Book rates

cirelaw · 02-13-2022, 02:16 PM

What is the cheapest way to send books to a member? I just sent set of four Jans' books to a member friend. It was over to thirty bucks!

gunbugs · 02-13-2022, 02:19 PM

You can use the post office "media mail" rate, but it will take a very long time for the item to arrive. Shipping isn't cheap these days.

G.T. · 02-13-2022, 02:37 PM

Hi Eric, hey, I'm going to cover the postage, so as not to worry, you have enough on your plate... best, til....lat'r...GT

cirelaw · 02-13-2022, 02:44 PM

Thank You! Gerald, i'm not complaining about ours but I have a bunch of other luger book I may want to sell, TKS

G.T. · 02-13-2022, 03:32 PM

Hi Eric, to answer your question, USPS Priority Medium Flat rate is the best if the books will fit? Otherwise, USPS Priority in whatever size box you might need, and, that they will ship?.. Best, GT

Mac Cat · 02-13-2022, 03:35 PM

USPS "Media" or "book" rates are greatly reduced, but typically they take 3-5 weeks for delivery.

Edward Tinker · 02-13-2022, 06:11 PM

My experience has been that media is not as slow as I expected. If shipping priority, books will fit in the 'flatter' but longer box for medium or large boxes.
You can get free priority boxes from the USPS - on line.

cirelaw · 02-13-2022, 07:16 PM

The cheapest is LUGERS OF RALPH SHATTUCK which is a good little book and 6 inchers big! https://www.amazon.com/Lugers-Ralph-.../dp/192977110X

tharpo · 02-13-2022, 10:21 PM

I recommend USPS media mail. Great prices and I have had books delivered in a week.

hayhugh · 02-14-2022, 12:52 AM

Use a plain cardboard box marked books and it will ship one half the cost of using postal box priority mail.

last box of books I sent was in a priority box and it cost $20.00. I ask the clerk how much for plain box - He weighted if and said - $10.00...nuf said.

schutzen-jager · 02-14-2022, 08:22 AM

fastest + most efficient way is USPS priority mail flat rate padded envelopes , $8.45 plus $50.00 in free insurance + free tracking included in price - flat rate is not based on weight or distance - USPS also has flat rate boxes for larger items - works for all U.S. states , possessions , + territories - i have shipped 40 lbs of lead to Oregon in padded envelope recently , reenforce with lots of good tape -

[ if it fits it ships ]

Zorba · 03-05-2022, 02:40 AM

"Media Mail" for sure - used to be called "Special 4th class book rate". The almost universal insistence on using Priority mail for EVERYTHING (Like a 50 lb sewing machine) is a pet peeve. Interestingly though, Priority can be the cheapest option for small but heavy objects - otherwise its a ripoff.

schutzen-jager · 03-05-2022, 07:17 AM

besides free tracking +$50.00 included insurance another advantage of priority mail is that you do not have to wait 2-3 weeks to find out package was lost - for less than $9.00 you can ship anything that fits in small flat rate box or the 9" X 12" padded envelope anywhere in U.S.A including territories + APO , FPO + have it arrive in 2 - 4 days -

spangy · 03-06-2022, 02:49 PM

I regularly send and receive things in the mail system, Canada Post, USPS, UPS, FedEx etc etc.
The one thing that is true for all of them is that over the last few years the rates have skyrocketed out of control and is actually affecting my life in a negative way.

Dam i miss the 'good old days'.

02-13-2022, 02:16 PM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Book rates What is the cheapest way to send books to a member? I just sent set of four Jans' books to a member friend. It was over to thirty bucks!

