Date:         Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:19:09 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
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True, but that is not what is happening with Rock Auto. If anything some
times their shipping charges seem TOO LOW. Other times too high. Much of
what they sell is coming directly from some other parts house and those
sources have input on the shipping more than RockAuto does. If you order
a bunch of different items you often find separate shipping costs listed
for 2 or 3 sources itemized in the total, with the parts labeled as to
which sources package they will each be part of. I use this info to
delete items that are from a different shipper with a separate higher
shipping cost than the parts I need most. In addition I have had good
and bad experiences with RA for various other reasons and I don't deal
with them very much because of the uncertainties. For Vanagon parts one
of the list venders is the way to go 90% of the time.

Mark



Harry Hoffman wrote:
> This is a very popular tactic for eBay sellers too. It's a classic pull
> you in and then upcharge.
> People can suck in many different mediums.
>