Posting costs from U.K. Airsoft Shops

[novioman]

I don’t mind paying £10- £12 for delivery if I’am buying a large item, but if buying a small light item which I did, it’s ridiculous to my mind.
Just purchased a Glock mag, could only find it in stock in Landwarrior, mag £39.99, postage £10 by DPD.
Was about to order and I though sod it I will check overseas, got one from JK army, delivered for £40.
Another shop 30 miles from me won’t post anything for less than £12.
If I was to post a mag it would be £3.55 tracked by RM.
Don’t know how others feel, perhaps you don’t mind, but seems a rip off to me.

 

[BigStew]

How much does the packaging cost? how much is the labour to pick package and label the item?

 

[LMKipper]

This is a tough one - a mate ran a small retail business that did a bit of online retail. Barely seemed worth it.

15 minutes to get the item, find a box, print the label and pack it is £4 in wages. Plus the cost of the box, packing materials and postage. It's easy to see a small business spending a tenner posting something out.

By the time you've taken the VAT & payment provider fees off a £30 mag then the cost to buy it they'd be lucky to have a fivers profit in it. If they subsidise that postage rate, their profit has vanished.

 

[woody_2231]

UK economy in a nutshell.

Everything overpriced on a customer pov and small businesses getting messed up by VAT.

Shops like Fire support shows the price excluding VAT, without it it looks reasonable, but then looks like a rip off with tax.

Buying any airsoft parts overseas is always going to be cheaper than uk shops. it's sad and annoying but it's how it is.

 

[novioman]

I don’t know the mark up on goods for airsoft, but my own opinion is that’s it’s not really on to make profit on posting costs. Small item, Jiffy bag, tracked 48hr. £3.55.