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I recieved a Kodiak Hunter in the mail today. It came from Ohio to Maryland, the box measured 66"x21"x5". When I saw the size of the box I thought that they mailed the bow strung but it wasn't. It had the bow wrapped in a bed sheet, crumpled up newspaper and those air filled bags. I bought it and the seller only had $18.00 as a shipping price which I thought was reasonable with what things cost these days.The seller did everything right with insurance and delivery confirmation. I don't know if it was the size of the box or if USPS made a mistake but the seller took a beating on the shipping cost.The seller made about $45.00 on a bow that should have been double that. Keep an eye on those tellers that are supposed to know what they are doing !
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Posts: 767 | From: Fallston , Maryland | Registered: Nov 2006
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Don't know 'bout the U.S., but up here in Canuckistan someone shipped a selfbow to me for $13. using Greyhound's courier service. That would be an 8 hr drive away, and the bow arrived in perfect shape the day after it was shipped.
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With a box like that I believe it is considered oversize. Check the postal regs-you'll be able to get the dimensions---length+width+depth--that classifies a parcel as oversize or 'regular'. The ones I have shipped generally run @ $16-$21.
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It was the size of the box. USPS is reasonable until you hit a specific size. After that it'd be cheaper to drive it there yourself lol.
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TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 1246 | From: McDonald, Pa | Registered: Mar 2007
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Box was (oversized).. You can go on usps web sight and calculate postage... It shouldn't have cost no more 20-25 bucks depending on how much it was insured..
But you do have to watch tellers!
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I ship a couple a week and it is your box size.Total can not be over 84"...yours was 92"...Bow shipping runs from about 10.00 up,pending on size and insurence coverage....bowdoc
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Got a 64 Kodiak in the mail today-$12.65. They have some kind of funky "balloon" fee they charge now if it is a big box but weighs under a certin amount. I ship quite a bit and I keep the box as small as possable with making sure the item is well insulated from bumps and shocks it will endure in transit. Everything is going up in price but $61.48 to ship a bow is a downright soaking by anyones standards.
JL
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Size of the box and or weight. I shipped a bow today USPS Priority insured for $400 from Missouri to California. $17.36
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I just sent a bow to France for $60, 68"x6"x3". Can ship one in the USA for about $20 anywhere.
Eric
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ha you guys think your hard done by you should try and send one from new zealand. if it is over 60" long you pay $250 now that sux. and i dont send any bows to the usa. but i did get a deal once i sent bob walker a horse bow and it only cost $36 as it was only 48 " long.
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TGMM FAMILY OF THE BOW Posts: 7937 | From: auckland new zealand | Registered: Dec 2005
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usually from the usa/canada shipping costs me $45 (to uk) .recently got charged $75..."for his trouble!"..i wanted the bow,which was right price ,but that was profiteering
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just have to vent!! just received two packs of 100 plastic vanes from a dealer. Cost was $30.00 . They packaged them in a cardboard box, which puzzles me ,because a envelope would have worked perfectly! cost to ship $5.65 , charged me $9.95 !!?? I Put them in an envelope and checked the shipping cost at our local post office $2.65!! I paid 30% Shipping RIPPED off and Pi^*@ed OFF!!
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I Just shipped a bow for a kid,I Shipped it in a cardboard tube that fishing rods come in, it was a 1pc so it was long put $100 insurance on it . It Came to almost $16.00!!
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