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No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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Re: No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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Post by Baeocystin »

Scoundreller wrote: post #408
Baeocystin wrote: post #356

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I participate in reddit gift exchanges, and frequently get recipients in the EU. What would cost me ~$10-15 to ship in the states or somewhere in asia routinely costs north of $50 for European destinations. And these are small things, nothing like the size of a picture frame. The $300+ cost for the frame doesn't surprise me at all.

Depending on the destination, if you have a “______town” for that ethnicity (or a nearby one that they’re not at war with), they’ll have some shops that can do far cheaper rates by consolidating. A polish shop near me can send things to most of W. Europe for far less than the post office can. The Ukrainian credit union near me can send cash to anyone in Ukraine pretty cheaply.

I hadn't considered that at all. Thanks for the suggestion!

Re: No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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Post by delfinom »

quaquaqua1 wrote: post #262
olyjohn wrote: post #252

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From the OEM as much as possible. I know their parts are "expensive" but nobody debates that they have the best fitment and quality compared to places like AutoZone, O'Rly, etc. The only other option is to look for the company who builds the OEM parts and find their suppliers. For example, you'll find Exedy builds clutches for companies like Honda. So if you can get an Exedy clutch from your local parts store, it's u…

>from the OEM as much as possible I think I'll take my chances with the "Mexican" parts you've described as I have seen them installed in countless cars and road deaths have only been dropping year over year. There is no need for me to crucify myself financially because German plastic is supposedly better than Mexican.

Honestly, there's nothing wrong with "Mexican" parts specifically just "aftermarket" quality outside of known aftermarket brands.

For example, an after-market engine mount isn't going to kill you when it goes bad, but your wallet is going to be a lot emptier compared to just buying the factory part after you replace the damn thing every year. (I've had the experience, I tried a few aftermarket brands, I've since gone exclusively to factory and haven't replaced an engine mount in years)

Re: No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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jrockway wrote: post #240
burnte wrote: post #216

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> I absolutely fucking hate Amazon now. It's full of white label products. So is Walmart and Dollar General. It's always been the customer's responsibility to buy the product they want, not the store's. Don't want counterfeit crap? Don't buy IFONE FROM APPEL in the listings. I don't know when the last time I got counterfeit crap from amazon is because I look at what I buy before I buy it.

White labelling and counterfeiting are two different things. White labelling is just rebranding; I go to Home Depot and buy some screws, print out a label that says "jrockway's miracle fasteners", slap it on top of Home Depot's label, and sell them to you, that's white labeling. Counterfeiting is when you inject seemingly-identical goods into the supply chain. You mix up some soap and blue dye in your bathtub, pour i…

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Re: No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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Post by delfinom »

nathanvanfleet wrote: post #242
burnte wrote: post #216

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> I absolutely fucking hate Amazon now. It's full of white label products. So is Walmart and Dollar General. It's always been the customer's responsibility to buy the product they want, not the store's. Don't want counterfeit crap? Don't buy IFONE FROM APPEL in the listings. I don't know when the last time I got counterfeit crap from amazon is because I look at what I buy before I buy it.

I wouldn't blame the consumer on this. Retailers are responsible for the things they sell. That includes if it's low quality or if it says it's something that it isn't (counterfeit etc). Also hosting fake reviews etc is also something they are responsible for.

Normal retailers are responsible. Amazon hides behind the veil of "third party sellers".

Re: No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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Post by heyiforgotmypwd »

jermaustin1 wrote: post #30

So is drop shipping from China now dead? A major benefit of drop shipping from China was the pretty much $1 shipping for almost any item via ePacket. Obviously the products are still cheaper, but with a 25% tariff on most goods, and what I can only assume will be a close to DHL price for shipping, a t-shirt drop shipped from China will probably cost more than one made and shipped domestically. To continue to be compe…

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Re: No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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Post by bassman9000 »

jrockway wrote: post #126

The impression I get from that thread is that the dream here is now Americans can do what they do best, sit in the middle of transactions and collect rent. Previously, you could go to a Chinese website and have the Chinese factory send you a widget directly to your door. Now that will be too expensive, but hey we have a solution! An American will order a bunch of widgets in bulk, ship them over in a cargo ship, come…

* at least there is someone you can sue when your widget blows up.*

Which is pretty good, IMHO.

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Post by polyfractal »

zizee wrote: post #393

Lots of speculating why it is cheaper to ship from China than domestically, a lot of it misguided. The root cause is that quite a few years ago the consortium of national postal providers which setup agreements on who pays for which parts of international shipping decided that China was classed as a developing country and given subsidized rates by other countries. This wasn't a big deal when the agreement was made be…

++ Came here to post the Planet Money episode. :)

Re: No More Cheap Shipping for Chinese Sellers

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Post by tyingq »

baybal2 wrote: post #395
tyingq wrote: post #125

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It also only allows it for small shipments, so it encourages the Chinese to sell directly. The per-item shipping cost wasn't close to UPU rates unless you shipped a whole container, and sometimes not even then.

Express marine freight will take 5 or 6 days, and cost close to nothing per Kg. This is how most fresh produce gets shipped. With paid for expedited customs clearance it may actually end up faster than ePacket.

That gets it to the port. From there to the final destination is a higher charge by itself than the UPU rates for the entire trip.
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