02-13-2022, 02:37 PM	#3
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	Postage! Hi Eric, hey, I'm going to cover the postage, so as not to worry, you have enough on your plate... best, til....lat'r...GT

02-13-2022, 03:32 PM	#5
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	shipping Hi Eric, to answer your question, USPS Priority Medium Flat rate is the best if the books will fit? Otherwise, USPS Priority in whatever size box you might need, and, that they will ship?.. Best, GT

02-14-2022, 12:52 AM	#10
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 882 Thanks: 847 Thanked 507 Times in 270 Posts	Use a plain cardboard box marked books and it will ship one half the cost of using postal box priority mail. last box of books I sent was in a priority box and it cost $20.00. I ask the clerk how much for plain box - He weighted if and said - $10.00...nuf said. Last edited by hayhugh; 02-14-2022 at 09:18 AM. Reason: more info

02-14-2022, 08:22 AM	#11
schutzen-jager User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: peoples republic of New Jersey Posts: 187 Thanks: 208 Thanked 187 Times in 86 Posts	fastest + most efficient way is USPS priority mail flat rate padded envelopes , $8.45 plus $50.00 in free insurance + free tracking included in price - flat rate is not based on weight or distance - USPS also has flat rate boxes for larger items - works for all U.S. states , possessions , + territories - i have shipped 40 lbs of lead to Oregon in padded envelope recently , reenforce with lots of good tape - [ if it fits it ships ] Last edited by schutzen-jager; 02-14-2022 at 08:58 AM. Reason: addendum

02-13-2022, 02:19 PM	#2
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 633 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,136 Times in 376 Posts	You can use the post office "media mail" rate, but it will take a very long time for the item to arrive. Shipping isn't cheap these days.

02-13-2022, 02:44 PM	#4
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Thank You! Gerald, i'm not complaining about ours but I have a bunch of other luger book I may want to sell, TKS

02-13-2022, 03:35 PM	#6
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 670 Thanks: 2,005 Thanked 541 Times in 292 Posts	USPS "Media" or "book" rates are greatly reduced, but typically they take 3-5 weeks for delivery.

02-13-2022, 06:11 PM	#7
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,909 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	My experience has been that media is not as slow as I expected. If shipping priority, books will fit in the 'flatter' but longer box for medium or large boxes. You can get free priority boxes from the USPS - on line.

02-13-2022, 07:16 PM	#8
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	The cheapest is LUGERS OF RALPH SHATTUCK which is a good little book and 6 inchers big! https://www.amazon.com/Lugers-Ralph-.../dp/192977110X

02-13-2022, 10:21 PM	#9
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 535 Thanks: 115 Thanked 374 Times in 152 Posts	I recommend USPS media mail. Great prices and I have had books delivered in a week.

03-05-2022, 02:40 AM	#12
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 951 Thanks: 776 Thanked 526 Times in 289 Posts	"Media Mail" for sure - used to be called "Special 4th class book rate". The almost universal insistence on using Priority mail for EVERYTHING (Like a 50 lb sewing machine) is a pet peeve. Interestingly though, Priority can be the cheapest option for small but heavy objects - otherwise its a ripoff.

03-05-2022, 07:17 AM	#13
schutzen-jager User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: peoples republic of New Jersey Posts: 187 Thanks: 208 Thanked 187 Times in 86 Posts	jmho besides free tracking +$50.00 included insurance another advantage of priority mail is that you do not have to wait 2-3 weeks to find out package was lost - for less than $9.00 you can ship anything that fits in small flat rate box or the 9" X 12" padded envelope anywhere in U.S.A including territories + APO , FPO + have it arrive in 2 - 4 days -

03-06-2022, 02:49 PM	#14
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 606 Thanks: 2,964 Thanked 1,047 Times in 422 Posts	I regularly send and receive things in the mail system, Canada Post, USPS, UPS, FedEx etc etc. The one thing that is true for all of them is that over the last few years the rates have skyrocketed out of control and is actually affecting my life in a negative way. Dam i miss the 'good old days'. __________________ Whoever said that "money can't buy you happiness" never bought a Luger. WTB - Take Down Lever & Trigger Plate (#90) for an Imperial Artillery.