Quote from: Its About Sharing on July 07, 2013, 10:51:54 AM

Quote from: smoothie on July 07, 2013, 10:32:36 AM

Quote from: Its About Sharing on July 07, 2013, 10:27:24 AM

Quote from: smoothie on July 07, 2013, 10:11:59 AM

BTC and LTC price changes drastically, hence the change in price.

I have denominated the shipping in terms of BTC and LTC. I do not see a problem with that.

I've asked the same question twice and you have avoided it twice. I didn't ask about the shipping cost's denomination. I posted the shipping cost from USPS.

Why are you charging 4X the shipping cost (now), and originally 6X? It doesn't cost anywhere near what you are charging. I'm just asking for some honesty here as a customer.

Wouldn't it make more sense to just charge what it is? That protects BOTH the buyer and seller.

To quote myself:

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When this thread started on June 26th BTC was just over $100. That would mean a shipping price of (.62X$103) = $67. USPS's top shipping charge that I saw was around $50.
The current price of BTC is not around $70, which would put the shipping rate at (.62X$70) = $43

I calculated out that the cost roughly to ship the two coins and the case within the U.S. would be $25 with registered mail. So I put a buffer on that based on the BTC/LTC fiat price.

Do the same with international shipping via priority mail and registered mail and you get a price closer to $40 if not more. Also put a buffer there.

Does this answer your question?

Aside from that there really isnt anything left to explain on the shipping costs other than, it is the price I am charging. You don't have to buy my coins as I've stated many time previous to this.

This is the free-market. If people decide I am charging too much I will get the message and may make changes. Technically I don't have to sell these coins if I dont want to. I choose to because the point of the coins is to get people who dont understand cryptocurrency in the virtual form to understand it in a physical form.

So, after 3 times asking the same question, fist time getting completely ignored & 2nd time getting an evasive answer, and I now get 3 - "You don't have to buy my coins as I've stated many time previous to this.", "This is the free-market.", etc.
What? This is how you talk to customers? I've dealt with many sellers before and they are 100% cooperative with shipping pricing. I've never experienced this before. I'm a bit confused actually. Do you realize that by being nicer to the customer you will get more customers? Maybe you will make your money anyway, but wouldn't it be better to get more of these out there?

I didn't say you were charging too much for the coins, it is the shipping. Don't try to confuse the question. I am being explicitly clear. Charge more for the coins if you want and make the shipping price what it is.

I was just asking a question that would benefit everyone. Better and lower rates for you and us. Charging so much for shipping (if we are only buying 2 - the limit I thought?) makes it a huge % of the coin cost.
Oh, and you'll lower the rate if sales aren't so great??? Why not just find a shipping charge that is reasonable. I posted the image and I know it is true because it is all over Ebay. Insured to $400. Mine arrived in one week from the States to Germany.

Further you don't have to tell my why you are doing this. I truly appreciate you making these coins, honestly. It is a GREAT service to us. But you don't have to justify your shipping costs with justification for making the coins.

Thanks for your time regardless and good luck to you. I do hope to purchase your coins anyway but I'll just hope for a more reasonable shipping rate. (Perhaps once the price of BTC comes down a bit more.)
IAS

I apologize if you feel I ignored your post or did not answer your question.

The past few days, including today, have been very busy for me. Keeping up with this thread and the other thread on the other forum plus the PMs isnt a time-free set of tasks.

Let me ask you a question: Have you seen the price of Casascius' coin shipping? He charges much more than I do per coin even when ordering a dozen. I'm only charging what I feel the market will pay. Hence my comment about it being the free market.

You asked me "why not just sell the shipping at the cost". Well that is a bit difficult to always do given the fluctuation in BTC and LTC. So I set a price, that is the price. I'll make adjustments as time goes on.

Which then brings me to my statement I think is a fair one: Please don't buy my coins if you feel my prices are too high. It is a simple concept.

Thank you for the interest, even if I may not have answered your question the way you wanted me to the first 1, 2, 3 times.