General Forum

Problem with tracking here in Canada is that it more than doubles the costs making it totally unreasonable to send cards in the mail. I have never usedit; I use the cheapest shipping method I can, usually standard air mail.  All packages that I have sent, over 100, have all reached destination, most within a week no matter how far they had to go.

If we are to continue trading across the border, I really encourage all to look at the costs that can be saved.  I received two packages yesterday. Both had cost the same amount ($9.50) yet one had 3 times the amount of cards than the other. Packaged in a business PWE, the smaller one could have been shipped for less than $2.  As well, I have traded with the same members quite frequently, sometimes the trade involving less than 30 cards.  If we look to make the trades around 250-300 cards when possible, the cost per card is significantly lower. This is why I encourage everyone to keep their Want lists and Trade lists up-to-date. It will allow others to build larger trades.

Just my thoughts....

Working on updating my tradelist, but need to continue to add inventory into the DB first. Having wantlists updated might cause someone to send some cards just because.

Thought I would share a good news story amidst all the postage horror stories. I received a package from Lithuania today containing four CDs and one vinyl LP. The total postage on the box was just 3 Euros!

Couldn't understand when I placed the order how the record label could offer free shipping, especially since the CDs themselves were just 7 Euros each (and the LP 12 Euros). It would cost me about $30-$40 to send an identical package back to Europe.