Shipping costs

Lionfish hunter · May 20, 2022

How much are you guys paying for next day air. Absolute cheapest I can fund is 64$. Is this really as cheap as it gets to ship corals now?

blaxsun · May 20, 2022

Depends on the courier, from where to where, weight, insurance, guaranteed delivery, etc.

Sharkbait19 · May 20, 2022

Many websites start at $29 shipping, although prices in the past few years have risen quite a bit. Liveaquaria has reasonable shipping costs compared to other websites, but unfortunately they have seriously gone down in quality over the past year.

Vagabond · May 20, 2022

Lionfish hunter said:
How much are you guys paying for next day air. Absolute cheapest I can fund is 64$. Is this really as cheap as it gets to ship corals now?

That to me would be a deal breaker, I only pay $19.And usually buy within state.

AFHokie · May 20, 2022

I have a couple in state stores that are $15. When I buy from live sales on here it’s usually $29. If it’s not a major sale or one of those in state shipments I just go to my LFS.

LeftyReefer · May 20, 2022

He's talking about selling and shipping out corals himself, not paying shipping from a vendor.

Just wait till gas hits $6/Gal like they are predicting.

Lionfish hunter · May 20, 2022

LeftyReefer said:
He's talking about selling and shipping out corals himself, not paying shipping from a vendor.

Just wait till gas hits $6/Gal like they are predicting.

Yes correct, sorry i was not clear. I am just messing around with the thought of selling. Seems like it is going to cost 60 plus the insulated box and possibly a heat pad. Out the door after tax 75$. Is everybody who sells on here just eating the added cost of shipping? I have not seen anybody charging 75$ for shipping.

flashsmith · May 20, 2022

Not coral but for reference to recent increases I just sent a dozen bottles of Bourbon/Scotch off to be auctioned and shipping was $155 from Florida to Boston. About 18lbs each box. Similar to a coral shipment and that wasn't overnight.