Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) I'm sorry to be a grumpy ar$e this morning but some of these P&P costs are starting to pee me right off. I needed a part the other day and it cost £1.19 on the site and yet the P&P price was £3.50..........so that's £1.50 for a mini jiffy bag and postage and £2 for the business and the person packing. Also, it seems the bigger the model shop, the higher the purchase threshold before you get free P&P so in some cases you have to spend a packet before the free P&P kicks in. The alternative is to drive 40-minutes each way to collect the part after pre-ordering it from my local hobby specialist so, either way, these parts of ours cost lots of money to be delivered or collected. Yep, I'm having a bit of a moan but these P&P fees soon ramp up the cost of running these cars. I'm now on the hunt for suppliers who do low P&P or those who have much lower thresholds before it's free. I best go for a second coffee before I grump-out further, lol. Edited December 27, 2021 by Buggy Malone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Morning Grumpy........................but yes a lot of shops do seem to charge that little bit more for P+P on small spares, say you need a bag of odd screws that would only cost a quid to post but you get hit for £3.50 seems a bit rich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 MB Models is one of the cheapest places for shipping, they have previously refunded excessive postal costs as well 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Yea I had the same issue when buying small parts, 3.50 made the part quite expensive. Ended up cheaping out and buying some parts on ebay but had to wait bloody ages for them to arrive. Went back to paying the £3.50.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alex97 Posted December 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2021 It kinda sucks how much some places charge when you know for a fact they are making a few quid the on each order from postage alone. I know it's only a pound or two however when the order is sub £10 it's adding an extra 20-30% to each order. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshireman Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, .AJ. said: MB Models is one of the cheapest places for shipping, they have previously refunded excessive postal costs as well Yeah but their prices seem to be higher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Horses for courses when it comes to prices, ive found MB Models to be really good over the years Edited December 27, 2021 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, .AJ. said: Horses for courses when it comes to prices, ive found MB Models to be really good over the years For online MB and Modelsport are definitely the best two IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Buggy Malone said: I'm sorry to be a grumpy ar$e this morning but some of these P&P costs are starting to pee me right off. I needed a part the other day and it cost £1.19 on the site and yet the P&P price was £3.50..........so that's £1.50 for a mini jiffy bag and postage and £2 for the business and the person packing. Also, it seems the bigger the model shop, the higher the purchase threshold before you get free P&P so in some cases you have to spend a packet before the free P&P kicks in. The alternative is to drive 40-minutes each way to collect the part after pre-ordering it from my local hobby specialist so, either way, these parts of ours cost lots of money to be delivered or collected. Yep, I'm having a bit of a moan but these P&P fees soon ramp up the cost of running these cars. I'm now on the hunt for suppliers who do low P&P or those who have much lower thresholds before it's free. I best go for a second coffee before I grump-out further, lol. I found postage a pain too, so rather than getting one spare, i tried to assume what else would break and got other spares whilst at it. Eg driveshafts, diffs, rod ends, cables, shrinkrwap, oil / cleaners, rx battries etc. Just to bring it up to free shipping or at least make the 3 -6£ postage worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 What is the part you need as someone on the forum might be able to help? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Jack Reacher said: Morning Grumpy........................but yes a lot of shops do seem to charge that little bit more for P+P on small spares, say you need a bag of odd screws that would only cost a quid to post but you get hit for £3.50 seems a bit rich Yep, it is a bit cheeky for a small bit that just costs a quid. I'm normally a happy chap but this P&P thing has just pee'd me off today, lol. ......and it seems never ending! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 hours ago, .AJ. said: MB Models is one of the cheapest places for shipping, they have previously refunded excessive postal costs as well Cheers AJ, I'll check it out mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Kyo said: Yea I had the same issue when buying small parts, 3.50 made the part quite expensive. Ended up cheaping out and buying some parts on ebay but had to wait bloody ages for them to arrive. Went back to paying the £3.50.. TBH I'm having the same problem, i.e. should I bite the bullet and stump-up the postage costs or wait a few weeks and order via eBay etc. In respect of my FTX Outlaw it would probably be cheaper to acquire the spares by buying an entire new brushed kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Alex97 said: It kinda sucks how much some places charge when you know for a fact they are making a few quid the on each order from postage alone. I know it's only a pound or two however when the order is sub £10 it's adding an extra 20-30% to each order. Yes, you're right Alex, it soon adds up mate. Also, how can a company charge £3.50 for a small plastic sway bar that weighs less than a 1-penny piece; it's just plain silly. I'm being too grumpy now, sorry guys.......happy thoughts from now on LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Buggy Malone said: In respect of my FTX Outlaw it would probably be cheaper to acquire the spares by buying an entire new brushed kit. Yep pick up a 2nd hand brushed one, its cheaper than getting all the spares and bearings, Its what i did and when the lads truck breaks i just salvage parts off mine, that being said ive got enough spares to build a 3rd outlaw as evey time i make an order i get some ftx spares just in case just in case 😛 Let me know what part you need i might already have it. Edited December 27, 2021 by Redback 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Just now, Redback said: Yep pick up a 2nd hand brushed one, its cheaper than getting all the spares and bearings, Its what i did and when the lads truck breaks i just salvage parts off mine, that being said ive got enough spares to build a 3rd outlaw as evey time i make an order i get some ftx spares just in case just in case 😛 That's very sound advice sir. I can get a new one for £102 so I might just do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 .......and free P&P too, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Free postage! Time to throw in those spares into the order too 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Redback said: Free postage! Time to throw in those spares into the order too 😛 I'll do anything to save a few quid. Mind, saying that; the way I break my cars these days I need to save as much money as possible for spares. There's a warning sign on the model boxes saying "not for under 14 years of age" but what it should say is "WARNING - this hobby will rapidly plunder you bank account within a month" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 19 minutes ago, Buggy Malone said: Yes, you're right Alex, it soon adds up mate. Also, how can a company charge £3.50 for a small plastic sway bar that weighs less than a 1-penny piece; it's just plain silly. I'm being too grumpy now, sorry guys.......happy thoughts from now on LOL I'm not too worried about the prices most of the time as it needs to include... Design work Tooling (usually several grand per tool injection molding) Material Shipping Profit for manufacture and retail outlet Tax Overheads Plus many more Plus the batches for this type of stuff is generally low. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross9999992 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Sell the ftx and get a hyper 7, then you’ll hardly ever have to buy spares 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ross9999992 said: Sell the ftx and get a hyper 7, then you’ll hardly ever have to buy spares 🙂 Thanks good-mate, I'm buying an Associated MT10 next and if that doesn't work out then I'll remortgage the house and buy something else, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I buy almost everything off eBay now, they seem to have much cheaper postage for smaller items 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross9999992 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Buggy Malone said: I'm buying an Associated MT10 next That’s also a good shout from what I’ve seen. I’m toying with getting one myself tbh as I want another monster truck. mt10, mt8, WideMaxx and xmaxx being the current contenders for me…mt10 being the budget 2s-3s option could very well win out 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggy Malone Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: I buy almost everything off eBay now, they seem to have much cheaper postage for smaller items Yeah, I might take a look tonight to see how the prices match. Thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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