then tax on top of that. Fortunately all the packages were going to the US. Overseas would have been a lot more. (shudder) I suppose I could have spread it out a little bit but since I had promised everyone I had arranged trades with I would mail them out as soon as I got them I decided to bite the bullet and do it all at once. The Canadian postal system is overpriced compared to the US system. Amazingly though I got emails from a couple of people telling me they got the coins only 2 days after they were mailed. Personally I had expected it to take a bit longer. Canada Post totally sucks compared to USPS, because when sending letter post by USPS, they only care about weight. Canada Post checks the thickness too. If it's more than 5 mm thick, it is a non-standard letter (more expensive) and if it's thicker than 20 mm, it has to go as small packet (even more expensive when mailing stuff that doesn't weigh much). I was sending a Canada Geocoin to Europe last week and I just put it in a standard envelope (not Jiffy/padded). I wrapped it in a piece of paper and taped it onto another piece of paper almost the size of the envelope, so the coin does not move in the envelope. I have a digital scale at home and that letter weighed 32 g. Standard (the cheapest) letter is up to 30 g, so I just bought a $1.45 ($1.55 with tax) stamp and dropped it into the mailbox. Even if they check the weight, they will not return it to me because of 2 grams more. If I used a padded envelope, it would be thicker than 5 mm and I would have to pay $3.40 + tax for shipping. Edited November 18, 2005 by Thrasher22 Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Hula Bum: - I'm finding it VERY difficult to concentrate on my posting with your current forum photo! Sorry LFD, that limited edition stays here! Quote Link to comment
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