So here's what happened... I have some disposable income (I think this was made clear by several of my last comments haha), and I thought I'd buy some PS2 games from Amazon (yes, I still love PS2 games).

I manage to find a serious and cheap seller - each game is about 4 euros and they've got some good titles! Splinter Cell is 0.75 euros!

What happens next is... well, all the games should come in one package, shouldn't they? The seller has all the games in stock and can send them in one big package.
Well, I proceed to checkout, and here's the catch: I've got 45 euros of games, and about 40 euros of shipping fees.

Seriously.

The games cost about as much as the fee to get them to my home, and they come in one big package... I understand the post office has fees to pay (fuel, salaries, etc.) and they can't all be subsidized. But considering the total weight is not even a single kilogram and the games should all come in one package (which I guess I could request from the seller too), why are the fees stacking up?

If anyone has any way of getting through these hideous fees, please share them. Also, if you know of any good PS2 games reseller (preferably cheap, and I don't care if the game is used - I want to play them, not sit them on a shelf) in the general area of Luxembourg, please share that too.

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Seller's fault, not Amazon AFAIK.

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Well, the shipping prices are 2.79 euros and that's the standard one - I found some games one or two euros cheaper, but the shipping price remained the same.

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Yes, they all are used copies. I tried finding copies shipped by Amazon, but there were only one or two at 15 euros - paying the shipping fee was cheaper than having it shipped free.

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The whole idea is to profit from multiple purchases, charging more for shipping and handling for each separate item.
It's on purpose. Just check ebay. People selling stuff for $1 but then charge xx for shipping.

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Damn I was too late, was just about to post the same thing. I think it's a shitty way to make money but yeah, people on Ebay post a game or some other item for $1 and charge $50+ for shipping. I think that should be illegal.

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Get amazon prime or gold or whatever its called saves mad money on shipping in the long run.

Free 2 day shipping

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Haha, funny enough the 50 euros it costs yearly is what I'd pay for the shipping of my games XD

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29 € in germany. Best service ever!!!

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For anyone that still doesn't know, students can get Amazon Prime free for 1 year.

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Cool, thanks for the tip memoscorp.

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And then after a year they offer it to you for half off. :) at least they have and continue to do so for me.

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It sounds like he's buying from a seller on Amazon, not actually FROM amazon. In which case the Prime free 2 day shipping does not apply. It only applies to orders purchased from Amazon directly.

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i tried to order a 119$ guitar amp to romania. the total cost was 277$. i sent them an email. i got 4 lines of apologies and they told me to contact them after i place the order to get a refund. the shipping cost was 24$ (they stated this in the email). i don't know how the price got up to 277$, but as long as they refund me i think it's ok.

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if they will refund you... who knows!

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My Gamestop is selling PS2 games at 9 games for $5, I could look through them for you and send them your way.

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That would be extremely nice, but I've got a PAL (european) PS2 and I'm thinking GameStop sells NTSC =]

Although 5 dollars for 9 games does sound tempting ^^

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Common scam people do this with ebay also, cheap product high shipping cost.

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This is similar to how I can order a few SATA cables delivered from China for less than it would cost me to post the same package to the next town over.

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It's a selling ploy, Splinter Cell is real cheap on Steam sale too btw

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Closed 12 years ago by DereckShiller.