Vendors new internet sales tax

theDreamer

At most it will cause companies to look at new ways to cut some cost.
Honestly, certain internet companies need to rethink how they do business. I can buy almost anything for computers, electronics, etc cheaper online, get it in 2-3 days and get free shipping. Now how is it that I cannot do that with many aftermarket companies for my car?

And don't mention size or weight because I have had TV's and large desktops with multiple monitors shipped for free in under 3 days.

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It's all about scale.

theDreamer

I agree, but some aftermarket car companies operate at these economic scales and are definitely adding revenue via the shipping cost. Now I can understand if UPS/Fedex/DHL charges them X price to ship an item and that cost is translated directly to the customer but many times I see a 5-10lb package costing 20 bucks to ship, no way that is the real cost even throwing in labor of printing a shipping label and such.

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if they don't get a discount, that's about right.

A 10lb (billable) box costs $17.36 to get from DC to NY. More if you are going farther. More if you want them to pick it up (and if you don't you have to factor in the cost of the drop-off). And more if the box bills for more than it weights.

Add in the cost of packaging/labor/etc and it's about right for most car parts dealers.

We've been spoiled by companies like Amazon, who pay almost nothing for shipping. From what I understand, UPS discounts their shipping rates by upwards of 80%--and FedEx discounts them even more.