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Post by z1r on Nov 5, 2024 8:14:48 GMT -5
It is good BUT at $31.00 shipping per mold (~40% of last purchase) let's not give him all the credit. To me that's totally cheap for shipping a package halfway around the world. Not to mention that 2-3 day transit time bonus. Considering how heavy a brass mold is and how far it is traveling, that's fair. Manson wanted $22 to ship a 44 spl reamer. |
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Post by bigbore5 on Nov 5, 2024 22:00:43 GMT -5
Even including the shipping, MP molds cost less than Accurate,Saeco, etc. do before they add shipping. His solid molds are less than Arsenal. I'll pay the shipping and consider it a deal.
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Post by edk on Nov 8, 2024 20:53:21 GMT -5
Manson wanted $22 to ship a 44 spl reamer. To that I would argue Manson likely wanted $15 over and above quoted cost and carrier got $7. Don’t quote me a price, have no brick & mortar presence and then charge me more to hand off to a shipper. It does not cost $22 to ship a reamer in the US. |
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Post by bigbore5 on Nov 8, 2024 22:05:07 GMT -5
Manson wanted $22 to ship a 44 spl reamer. To that I would argue Manson likely wanted $15 over and above quoted cost and carrier got $7. Don’t quote me a price, have no brick & mortar presence and then charge me more to hand off to a shipper. It does not cost $22 to ship a reamer in the US. We ship ups insured all the time. Yes it really does cost that for a smaller package. |
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Post by edk on Nov 9, 2024 8:53:44 GMT -5
To that I would argue Manson likely wanted $15 over and above quoted cost and carrier got $7. Don’t quote me a price, have no brick & mortar presence and then charge me more to hand off to a shipper. It does not cost $22 to ship a reamer in the US. We ship ups insured all the time. Yes it really does cost that for a smaller package. I shipped a Redding die set from NH to Virginia this week via UPS this week for $6.10 (insured). I ship dies, molds, reloading brass, etc. all over the US at rates rarely exceeding $10. Just this morning got a UPS quote departing from Manson in MI to a Mt Holly NC destination for a (generous) hypothetical 8"x4"x4" package weighing 4 lbs and insured for $200: $8.24 UPS Ground Saver/ $9.06 UPS Ground. Now some guys' pants are on fire and/or they fail to plan and spend a lot on overnight/second day shipping. Maybe fine for business but as far as I'm concerned not for this hobby. I've waited 1 or two years for almost every one of my MP Molds. Take for instance the 512-640 SA Group Buy that 2 Dogs started back in June of 2019 and were supposedly being boxed in September of 2024 - paying for expedited shipping seems nuts. |
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Post by bigbore5 on Nov 9, 2024 9:07:11 GMT -5
I'm waiting on the same group buy mold myself. And have been for years now.
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