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[analogon]

How much is shipping for parts from SparkFun?

[esklar81]

analogon,
How much would you like it to be?
If you click on the button labelled "calculate shipping", you'll be presented with available means and the costs thereof.
Eric

[seulater]

How much is shipping for parts from SparkFun?

Way over priced! IMHO, they are like ebay when it comes to shipping. They charge x but then charge more for shipping so the purchase price cost seems low.
They are the largest business in that area, yet my little company can ship UPS, Fedx for a fraction of their costs.

[CS Paul]

Way over priced! IMHO, they are like ebay when it comes to shipping. They charge x but then charge more for shipping so the purchase price cost seems low.
They are the largest business in that area, yet my little company can ship UPS, Fedx for a fraction of their costs.

It's definitely not our intention to overprice the shipping costs. We've added extra weight to the quotes to account for additional packing material that may be necessary, but it shouldn't raise it that much.

We charge the exact quote we get back from FedEx and USPS, plus $2 handling. If the shipping charge you see seems abnormal, contact customer service and we'll take a look at it. We're still working on getting the weight estimates perfect.