$3 media? You can cover your packaging and shipping on that alone? Wow.
I can only because I have around 60 record mailers lying around.
I try to push people to use Priority, and offer it as cheap as possible to force the issue. That way none of the week-later "where's my record" of media mail. Some people really want to save $2 though, so I'll offer it as an option if they really want it. Rates are going up, but I think the highest Priority cost zone-zone domestic right now is still under $7 for 1 record, so you can charge that and never lose money, but it feels shitty if you mail Priority to someone relatively close and charge them $7 for $4.50 postage on the package.
I'm a $3 / $6 guy in the US and haven't failed to get my little cut to cover packaging yet. Agreed on the obvious point of buying in bulk. I love bagsunlimited because they get stuff to you ridiculously quick and its good product. I find it's pretty easy to recoup that money without blowing up your shipping prices.
As for international, i usually go to USPS.com and do the 'Calculate International Shipping' option, plug in 1 lb package and pick my destination. I usually give them a two price quote that consists of Airmail and Global Priority.
We'll see what happens in May though. I don't have much grasp on how much prices are rising....anyone?
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What's left for Mo?
I can only because I have around 60 record mailers lying around.
I try to push people to use Priority, and offer it as cheap as possible
to force the issue. That way none of the week-later "where's my record"
of media mail. Some people really want to save $2 though, so I'll offer
it as an option if they really want it. Rates are going up, but I think the
highest Priority cost zone-zone domestic right now is still under $7 for 1
record, so you can charge that and never lose money, but it feels shitty if
you mail Priority to someone relatively close and charge them $7 for $4.50
postage on the package.
yeah, if you buy bulk.. mailers + inserts shouldn't run over a dollar.. media to most US addys is only 1.84..
it's better if you can pick up.. i think they've got a cali distro point.
As for international, i usually go to USPS.com and do the 'Calculate International Shipping' option, plug in 1 lb package and pick my destination. I usually give them a two price quote that consists of Airmail and Global Priority.
We'll see what happens in May though. I don't have much grasp on how much prices are rising....anyone?
$4 media/$7 priority/$12 Europe/$13 Asia/oz/nz
The 1-4 variable for 33's vs. the 1-6 variable at bags is a pretty crazy number.
Thanks for the heads up guys.