A lot of people complain about this and I have been startled myself by
shipping and handling costs but, since I started selling a few items on
*bay I realised, finding the right box, wrapping, labels, etc. to do it
right is a chore. Someone like KEH has to pay people to do it and we can't
expect them to just ignore the cost like us amateur traders. Also, they
would have to develop a routine procedure like throwing everything at UPS.
This cost gets exaggerated when buying small, cheap items but, it would be
a lot more expensive driving around looking for them, I think.
AndrewF
(Not trying to excuse the true 'gougers' - just trying to understand the
fair traders)
>Adorama has them for $8.95 and KEH has them for $6.95, but beware of
>KEH. I ordered two of them from KEH last month. The cost for the
>battery holders was $12.90, and the cost for shipping was$12.95 (UPS
>ground).
>The two holders, in their boxes, weighed a total of 1.0 ounces. I
>protested by e-mail, and KEH didn't even bother to answer.
>
>Ben Melton
>
>
>dolphans1@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Before you bid on the Vivitar battery holder, try
>> checking with Vivitar
>> parts department. The 283 flash battery holder is the
>> same as the 285
>> battery holder. I bought one 2 years ago for around
>> $5.00 if I remember
>> correctly on the price, give or take a few dollars.
>>
>> Sam...
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