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Legendary Auctions charges $17.26 to ship one single graded card!!

bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭
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WOW! And to think, I get my stars dinged on Ebay for charging $4!! image

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  • 1acid1acid Posts: 268
    What planet are they shiping to? I dont even think I have paid that much shipping on items... wow, do they encase it in gold bullion for protection? Maybe they post it inside of a safe or sumthing... lol

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  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I sent a PSA 10 Fleer Glossy Ken Griffey Jr. with $1000 of insurance and it was in that range.

    Did you have an expensive card insured with the shipping?

  • tyweb1tyweb1 Posts: 528 ✭✭
    I paid just $10 for my card I won from the Sportscard Link auction. That was fair in my opinion.
    Link to my #1 Ron Santo Master Set
  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Did you have an expensive card insured with the shipping? >>



    1957 Topps Newcombe PSA 9 - $450. So, no, I don't think it is too expensive. One card worth less than $500.

  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It sounds high to me for that price range. Maybe they have a standard minimum shipping if they move a lot of expensive stuff.

    I can't understand why EBAY buyers don't want to pay more for shipping. I want it arriving safely and it that cost a few bucks more who cares. When I ship a graded card you could use the package as a football and not hurt the card.
  • MorgothMorgoth Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
    I just paid $8.00 from PWCC on 1 card off Ebay, card was under $400.

    All auction houses use shipping as another source of revenue. Its like the ATM fees at strip clubs or casinos.

    The AH's that sell on Ebay like Memory Lane had to change their shipping prices because of getting so many dings to their shipping stars. Kinda funny.
    Currently completing the following registry sets: Cardinal HOF's, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, Bill Mazeroski Master & Basic Sets, Roberto Clemente Master & Basic Sets, Willie Stargell Master & Basic Sets and Terry Bradshaw Basic Set
  • SouthsiderSouthsider Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I can't understand why EBAY buyers don't want to pay more for shipping. I want it arriving safely and it that cost a few bucks more who cares. When I ship a graded card you could use the package as a football and not hurt the card. >>



    Not very many people on Ebay interested in paying more for anything, especially shipping. Plus, the way the system is rigged on Ebay, the buyers have all the power if their item does not arrive 100% intact and undamaged. So, until Ebay becomes more seller-friendly (unlikely) you will continue to see buyers who demand satisfaction at every step.
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭
    Yep, that appears to be standard fare for Legendary. I can't imagine it actually costs them half of this. Here's mine, also for ONE CARD....

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  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭
    so does psa! so what the big deal.
    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭


    << <i>so does psa! so what the big deal. >>



    So as long as everyone is doing something wrong, then that makes it right? I get it now - thanks for clarifying.
  • al032184al032184 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭
    The problem with high shipping costs on ebay is, even if sellers charge $5 for shipping, the card always ends up coming in a single bubble mailer sans extra padding, DC, and insurance. At least this has been my experience 90% of the time.
  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,259 ✭✭✭✭
    We all know this so we can choose if we want to bid.
  • detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>We all know this so we can choose if we want to bid. >>



    Mickey, I think the issue is, outside of "you're going to get screwed", we really don't know. These are the exact reasons I never bid on things from major auction houses. The buyer's premium is known, but the shipping? Seventeen bucks to ship one card? What would they charge to ship 2 cards? 10 cards? An entire graded set? How about memoriabilia? I guess you could assume $20 or less for one card, but for anything else, who knows? I always get leery when shipping costs aren't even approximated and made known to the buyer. In the back of my mind, that tells me that shipping will be "determined" based on whether the auction house was happy with the final bid.
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