Re: This Gibson
I dunno. I've seen some wild discrepancies in shipping cost, especially on eBay. I get the impression sellers entice you with low item prices, then make up for it with higher shipping costs. That's why I'm very fond of the option to sort through items by Price + Shipping, organizing selections by total expense.
I had a recent experience with something like this that was a bit of a mess. I bought six CDs, which were listed with added $3 or $4 shipping per item. I contacted the seller to see if that was negotiable, since they would all go in one package, not six separate ones. The response was sure, no problem, the adjustment will be made at checkout. Well, it was not. There was an added $22 for shipping. And the actual shipping cost was $5.70. And the seller closed up shop in the meantime like a fly-by-night gypsy. (Russian, but you get the idea.) I contacted eBay, they said contact the seller (as they always do), I said that had become impossible. They ended up refunding the shipping cost themselves as a courtesy for my inconvenience.
I've always looked askance at what seem to be exorbitant shipping costs; this goes a long way to proving that position. It's not completely relevant here, but it does seem the shipping costs are much higher than need be. Financial costs should be included in the price, not shipping. I could understand including insurance in the shipping costs, but the seller's business-related expenses should be part of the price.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
PS: Some of the prices at reverb.com seem a good bit higher than I'd have thought. Just scanning the "other items" listings at the bottom. Like a Flatiron for $4300. Though to be fair, I haven't been pricing new-ish instruments much. I'm vintage-oriented.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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